Chords as seen on Ed Sheeran's live Instagram preview of the song on the 24th of March 2023.

Capo on 2nd fret for the live version.
Capo on 3rd fret for the studio version (credits to @miguelsomachine for pointing that out)

(Tip: An easier way of playing this song is to transpose +1 with the following chords: C C/B Am F)


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[Intro]
   


[Verse 1]

I know it's a 

bad idea

But how can I 

help myself

Been inside th

e most this ye

ar

And I thought 

a few drinks, 

they might hel

p

It's been a wh

ile my dear

Dealing with t

he cards life 

dealt

I'm still hold

ing back these

 tears

While my frien

ds are somewhe

re else


[Pre-chorus 1]
             
I pictured thi

              
s year a littl

      
e bit differen

t, when it hit

 February
           
I step in the 

              
bar, it hit me

       
 so hard, how 

can it be this

 heavy
             
Every song rem

              
inds me you're

          
 gone, and I f

              
eel the lump g

            
rowing in my t


hroat
              
'Cause I'm her

     
e alone


[Chorus]
              
Just dancin' w

             
ith my eyes cl

    
osed
              
'Cause everywh

           
ere I look, I 

           
still see you
              
Time is movin'

         
 so slow
              
And I don't kn

           
ow what else t

           
hat I can do, 

so I'll keep d

ancin' with my
             
Eye-ye-eye-eye

  
, eye-ye-eye-e

yes closed
           
Eye-ye-eye-eye

    
s, oh I'll kee

p dancin' with

 my
             
Eye-ye-eye-eye

  
, eye-ye-eye-e

yes closed
           
Eye-ye-eye-eye

    
s, oh I'll kee

p dancin' with

 my


[Verse 2]

Delusion is he

re again

And I think yo

u'll come home

 soon

A word brings 

me right back 

in

Then it's only

 me that's in 

this room

I guess I coul

d just pretend

The colours ar

e more than bl

ue

But I lost mor

e than my frie

nd

I can't help b

ut missing you


[Pre-chorus 2]
             
I pictured thi

              
s month a litt

       
le bit differe

nt, no one is 

ever ready
           
When it unfold

              
s, you get in 

  
a hole, how ca

n it be this h

eavy
             
Everything cha

              
nges, nothing'

          
s the same, ex

              
cept the truth

              
 is now you're

  
 gone
              
And life just 

     
goes on


[Chorus]
              
So I'm dancin'

             
 with my eyes 

      
closed
              
'Cause everywh

           
ere I look, I 

           
still see you
              
Time is movin'

         
 so slow
              
And I don't kn

           
ow what else t

           
hat I can do, 

so I'll keep d

ancin' with my
             
Eye-ye-eye-eye

  
, eye-ye-eye-e

yes closed
           
Eye-ye-eye-eye

    
s, oh I'll kee

p dancin' with

 my
             
Eye-ye-eye-eye

  
, eye-ye-eye-e

yes closed
           
Eye-ye-eye-eye

    
s, oh I'll kee

p dancin' with

 my


[Pre-chorus 3]
             
They're shutti

              
ng the bar, th

              
ey're cleaning

     
 the floor
              
And everyone i

           
s already home

              
, but I'm on m

   
y own


[Chorus]
              
Still dancin' 

             
with my eyes c

  
losed
              
'Cause everywh

           
ere I look, I 

           
still see you
              
Time is movin'

         
 so slow
              
And I don't kn

           
ow what else t

           
hat I can do, 

so I'll keep d

ancin' with my
             
Eye-ye-eye-eye

  
, eye-ye-eye-e

yes closed
           
Eye-ye-eye-eye

    
s, oh I'll kee

p dancin' with

 my
             
Eye-ye-eye-eye

  
, eye-ye-eye-e

yes closed
           
Eye-ye-eye-eye

    
s, oh I'll kee

p dancin' with

 my