The Partridge Family was an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children, that lived in a small fictional town in Northern California. In the pilot episode the musical family records a pop song in their garage. Through the marketing efforts of 10-year- old son Danny the song becomes a hit. The family begins touring the country in a colorful 1957 Chevrolet school bus, performing their music in various types of venues. The
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Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 08:02:33 -0600 From: Mike Brown Subject: Brown Eyes by The Partridge Family
B R O W N E Y E S
(Wes Farrell & Danny Janssen)
As performed on the Partridge Family's "Sound Magazine" album, which was released sometime in 1971 during the show's second season.
I don't think this was one of the more popular Partridge Family songs, but I just heard it this week for the first time and thought it was kind of cool. And since there haven't been any Partridge Family songs posted as of yet, I thought I would take this opportunity to be the first person to post one.
You'll have to play this one with the capo on the third fret. Below are the chords used in the song. (The fret positions and chord names are given relative to the capo position.)
CC7F* DmG E |---0----0----1----1----3---| B |---1----1----1----3----0---| G |---0----3----2----2----0---| D |---2----2----3----0----0---| A |---3----3----0----0----2---| E |---X----X----1----X----3---|
* I play the F with my thumb on the low E string (over the neck). You can do whatever you want.
INTRO: CC7FC7
CC7FC7 Brown eyes, you're beautiful and... you're all mi-ine CC7FC7 I wancha like you want me... all the ti-ime
DmG Don't say that you don't want me DmG Don't make me run awa-ay CDm 'Cause I need that somethin' G You bring every da-ay
CC7FC7 Brown eyes, you're beautiful and... my song's for yo-ou CC7FC7 I wrote this song I'm that I'm singin'... just for yo-ou
DmG If words could paint a picture DmG There'd be no more to sa-ay CDm And I'd be-e the greatest painter G [In] this whole world today
CC7 And know what I feel and I know that it's real FC7 and I feel it every da-ay CC7 And I'm not gonna lay no story on ya girl FC7 if my story wasn't the tru-uth
Dm 'Cause you must know by no-ow G I wrote this song for yo-o-ou
CC7FC7 Brown eyes, you're beautiful and... you're all mi-ine CC7FC7 I know you want me like I wancha... all the ti-ime
DmG And if you're not sure I love ya DmG Somethin' on your mi-ind? CDm Listen to-o this song I'm singin' G I'll sing it one more ti-ime
CC7FC7 Bro--ow-ow-own eyes, you're beautiful and you're mine CC7FC7 Bro--ow-ow-own eyes, I love you all the time CC7FC Brown eyes, you're beautiful and you're mi-i-ine