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Tab and chords of Clapton's Unplugged version of "My Father's Eyes" Quite rare of a song, you may find it on youtube if the record companies don't remove it. Intro: e ----------------------------------------------------------------------| b -------5-4--/2--------------------------------------------------------| g -----4---4-----4-2h4------4/6-4-----4/6-4----2---2--2-----------------| d --/6---------------------2-------2--------2--2---2--2h4-2---2-4~------| A ---------0------------/4-------/4-------------------------4-----------| E ---------------------------------------------0-0---0------------------| e ---------4-----| b ---------5-----| g -----4---6-----| d -/6------6-----| A ---------4-----| E ---------4-----| C#m A F#7 B C#m (x3) C#m F# D (D A E F# B) B C#m F# B Sailing down behind the sun, A E F# B Waiting for my prince to come. B C#m F# G#m Praying for the healing rain C#m D A E To restore my soul again. C#m A F# B Just a toerag on the run. E A How did I get here? F# B What have I done? C#m A F# B When will all my hopes arise? E A How will I know him? F# B C#m When I look in my father's eyes. C#m A F#7 B C#m (x3) C#m F# D (D A E F# B) [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/e/eric-clapton/211562.html ] B C#m F# B Then the light begins to shine A E F# B And I hear those ancient lullabies. B C#m F# G#m And as I watch this seedling grow, C#m D A E Feel my heart start to overflow. C#m A F# B Where do I find the words to say? E A How do I teach him? F# B What do we play? C#m A F# B Bit by bit, I've realized E A That's when I need them, F# B C#m That's when I need my father's eyes. C#m A F#7 B C#m (x3) C#m F# D Bridge: E A D (x3) E A D A Are you really so far away... (Repeat) D A A E (D A E F# B) B C#m F# B Then the jagged edge appears A E F# B Through the distant clouds of tears. B C#m F# G#m I'm like a bridge that was washed away; C#m D A E My foundations were made of clay. C#m A F# B As my soul slides down to die. E A How could I lose him? F# B What did I try? C#m A F# B Bit by bit, I recognized E A That he was here with me; F# B C#m I looked into my father's eyes. C#m A F# B As my soul slides down to die. E A How could I lose him? F# B What did I try? C#m A F# B Bit by bit, I recognized E A That he was here with me; F# B C#m I looked into my father's eyes. Outro: C#m A F#7 B C#m C#m A F#7 B C#m C#m F# D (D A E F# B) |