My Fathers Eyes Acoustic
Eric ClaptonVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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b -------5-4--/2--------------------------------------------------------|
g -----4---4-----4-2h4------4/6-4-----4/6-4----2---2--2-----------------|
d --/6---------------------2-------2--------2--2---2--2h4-2---2-4~------|
A ---------0------------/4-------/4-------------------------4-----------|
E ---------------------------------------------0-0---0------------------|
e ---------4-----|
b ---------5-----|
g -----4---6-----|
d -/6------6-----|
A ---------4-----|
E ---------4-----|
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Sailing down behind the sun,
Waiting for my prince to come.
Praying for the healing rain
To restore my soul again.
Just a toerag on the run.
How did I get here?
What have I done?
When will all my hopes arise?
How will I know him?
When I look in my father's eyes.
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Then the light begins to shine
And I hear those ancient lullabies.
And as I watch this seedling grow,
Feel my heart start to overflow.
Where do I find the words to say?
How do I teach him?
What do we play?
Bit by bit, I've realized
That's when I need them,
That's when I need my father's eyes.
E A D A Are you really so far away... (Repeat)
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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.
As my soul slides down to die.
How could I lose him?
What did I try?
Bit by bit, I recognized
That he was here with me;
I looked into my father's eyes.
As my soul slides down to die.
How could I lose him?
What did I try?
Bit by bit, I recognized
That he was here with me;
I looked into my father's eyes.
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Readable chord sheet for My Fathers Eyes Acoustic by Eric Clapton
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------| b -------5-4--/2--------------------------------------------------------| g -----4---4-----4-2h4------4/6-4-----4/6-4----2---2--2-----------------| d --/6---------------------2-------2--------2--2---2--2h4-2---2-4~------| A ---------0------------/4-------/4-------------------------4-----------| E ---------------------------------------------0-0---0------------------| e ---------4-----| b ---------5-----| g -----4---6-----| d -/6------6-----| A ---------4-----| E ---------4-----| [C#m] [A] [F#7] [B] [C#m] [C#m] [F#] [D] ([D] [A] [E] [F#] [B]) [B]Sailing[C#m] down beh[F#]ind the sun[B], [A]Waiting for[E] my p[F#]rince to co[B]me. [B]Praying[C#m] for the [F#]healing rai[G#m]n [C#m]To resto[D]re my [A]soul aga[E]in. [C#m]Just a [A]toe[F#]rag on [B]the run. [E]How did I get he[A]re? [F#]What have I done[B]? [C#m]When wi[A]ll all [F#]my hope[B]s arise? [E]How will I know [A]him? [F#]When I look[B] in m[C#m]y father's eyes. [C#m] [A] [F#7] [B] [C#m] [C#m] [F#] [D] ([D] [A] [E] [F#] [B]) [B]Then th[C#m]e light b[F#]egins to sh[B]ine [A]And I hear [E]those[F#] ancient lu[B]llabies. [B]And as [C#m]I watch t[F#]his seedlin[G#m]g grow, [C#m]Feel my [D]heart [A]start to[E] overflow. [C#m]Where d[A]o I find [F#]the words t[B]o say? [E]How do I teach h[A]im? [F#]What do we play?[B] [C#m]Bit by [A]bit, I'[F#]ve reali[B]zed [E]That's when I ne[A]ed them, [F#]That's when[B] I need my fa[C#m]ther's eyes. [C#m] [A] [F#7] [B] [C#m] [C#m] [F#] [D] [E] [A] [D] E A D A Are you really so far away... (Repeat) [D] [A] [A] [E] ([D] [A] [E] [F#] [B]) [B]Then th[C#m]e jagged [F#]edge appear[B]s [A]Through the[E] dist[F#]ant clouds [B]of tears. [B]I'm lik[C#m]e a bridg[F#]e that was [G#m]washed away; [C#m]My foundat[D]ions were [A]made of clay.[E] [C#m]As my s[A]oul slide[F#]s down to [B]die. [E]How could I lose[A] him? [F#]What did I try? [B] [C#m]Bit by [A]bit, I[F#] recogniz[B]ed [E]That he was here[A] with me; [F#]I looked in[B]to my[C#m] father's eyes. [C#m]As my s[A]oul slides[F#] down to d[B]ie. [E]How could I lose[A] him? [F#]What did I try? [B] [C#m]Bit by [A]bit, I [F#]recogniz[B]ed [E]That he was here[A] with me; [F#]I looked in[B]to my[C#m] father's eyes. [C#m] [A] [F#7] [B] [C#m] [C#m] [A] [F#7] [B] [C#m] [C#m] [F#] [D] ([D] [A] [E] [F#] [B])