Biography:
The Flamingos are a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted doo wop group from the United States, most popular in the mid to late 1950s and best known for their 1959 cover version of "I Only Have Eyes for You". Billboard magazine wrote The Flamingos are universally hailed as one of the finest and most influential vocal groups in pop music history; their music being defined as elegant and sophisticated.
Jacob Carey (Jake) and Ezekial Carey (Zeke), bass and 2nd tenor
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...I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU... by The Flamingos
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*Released 1956*
[Intro]
Bb7, G D,
C Bbmaj7 C Bbmaj7
My love must be a kind of blind love,
C Bbmaj7 C Bbmaj7
I can't see anyone but you.
[Interlude]
C Bbmaj7 (x4)
[Verse 1]
C Bbmaj7 C Bbmaj7
Are the stars out tonight?
C Bbmaj7 C C7
I don't know if it's cloudy or bright.
[Chorus 1]
Fmaj7 Am7 Ab7
I only have eyes, for you, dear.
[Verse 2]
C Bbmaj7 C Bbmaj7
The moon may be high,
C Bbmaj7 C C7
But I can't see a thing in the sky;
[Chorus 2]
Fmaj7 D7
I only have eyes, for you.
[Bridge 1]
Gm7 C Fmaj7 F7
I don't know if we're in a garden,
Bbmaj7 Bbm7 F Db9
Or on a crowded aven-ue.
[Verse 3]
C Bbmaj7 C Bbmaj7
You are here, and so am I;
C Bbmaj7 C C7
Maybe millions of people, go by.
[Chorus 3]
Fmaj7 D7
But they all disappear, from view.
Gm7 C (n.C) (C)
And I only have eyes, for you...
[Outro]
C Bbmaj7
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Bb7 G D C Bbmaj7 C7 Fmaj7 Am7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x13131 320003 xx0232 x32010 x13231 x32310 x03210 575555
Ab7 D7 Gm7 F7 Bbm7 F Db9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
464544 xx0212 353333 131211 x13121 133211 x4344x
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
------------------------------.................
*Released 1956*
[Intro]
Bb7, G D,
C Bbmaj7 C Bbmaj7
My love must be a kind of blind love,
C Bbmaj7 C Bbmaj7
I can't see anyone but you.
[Interlude]
C Bbmaj7 (x4)
[Verse 1]
C Bbmaj7 C Bbmaj7
Are the stars out tonight?
C Bbmaj7 C C7
I don't know if it's cloudy or bright.
[Chorus 1]
Fmaj7 Am7 Ab7
I only have eyes, for you, dear.
[Verse 2]
C Bbmaj7 C Bbmaj7
The moon may be high,
C Bbmaj7 C C7
But I can't see a thing in the sky;
[Chorus 2]
Fmaj7 D7
I only have eyes, for you.
[Bridge 1]
Gm7 C Fmaj7 F7
I don't know if we're in a garden,
Bbmaj7 Bbm7 F Db9
Or on a crowded aven-ue.
[Verse 3]
C Bbmaj7 C Bbmaj7
You are here, and so am I;
C Bbmaj7 C C7
Maybe millions of people, go by.
[Chorus 3]
Fmaj7 D7
But they all disappear, from view.
Gm7 C (n.C) (C)
And I only have eyes, for you...
[Outro]
C Bbmaj7
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Bb7 G D C Bbmaj7 C7 Fmaj7 Am7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x13131 320003 xx0232 x32010 x13231 x32310 x03210 575555
Ab7 D7 Gm7 F7 Bbm7 F Db9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
464544 xx0212 353333 131211 x13121 133211 x4344x
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
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