Chords for Eric Clapton - My Father's Eyes
Tempo:
93 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
E
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [C#m] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [F#m] [B]
[C#m] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [E] [D]
[A] [E] [F#] [B]
[D#m] [G#m] the sun [C#] [C#m] waiting for [F#] my prince [B] to come [E] praying for [B] the heat [G#m] and rain [C#] to [D]
restore [A] my soul [E] again
[C#m] [A] just to pour out all [B] the double runs [E] how [A] did i get here [F#m] what [B] have i [C#m] done
[A] when will all my [B] hopes arise [E] how [A] will i know him [F#m] when [B] i look in my [C#m] father's eyes
[A] my [B] [E] father's eyes
[A]
[F#m] when [B] i look in my [C#m] father's eyes
[A] [B] my [E] father's eyes
[A]
[D] [A] [E] then [F#] [B] the [F#] light begins [B] to shine
[C#] i [C#m] hear those [F#] ancient [B]
lullabies
and [E] as i [F#] watch the [G#m] seedling grow
[C#] feel [D] my heart [A] start to [E]
overflow
[C#m] where do i find [A] the [B] words to say
[E] [A] how do i teach him
[F#m] what [G#m] do we play
[C#m] bit [A] by bit i [B] realize
[E] [A] that's when i need them
[F#m] that's [G#m] when i need my [C#m] father
look in my [A] [B]
[E] father's eyes
[A] that's [F#m] [B] when i need my [C#m] father
look in my [A] [B]
[E] father's [A] eyes
[C#m] [F#] [G#]
[E] [A]
[E] then
[A]
[B] [E]
[B] [C#m] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [F#m] [G#m]
[C#m] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [C#m] [F#m] [A]
[E] [B] the [F#] jagged edge [B] appears
[C#] through [C#m] the distant [F#] [B] clouds of tears
i'm [E] like a bridge [F#] that was washed [G#m] away
[C#] my [D] foundations [A] were made [E]
clay
[C#m] as my soul [A] slid [B] down to die
[E] how could i lose him
[F#m] what [G#m] did i try
[C#m] bit [A] by bit
i [B] realized
[E] that [A] he was here with [F#m] me
and i [B] looked into
[C#m] my father's eyes
[A] [B]
my [E] father's eyes
[A] [F#m] i [B] looked into [C#m] my father's eyes
[A] [B]
my [E] father's eyes
[A] [F#m] [B]
[C#m] my father's eyes
[A] [B] [E] [A] [F#m] [B]
[E] [A] [F#m] [B]
[C#m] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [E] [D]
[A] [E] [F#] [B]
[D#m] [G#m] the sun [C#] [C#m] waiting for [F#] my prince [B] to come [E] praying for [B] the heat [G#m] and rain [C#] to [D]
restore [A] my soul [E] again
[C#m] [A] just to pour out all [B] the double runs [E] how [A] did i get here [F#m] what [B] have i [C#m] done
[A] when will all my [B] hopes arise [E] how [A] will i know him [F#m] when [B] i look in my [C#m] father's eyes
[A] my [B] [E] father's eyes
[A]
[F#m] when [B] i look in my [C#m] father's eyes
[A] [B] my [E] father's eyes
[A]
[D] [A] [E] then [F#] [B] the [F#] light begins [B] to shine
[C#] i [C#m] hear those [F#] ancient [B]
lullabies
and [E] as i [F#] watch the [G#m] seedling grow
[C#] feel [D] my heart [A] start to [E]
overflow
[C#m] where do i find [A] the [B] words to say
[E] [A] how do i teach him
[F#m] what [G#m] do we play
[C#m] bit [A] by bit i [B] realize
[E] [A] that's when i need them
[F#m] that's [G#m] when i need my [C#m] father
look in my [A] [B]
[E] father's eyes
[A] that's [F#m] [B] when i need my [C#m] father
look in my [A] [B]
[E] father's [A] eyes
[C#m] [F#] [G#]
[E] [A]
[E] then
[A]
[B] [E]
[B] [C#m] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [F#m] [G#m]
[C#m] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [C#m] [F#m] [A]
[E] [B] the [F#] jagged edge [B] appears
[C#] through [C#m] the distant [F#] [B] clouds of tears
i'm [E] like a bridge [F#] that was washed [G#m] away
[C#] my [D] foundations [A] were made [E]
clay
[C#m] as my soul [A] slid [B] down to die
[E] how could i lose him
[F#m] what [G#m] did i try
[C#m] bit [A] by bit
i [B] realized
[E] that [A] he was here with [F#m] me
and i [B] looked into
[C#m] my father's eyes
[A] [B]
my [E] father's eyes
[A] [F#m] i [B] looked into [C#m] my father's eyes
[A] [B]
my [E] father's eyes
[A] [F#m] [B]
[C#m] my father's eyes
[A] [B] [E] [A] [F#m] [B]
Key:
A
B
E
C#m
F#m
A
B
E
[B] _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ [G#m] the sun _ [C#] _ [C#m] waiting for [F#] my prince [B] to come _ [E] praying for [B] the heat [G#m] and rain [C#] to [D]
restore [A] my soul [E] again
_ [C#m] _ [A] just to pour out all [B] the double runs [E] how [A] did i get here [F#m] what [B] have i [C#m] done
[A] when will all my [B] hopes arise [E] how [A] will i know him [F#m] when [B] i look in my [C#m] father's eyes _
[A] my _ [B] _ [E] father's eyes
[A] _
_ [F#m] when [B] i look in my [C#m] father's eyes _
_ [A] _ _ [B] my [E] father's eyes
[A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] [E] then [F#] _ [B] _ _ the [F#] light begins [B] to shine
[C#] i [C#m] hear those [F#] ancient _ [B]
lullabies
and [E] as i [F#] watch the [G#m] seedling grow
_ [C#] feel [D] my heart [A] start to _ [E]
overflow
[C#m] _ where do i find [A] the [B] words to say
[E] _ [A] how do i teach him
[F#m] what [G#m] do we play
[C#m] bit [A] by bit i [B] realize
_ [E] _ [A] that's when i need them
[F#m] that's [G#m] when i need my [C#m] father
look in my [A] _ _ [B] _
[E] father's eyes
[A] that's [F#m] _ [B] when i need my [C#m] father
look in my [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] father's [A] eyes
[C#m] _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] then _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [B] _ the [F#] jagged edge [B] appears
[C#] through [C#m] the distant [F#] _ [B] clouds of tears
i'm [E] like a bridge [F#] that was washed [G#m] away
[C#] my _ [D] foundations [A] were made [E]
clay
[C#m] _ as my soul [A] slid [B] down to die
[E] how could i lose him
[F#m] what [G#m] did i try
[C#m] bit [A] by bit
i _ [B] realized
[E] that [A] he was here with [F#m] me
and i [B] looked into
[C#m] my father's eyes
[A] _ _ [B]
my [E] father's eyes
[A] _ _ [F#m] i [B] looked into [C#m] my father's eyes
[A] _ _ [B]
my [E] father's eyes
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B]
[C#m] my father's eyes
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ [G#m] the sun _ [C#] _ [C#m] waiting for [F#] my prince [B] to come _ [E] praying for [B] the heat [G#m] and rain [C#] to [D]
restore [A] my soul [E] again
_ [C#m] _ [A] just to pour out all [B] the double runs [E] how [A] did i get here [F#m] what [B] have i [C#m] done
[A] when will all my [B] hopes arise [E] how [A] will i know him [F#m] when [B] i look in my [C#m] father's eyes _
[A] my _ [B] _ [E] father's eyes
[A] _
_ [F#m] when [B] i look in my [C#m] father's eyes _
_ [A] _ _ [B] my [E] father's eyes
[A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] [E] then [F#] _ [B] _ _ the [F#] light begins [B] to shine
[C#] i [C#m] hear those [F#] ancient _ [B]
lullabies
and [E] as i [F#] watch the [G#m] seedling grow
_ [C#] feel [D] my heart [A] start to _ [E]
overflow
[C#m] _ where do i find [A] the [B] words to say
[E] _ [A] how do i teach him
[F#m] what [G#m] do we play
[C#m] bit [A] by bit i [B] realize
_ [E] _ [A] that's when i need them
[F#m] that's [G#m] when i need my [C#m] father
look in my [A] _ _ [B] _
[E] father's eyes
[A] that's [F#m] _ [B] when i need my [C#m] father
look in my [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] father's [A] eyes
[C#m] _ [F#] _ _ [G#] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] then _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ [B] _ the [F#] jagged edge [B] appears
[C#] through [C#m] the distant [F#] _ [B] clouds of tears
i'm [E] like a bridge [F#] that was washed [G#m] away
[C#] my _ [D] foundations [A] were made [E]
clay
[C#m] _ as my soul [A] slid [B] down to die
[E] how could i lose him
[F#m] what [G#m] did i try
[C#m] bit [A] by bit
i _ [B] realized
[E] that [A] he was here with [F#m] me
and i [B] looked into
[C#m] my father's eyes
[A] _ _ [B]
my [E] father's eyes
[A] _ _ [F#m] i [B] looked into [C#m] my father's eyes
[A] _ _ [B]
my [E] father's eyes
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B]
[C#m] my father's eyes
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
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