• Song:

    My Fathers Eyes Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Eric Clapton

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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 (x2444x@1)    C#m (x13321@4)    F# (244322@1)       BSailing (x2444x@1)down behind the sun,
A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)  F# (244322@1)       BWaiting (x2444x@1)for my prince to come.
B (x2444x@1)    C#m (x13321@4)    F# (244322@1)       G#mPraying (133111@4)for the healing rain
C#m (x13321@4)   D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)     ETo (022100@1)restore my soul again.


C#m (x13321@4)  A (x02220@1)F# (244322@1)   BJust (x2444x@1)a toerag on the run.
E (022100@1)AHow (x02220@1)did I get here?
F# (244322@1)  		BWhat (x2444x@1)have I done?
C#m (x13321@4)  A (x02220@1)    F# (244322@1)   BWhen (x2444x@1)will all my hopes arise?
E (022100@1)AHow (x02220@1)will I know him?
F# (244322@1)       B (x2444x@1)  C#mWhen (x13321@4)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)

B (x2444x@1)    C#m (x13321@4)    F# (244322@1)       BThen (x2444x@1)the light begins to shine
A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)  F# (244322@1)       BAnd (x2444x@1)I hear those ancient lullabies.
B (x2444x@1)    C#m (x13321@4)    F# (244322@1)       G#mAnd (133111@4)as I watch this seedling grow,
C#m (x13321@4)   D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)     EFeel (022100@1)my heart start to overflow.

C#m (x13321@4)  A (x02220@1)      F# (244322@1)       BWhere (x2444x@1)do I find the words to say?
E (022100@1)AHow (x02220@1)do I teach him?
F# (244322@1)  		BWhat (x2444x@1)do we play?

C#m (x13321@4)  A (x02220@1)    F# (244322@1)    BBit (x2444x@1)by bit, I've realized
E (022100@1)AThat's (x02220@1)when I need them,
F# (244322@1)       B (x2444x@1)          C#mThat's (x13321@4)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 (x2444x@1)    C#m (x13321@4)    F# (244322@1)       BThen (x2444x@1)the jagged edge appears
A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)  F# (244322@1)       BThrough (x2444x@1)the distant clouds of tears.
B (x2444x@1)    C#m (x13321@4)    F# (244322@1)       G#mI'm (133111@4)like a bridge that was washed away;
C#m (x13321@4)     D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)          EMy (022100@1)foundations were made of clay.


C#m (x13321@4)  A (x02220@1)      F# (244322@1)      BAs (x2444x@1)my soul slides down to die.
E (022100@1)AHow (x02220@1)could I lose him?
F# (244322@1)  		BWhat (x2444x@1)did I try?

C#m (x13321@4)  A (x02220@1)   F# (244322@1)     BBit (x2444x@1)by bit, I recognized
E (022100@1)AThat (x02220@1)he was here with me;
F# (244322@1)       B (x2444x@1)  C#mI (x13321@4)looked into my father's eyes.

C#m (x13321@4)  A (x02220@1)       F# (244322@1)      BAs (x2444x@1)my soul slides down to die.
E (022100@1)AHow (x02220@1)could I lose him?
F# (244322@1)  		BWhat (x2444x@1)did I try?

C#m (x13321@4)  A (x02220@1)    F# (244322@1)    BBit (x2444x@1)by bit, I recognized
E (022100@1)AThat (x02220@1)he was here with me;
F# (244322@1)       B (x2444x@1)  C#mI (x13321@4)looked into my father's eyes.

Outro:
C#m (x13321@4)A (x02220@1)F#7 (242352@1)B (x2444x@1)C#m (x13321@4)C#m (x13321@4)A (x02220@1)F#7 (242352@1)B (x2444x@1)C#m (x13321@4)C#m F# D  (D A E F# B)

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