Clapton Eric - My Fathers Eyes guitar tab

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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.

Robbie Burns