Chords for Amy Grant My Father's Eyes Live On soundstage for Koinonia TV Show August 1979
Tempo:
82.75 bpm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [A]
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[D] I may not be everyone's [A] dream for her little [D] girl.
My face may not grace the mind [A] of everyone in [D] the world.
[G] But that's all right, as [F#] long as I can have one [Bm] wish, I pray.
[Em] [A] When people [E] look inside my life, [A] I want to hear them say,
she has [D] her father's eye, [B] her [G#] father's eyes.
[Em] Eyes that find [D] the good in things [G] when good is not [D]
around.
[Em] And eyes that [A] find the [B] source of [Em] help [A] when help just [D] can't be [Em]
[A] found.
[G] Eyes full of [D] compassion, [G] seeing every [F#m]
pain.
[C#] [F#m] Knowing [G] what [D] you're [B]
[A] going [B] through [A] and feeling it the same.
Just [Em] like [D] my father's eye, [C] my father's eye, [B] my father's eye.
[Em]
You [A] know, [D] just like my father's eye.
And on that day when we will pay [A] for all the deeds [D] we've done,
good and bad, well, they'll all be had [A] to see by [D] everyone.
[G] And when you're called [F#] to stand and tell [Bm] just what you saw of me,
[G] [E] well, more than anything I know, [A] it [Em] must [A] be she [D] had her father's eye,
[G] [G#] her father's eye.
You [Em] know, eyes that found [D] the good in [G] things when good was not [D]
around.
[G] And eyes that found [B] the source of help [A] when help would not [D] be [A] found.
[G] Eyes full of [F#m]
compassion, [G] seeing [F#m] every pain.
[A] [Bm] Knowing what you're going through [Em] and feeling it [A] the same.
Just [Em] like [D] my father's eye, [C] my [Em] [B]
father's eye.
[Em]
[A] You know, [D] just like my father's eye.
[C] My father's eye, [Em] my [B] father's eye.
[Em] Well, you [A] know, [Em] just [D] like my father's eye.
[Bm]
[D]
[G]
[G]
[D] I may not be everyone's [A] dream for her little [D] girl.
My face may not grace the mind [A] of everyone in [D] the world.
[G] But that's all right, as [F#] long as I can have one [Bm] wish, I pray.
[Em] [A] When people [E] look inside my life, [A] I want to hear them say,
she has [D] her father's eye, [B] her [G#] father's eyes.
[Em] Eyes that find [D] the good in things [G] when good is not [D]
around.
[Em] And eyes that [A] find the [B] source of [Em] help [A] when help just [D] can't be [Em]
[A] found.
[G] Eyes full of [D] compassion, [G] seeing every [F#m]
pain.
[C#] [F#m] Knowing [G] what [D] you're [B]
[A] going [B] through [A] and feeling it the same.
Just [Em] like [D] my father's eye, [C] my father's eye, [B] my father's eye.
[Em]
You [A] know, [D] just like my father's eye.
And on that day when we will pay [A] for all the deeds [D] we've done,
good and bad, well, they'll all be had [A] to see by [D] everyone.
[G] And when you're called [F#] to stand and tell [Bm] just what you saw of me,
[G] [E] well, more than anything I know, [A] it [Em] must [A] be she [D] had her father's eye,
[G] [G#] her father's eye.
You [Em] know, eyes that found [D] the good in [G] things when good was not [D]
around.
[G] And eyes that found [B] the source of help [A] when help would not [D] be [A] found.
[G] Eyes full of [F#m]
compassion, [G] seeing [F#m] every pain.
[A] [Bm] Knowing what you're going through [Em] and feeling it [A] the same.
Just [Em] like [D] my father's eye, [C] my [Em] [B]
father's eye.
[Em]
[A] You know, [D] just like my father's eye.
[C] My father's eye, [Em] my [B] father's eye.
[Em] Well, you [A] know, [Em] just [D] like my father's eye.
[Bm]
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_ _ _ [D] I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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may not be _ everyone's [A] dream for her little [D] girl.
_ My face may not grace the mind [A] of everyone in [D] the world.
[G] But that's all right, as [F#] long as I can have one [Bm] wish, I pray.
_ [Em] [A] When people [E] look inside my life, [A] I want to hear them say, _ _
she has [D] her father's eye, _ _ [B] her [G#] father's _ eyes.
_ [Em] Eyes that find [D] the good in things [G] when good is not [D]
around.
[Em] And eyes that [A] find the [B] source of [Em] help [A] when help just [D] can't be [Em]
[A] found.
[G] _ Eyes full of [D] compassion, _ _ [G] seeing every [F#m]
pain.
[C#] [F#m] Knowing [G] what [D] you're [B]
[A] going [B] through [A] and feeling it the _ same.
Just [Em] like [D] my father's eye, _ [C] my father's eye, _ [B] my father's _ eye.
_ [Em] _
You [A] know, [D] just like my father's eye. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And on that day when we will pay [A] for all the deeds [D] we've done,
good and bad, well, they'll all be had [A] to see by [D] everyone.
_ [G] And when you're called [F#] to stand and tell [Bm] just what you saw of me,
[G] [E] well, more than anything I know, [A] it [Em] must [A] be she _ [D] had her father's eye, _
_ [G] [G#] her father's _ eye.
You [Em] know, eyes that found [D] the good in [G] things when good was not [D]
around.
[G] And eyes that found [B] the source of help [A] when help would not [D] be [A] found.
[G] Eyes full of [F#m]
compassion, _ [G] seeing [F#m] every pain.
_ [A] [Bm] Knowing what you're going through [Em] and feeling it [A] the same.
Just [Em] like [D] my father's eye, _ _ [C] my _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [B]
father's eye.
_ [Em] _ _
_ [A] You know, [D] just like my father's eye.
_ _ [C] My father's eye, _ [Em] my [B] father's eye.
_ [Em] Well, _ you [A] know, [Em] just [D] like my father's eye. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
may not be _ everyone's [A] dream for her little [D] girl.
_ My face may not grace the mind [A] of everyone in [D] the world.
[G] But that's all right, as [F#] long as I can have one [Bm] wish, I pray.
_ [Em] [A] When people [E] look inside my life, [A] I want to hear them say, _ _
she has [D] her father's eye, _ _ [B] her [G#] father's _ eyes.
_ [Em] Eyes that find [D] the good in things [G] when good is not [D]
around.
[Em] And eyes that [A] find the [B] source of [Em] help [A] when help just [D] can't be [Em]
[A] found.
[G] _ Eyes full of [D] compassion, _ _ [G] seeing every [F#m]
pain.
[C#] [F#m] Knowing [G] what [D] you're [B]
[A] going [B] through [A] and feeling it the _ same.
Just [Em] like [D] my father's eye, _ [C] my father's eye, _ [B] my father's _ eye.
_ [Em] _
You [A] know, [D] just like my father's eye. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And on that day when we will pay [A] for all the deeds [D] we've done,
good and bad, well, they'll all be had [A] to see by [D] everyone.
_ [G] And when you're called [F#] to stand and tell [Bm] just what you saw of me,
[G] [E] well, more than anything I know, [A] it [Em] must [A] be she _ [D] had her father's eye, _
_ [G] [G#] her father's _ eye.
You [Em] know, eyes that found [D] the good in [G] things when good was not [D]
around.
[G] And eyes that found [B] the source of help [A] when help would not [D] be [A] found.
[G] Eyes full of [F#m]
compassion, _ [G] seeing [F#m] every pain.
_ [A] [Bm] Knowing what you're going through [Em] and feeling it [A] the same.
Just [Em] like [D] my father's eye, _ _ [C] my _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [B]
father's eye.
_ [Em] _ _
_ [A] You know, [D] just like my father's eye.
_ _ [C] My father's eye, _ [Em] my [B] father's eye.
_ [Em] Well, _ you [A] know, [Em] just [D] like my father's eye. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _