My Father's Eyes chords

My Father's Eyes

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From: [email protected] (Kitch)
Subject: CRD - My Father's Eyes
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 23:05:21 GMT

My Father's Eyes

Eric Clapton

Key:E

Tempo:92 bpm

MFE = My Father's Eyes

LIMFE = backup singers singing, "Look into my father's eyes..."


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;A
B
intro - slide lead


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;D
slide lead                                                2 bar
bridge


D    C#m  B    F#  ;B                  ;F#        B        ;C#m
for key change     Sailing down       behind the sun,     waiting for
my


B    F#   B        ;B                  ;F#        B        ;C#m
D
Prince to come.     Praying for the     healing rain       to restore
my


C#m       B        ;E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E
C#m
soul again.         Just a poor ?     on the run.    How did I get
here?


A         B        ;E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E
C#m
What Have I done?    When will all my   hopes arise,     & how will I
know


A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m       B        ;E
C#m
when, when I look in MFE? LIMFE                 My father's eyes...


A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m       B        ;E
C#m
 ..when I look in MFE LIMFE                   My father's eyes.


D                  ;D    C#m  B    F#  ;B                  ;F#
B
2 bar bridge for key change           Then the light begins to
shine,


C#m                ;B    F#   B        ;B                  ;F#
B
I hear those ancient lullabies.           And as I watch the seedling
grow,


C#m       D        ;C#m       B        ;E         C#m      ;A
B
feel my heart start to overflow.         Where do I find the words to
say?


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;A
B
How do I teach him? What do we play?          Bit by bit, I've
realized,


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m
B
that's when I need them, that's when I need MFE LIMFE       My
father's


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m
B
eyes.          That's when I need MFE      LIMFE          My
father's


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         A        ;A
eyes.        yeahhhh ah ah ah         distortion guitar with slide


A         E        ;E                  ;E         A        ;A
guitar lead overlay


A         E        ;E              B   ;E         C#m      ;A
B
              distortion ends....   slide guitar lead


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;A
B
lead continues

E         C#m      ;A         B    F#  ;B                  ;F#
B
                                          When the jagged edge appears


C#m       G#m      ;B    F#   B        ;B                  ;F#
B
thru the distance, clouds of tears.     I'm like a bridge that was
washed


C#m       D        ;C#m       B        ;E         C#m      ;A
B
away, my foundations were made of clay.   As my soul slides down to
die,


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;A
B
how could I lose him, what did I try?        Bit by bit, I've
realized,


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m
B
that he will be with me, I'll look into MFE   LIMFE       My
father's


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m
B
eyes.                I'll look into MFE LIMFE             My
father's


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m
B
eyes    slide lead               MFE    LIMFE           My
father's


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m
B
eyes      slide          I look into MFE LIMFE          My
father's


E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m
B
eyes     slide                        LIMFE

E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m
B
         slide                        LIMFE

E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m
B
                                        LIMFE

E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E                  ;
                                        end

Fo' a' that 'n' a' that
It's comin' yet, fo' a' that
That man to man, the world o'er
Will brothers be, fo' a' that.

Robbie Burns

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