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 ... my B F# B ;B ;F# B ;C#m D Prince to come. Praying for the .... my C#m B ;E C#m ;A B ;E C#m soul again. Just a poor [?] ... here? A B ;E C#m ;A B ;E C#m What Have I done? When will all ... know A B ;E C#m ;C#m B ;E C#m when, when I look in MFE? ... A B ;E C#m ;C#m B ;E C#m ..when I look in MFE ... D ;D C#m B F# ;B ;F# B [2 bar bridge for key change] Then the light.... shine, C#m ;B F# B ;B ;F# B I hear those ancient lullabies. .... grow, C#m D ;C#m B ;E C#m ;A B feel my heart start to overflow. ... say? E C#m ;A B ;E C#m ;A B How do I teach him? What ... realized, E C#m ;A B ;E C#m ;C#m B that's when I need them, that's .... father's E C#m ;A B ;E C#m ;C#m B eyes. That's when I need .... 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 .... C#m G#m ;B F# B ;B ;F# B thru the distance, clouds of tears.... washed C#m D ;C#m B ;E C#m ;A B away, my foundations were made .... die, E C#m ;A B ;E C#m ;A B how could I lose him, what did I ... realized, E C#m ;A B ;E C#m ;C#m B that he will be with me, ... father's E C#m ;A B ;E C#m ;C#m B eyes. I'll look into ... father's E C#m ;A B ;E C#m ;C#m B eyes [slide lead] MFE [... father's E C#m ;A B ;E C#m ;C#m B eyes [slide] I look into ... 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. Robbie Burns