CHORD LIBRARY

Play along A Pair of Brown Eyes, chord by chord.

Chords of: A Pair of Brown Eyes by: The Pogues. (Am, G, C, G/D) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “A Pair of Brown Eyes”

“A Pair of Brown Eyes” by The Pogues is in C Major and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, G, C, G/D.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → G → G/D → Am → Cmaj7 → G → Am → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G1:0729%
C0:5925%
Am0:4519%
G/D0:208%
Am70:198%
Cmaj70:104%
C60:094%
Em0:031%

Chord progression, in order

C – Em – Am7 – G – G/D – Am – Cmaj7 – Am7 – G – C6 – Cmaj7 – Am – G – G/D – Am – C – E/B – Am7 – G – Am – C – G – C – Am – G – G/D – Am – C – Em7 – Am7 – G – C – Am – G – G/D – Am – Cmaj7 – Am7 – G – C6 – G – Am – C – G – Am – C – G – Am – …