My Fathers Eyes chords by Eric Clapton

My Father’s Eyes

Eric Clapton

Key:E

Tempo:92 bpm

MFE = My Father’s Eyes

[LIMFE] = backup singers singing, ¨Look into my father’s eyes...¨


E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;A
B
[intro - slide lead]

E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;D
[slide lead]                        [2 bar
bridge


D  C#m B  F# ;B         ;F#    B    ;C#m
for key change]   Sailing down    behind the sun,   waiting for
my


B  F#  B    ;B         ;F#    B    ;C#m
D
Prince to come.   Praying for the   healing rain    to restore
my


C#m    B    ;E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E
C#m
soul again.     Just a poor [?]   on the run.  How did I get
here?


A     B    ;E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E
C#m
What Have I done?  When will all my  hopes arise,   & how will I
know


A     B    ;E     C#m   ;C#m    B    ;E
C#m
when, when I look in MFE? [LIMFE]         My father’s eyes...


A     B    ;E     C#m   ;C#m    B    ;E
C#m
 ..when I look in MFE [LIMFE]          My father’s eyes.


D         ;D  C#m B  F# ;B         ;F#
B
[2 bar bridge for key change]      Then the light begins to
shine,


C#m        ;B  F#  B    ;B         ;F#
B
I hear those ancient lullabies.      And as I watch the seedling
grow,


C#m    D    ;C#m    B    ;E     C#m   ;A
B
feel my heart start to overflow.     Where do I find the words to
say?


E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;A
B
How do I teach him? What do we play?     Bit by bit, I’ve
realized,


E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;C#m
B
that’s when I need them, that’s when I need MFE [LIMFE]    My
father’s


E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;C#m
B
eyes.     That’s when I need MFE   [LIMFE]     My
father’s


E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     A    ;A
eyes.    [yeahhhh ah ah ah]     [distortion guitar with slide


A     E    ;E         ;E     A    ;A
guitar lead overlay]


A     E    ;E       B  ;E     C#m   ;A
B
[]       [distortion ends....]  [slide guitar lead]


E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;A
B
[lead continues]

E     C#m   ;A     B  F# ;B         ;F#
B
                     When the jagged edge appears


C#m    G#m   ;B  F#  B    ;B         ;F#
B
thru the distance, clouds of tears.   I’m like a bridge that was
washed


C#m    D    ;C#m    B    ;E     C#m   ;A
B
away, my foundations were made of clay.  As my soul slides down to
die,


E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;A
B
how could I lose him, what did I try?    Bit by bit, I’ve
realized,


E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;C#m
B
that he will be with me, I’ll look into MFE  [LIMFE]    My
father’s


E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;C#m
B
eyes.        I’ll look into MFE [LIMFE]       My
father’s


E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;C#m
B
eyes  [slide lead]        MFE  [LIMFE]      My
father’s


E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;C#m
B
eyes   [slide]     I look into MFE [LIMFE]     My
father’s


E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;C#m
B
eyes   [slide]            [LIMFE]

E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;C#m
B
     [slide]            [LIMFE]

E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E     C#m   ;C#m
B
                    [LIMFE]

E     C#m   ;A     B    ;E         ;
                    [end]

Fo’ a’ that ’n’ a’ that
It’s comin’ yet, fo’ a’ that
That man to man, the world o’er
Will brothers be, fo’ a’ that.

the end