When I Open My Eyes

	  		INTRO: || C#m7 B/D# | E F#m7 || 

C#m7           B/D# 
A HAND TO HOLD 
E              F#m7 
IS OFTEN HARD TO SEE 
C#m7   B/D# 
AND I CANNOT 
E                         F#m7                          C#m7 
DENY YOU'RE REACHING OUT TO ME 
               B/D# 
THE DAY IS GONE 
E                        F#m7                     C#m7 
AND STILL I KNOW YOU'RE NEAR 
                           B                           A 
AND I'VE GOT NOTHING TO FEAR 

E                     B                     A 
BUT WHEN I OPEN MY EYES 
                        B                           E 
YOU'RE THE FIRST THING I SEE 
     B                        A 
A VISION ONCE CLOUDED 
                           B                           C#m7 
I FEEL YOUR PRESENCE OVER ME 
                                  G#m7 
FROM WHEN THE SUN COMES UP 
            A                         E/G# 
'TIL I FALL ASLEEP AT NIGHT 
  F#m7                                    B 
I KNOW YOU'LL BE THERE 
                                    E          1°  B A/ 2 A E/G# 
WHEN I OPEN MY EYES 

C#m7            B/D# 
NOW GRANTED... 
E                              F#m7 
I'VE BEEN HERE A TIME OR TWO 
C#m7                 B/D# 
I'VE LEARNED, I'VE LIVED 
E                         F#m7 
AND NOW I'VE LEARNED AGAIN 
C#m7     B/D# 
I PRAY THAT I... 
E             F#m7                   C#m7 
I MIGHT BECOME LIKE YOU 
                    B                     A 
I'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE