My Father's Eyes — Eric Clapton
Chords and lyrics for My Father's Eyes by Eric Clapton (key of A).
Chords
[C#m]
[Amaj7]A x02220 or x0222x
A/G# 4x222x
F# 244322
F#m 244222
F#m7 xx4220 or 24425x
[B]B/A x0444x
B/G# 4x444x
D xx0232
E 022100
E/G# 4x2100
G#m 466444
Intro
Time: 0:24
[C#m] [Amaj7] [F#m7] [B] [B/A]
[E/G#] [A] [A/G#] [F#m] [B] [B/G#]
[C#m] [Amaj7] [F#m7] [B] [B/A]
[E/G#] [A] [A/G#] [D] [D] [A] [E] [F#] [B]
Time: 0:45
Verse 1
[B]Sailing [C#m]down [F#]behind the sun[B]
[A]Waiting for[E] my [F#]prince to [B]come
[B]Praying[C#m] for the [F#]healing [G#m]rain
[C#m]To [D]restore my [A]soul [E]again
[C#m]Just a [A][F#]toerag on [B]the run
[E]How did I get [A]here?
[F#]What have I [B]done?
[C#m]When [A]will all [F#]my hopes [B]arise?
[E]How will I know [A]him?
[F#]When I look[B] in my[C#m] father's eyes
Time: 1:24
Chorus
[C#m] [Amaj7] [F#m7] [B]
[E/G#] [A] [A/G#] [F#m] [B] [B/G#]
[C#m] [Amaj7] [F#m7] [B] [B/A]
[E/G#] [A] [A/G#] [D] [D] [A] [E] [F#] [B]
Time: 1:48
Verse 2
[B]Then [C#m]the light [F#]begins to [B]shine
[A] I hear [E]those [F#]ancient [B]lullabies
[B]And as [C#m]I watch [F#]this [G#m]seedling grow
[C#m]Feel my [D]heart [A]start to [E]overflow
[C#m]Where [A]do I find [F#]the words [B]to say?
[E]How do I teach [A]him?
[F#]What do we [B]play?
[C#m]Bit by [A]bit, [F#]I've [B]realized
[E]That's when I [A]need them
[F#]When I look[B] in my[C#m] father's[C#m] eyes
Time: 2:28
Chorus
[C#m] [Amaj7] [F#m7] [B] [B/A]
[E/G#] [A] [A/G#] [F#m] [B] [B/G#]
[C#m] [Amaj7] [F#m7] [B] [B/A]
[E/G#] [A] [A/G#] [D]
Time: 2:47
Bridge
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [A] [E]
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [A] [E]
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[D]Are [A]you [A]really so far [E]away...
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[D]Are [A]you [A]really so far [E]away...
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[D]Are [A]you [A]really so far [E]away...
[E] [A] [D] [A]
[D]Are [A]you [A]really so far [E]away...
[C#m] [F#] [D] [D] [A] [E] [F#] [B]
Time: 4:06
Verse 3
[B]Then [C#m]the jagged [F#]edge appears[B]
[A]Through [E]the [F#]distant clouds [B]of tears
[B]I'm [C#m]like a [F#]bridge that was [G#m]washed away
[C#m]My [D]foundations were [A]made of [E]clay
[C#m]As my [A]soul slides[F#] down to [B]die
[E]How could I lose[A] him?
[F#]What did I [B]try?
[C#m]Bit by [A]bit, I've [F#][B]recognized
[E] He was here with[A] me
[F#] I look in [B]my [C#m]father's eyes[C#m]
Time: 4:46
Chorus
[C#m] [Amaj7] [F#m7] [B] [B/A]
[E/G#] [A] [A/G#] [F#m] [B] [B/G#]
[C#m] [Amaj7] [F#m7] [B]
[E/G#] [A] [A/G#] [F#m] [B] [B/G#]
Time: 5:03
Verse 3
[C#m]As my [A]soul slides[F#] down to [B]die
[E]How could I lose[A] him?
[F#]What did I [B]try?
[C#m]Bit by [A]bit, I've [F#][B]recognized
[E] He was here with[A] me
[F#] I looked in[B] my [C#m]father's [C#m]eyes
Time: 5:22
Outro
[C#m] [Amaj7] [F#m7] [B] [B/A]
[E/G#] [A] [A/G#] [F#m] [B] [B/G#]
[C#m] [Amaj7] [F#m7] [B] [B/A]
[E/G#] [A] [A/G#] [D] [D] [A] [E] [F#] [B]
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