Chords for Smiley Bates Through My Daddy's Eyes

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_ _ _ _ _ With unpredicted certainty _ [G] the doctor's [D] compromise.
_ If the little _ girl could hope to have [E] her life she'd [A] then be _ prized.
_ _ _ [D] But with the touch of God's great hand [G] and prayers her [D] mommy prayed.
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Her unforeseen [D] world opened wide [A] the doctor's heard [D] her say. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Before my daddy passed away [D] he willed his eyes to me.
_ [G] His only sole possession left [D] to guilt that I [A] might see.
_ _ Though _ _ [D] I miss my daddy so [G] I often sit [D] and cry.
_ [G] But grateful I [D] may view the world [F#m] through [A] my [D] daddy's eyes. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ The shades of darkness cast away [G] from sight of [D] daddy's eyes.
I feel like I have angel wings [E] in a world of [A] _ paradise. _ _ _
_ [D] To view the world through daddy's eyes [G] it seems unreal [D] to _ me.
[G] For I was [D] raised from childbirth [A] with eyes that [D] could not see.
_ _ _ _ My mommy _ tells how happy [G] her and daddy used [D] to be.
_ And how they prayed to God [E] above that one day [A] I might see. _ _ _
_ [D] Their prayers may now be answered [G] though I [D] wonder why.
_ [G] The Lord would take [D] my daddy's life [A] to leave me [D] daddy's _ eyes.
_ _ _ _ [G] Before my daddy passed away [D] he willed his eyes to me.
_ [G] His only sole possession [D] [Em] left [D] to guilt that I [A] might see. _ _
[Em] Though [A] _ [D] _ I miss my daddy so [G] I often [D] sit and cry.
[G] But grateful [D] I may view the world [A] through my [D] daddy's eyes.
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