Biography:
The Adverts were an English punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up in 1979. They are mainly remembered for their singles "One Chord Wonders" and "Gary Gilmore's Eyes". "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" reached the UK top 20 in August 1977.
Their first gig was to support Generation X on January 15, 1977 at The Roxy in London; their last was at Slough College on October 27, 1979. When the Adverts finally split up, T.V. Smith continued with Tim Cross forming as TV Smith's Explorers
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Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts
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Tabbed by: Mick 2009
Gary Gilmore's Eyes
D Em x4
Em
I'm lying in a hospital,
D
I'm pinned against the bed.
C
A stethoscope upon my heart,
Bm
A hand against my head.
Em
They're peeling off the bandages.
D
I'm wincing in the light.
C
The nurse is looking anxious,
D
And she's quivering in fright...
Em G Am C
I'm looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C D
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C Em D
Em
The doctors are avoiding me.
D
My vision is confused.
C
I listen to my earphones,
Bm
And I catch the evening news.
Em
A murderer's been killed,
D
And he donates his sight to science.
C
I'm locked into a private ward.
D
I realise that I must be...
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C D
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C D x3
Em
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em
I smash the light in anger.
D
Push my bed against the door.
C
I close my lids across my eyes,
Bm
And wish to see no more.
E
The eye receives the messages,
D
And sends them to the brain.
C D
No guarantee the stimuli must be perceived the same...
Em G Am C
When looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C D
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C D
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C D
Gary don't need his eyes to see.
Em C D
Gary and his eyes have parted company
Em
Mick 2009
Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts
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Tabbed by: Mick 2009
Gary Gilmore's Eyes
D Em x4
Em
I'm lying in a hospital,
D
I'm pinned against the bed.
C
A stethoscope upon my heart,
Bm
A hand against my head.
Em
They're peeling off the bandages.
D
I'm wincing in the light.
C
The nurse is looking anxious,
D
And she's quivering in fright...
Em G Am C
I'm looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C D
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C Em D
Em
The doctors are avoiding me.
D
My vision is confused.
C
I listen to my earphones,
Bm
And I catch the evening news.
Em
A murderer's been killed,
D
And he donates his sight to science.
C
I'm locked into a private ward.
D
I realise that I must be...
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C D
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C D x3
Em
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em
I smash the light in anger.
D
Push my bed against the door.
C
I close my lids across my eyes,
Bm
And wish to see no more.
E
The eye receives the messages,
D
And sends them to the brain.
C D
No guarantee the stimuli must be perceived the same...
Em G Am C
When looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em G Am C
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C D
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C D
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes.
Em C D
Gary don't need his eyes to see.
Em C D
Gary and his eyes have parted company
Em
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