MY FATHER EYES
(Eric Clapton 1998)
(Pilgrim album)
Intro (Chords):
C#- A2 F#- B | E A2 F#- B (2 Times)
C#- A2 F#- B | E A2 F#- B
C#- A2 F#- B | E A2 D [D A E A ]
Intro tabs
vibr.....................................................................
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b ------5-------5-4--5/7-5---------------5-------5-4--5/7-5----------------
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d ---------------------------------------------------------------6--4------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------7--6-
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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b ----------5-p-4--5-5----9--7-p-5---------5-p-4--5-5----------------------
g -4---/-6---------------------------6-\-4---------------4-p-6-7--4-p-6-7--
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B G#- F# G#-
Sailing down behind the sun,
C#- E F# B
Waiting for my prince to come.
B G#- F# G#-
Praying for the healing rain
C# D La E
To restore my soul again.
FILL 1:
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C#- A2 F#- B
Just a toerag on the run.
E A2
How did I get here?
F#- B
What have I done?
C#- A2 F#- B
When will all my hopes arise?
E A2
How will I know him?
F#- B C#- A2 F#-
When I look in my father's eyes.
B E A2 F#-
My father's eyes.
B C#- A2 F#-
When I look in my father's eyes.
B E A2 D [D A E A]
My father's eyes.
B G#- F# G#-
Then the light begins to shine
C#- E F# B
And I hear those ancient lullabies.
B G#- F# G#-
And as I watch this seedling grow,
C # D La E
Feel my heart start to overflow.
FILL 2:
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C#- A2 F#- B
Where do I find the words to say?
E A2
How do I teach him?
F#- B
What do we play?
C#- A2 F#- B
Bit by bit, I've realized
E A2
That's when I need them,
F#- B C#- A2 F#-
That's when I need my father's eyes.
B E A2 F#-
My father's eyes.
B C#- A2 F#-
That's when I need my father's eyes.
B E A2 F#-
My father's eyes.
Solo: C#- A B E | C#- A B E
Bridge: C#- A2 F#- B | E A2 F#- B
C#- A2 F#- B | E A2 F#- A2
BRIDGE:
let ring
e -7---------9----------------------7--5----5-------12-p-11-12-12--11--11-
b -------------5--5----9---9-p-7\5-------9-----5--------------------------
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A ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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SOLO:
Gtr.1
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b -9---12-----------------------------------------------------------------
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Gtr.2
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Gtr.1
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Then the jagged edge appears
Through the distant clouds of tears.
I'm like a bridge that was washed away;
My foundations were made of clay.
FILL 2:
vibr...........
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As my soul slides down to die.
How could I lose him?
What did I try?
Bit by bit, I've realized
That he was here with me;
I looked into my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
I looked into my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
I looked into my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.