My Father's Eyes

MY FATHER’S EYES
By: Eric Clapton
Key: B, E

Key: B

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Sail-ing down be-hind the sun,
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Wait-ing for  my prince to  come.
-5*   6  -5* -2*  4*  -4  -5*
Pray-ing for the heal-ing rain
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To re-store my soul a-gain.

Key: E

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Just a toe rag on the run.
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How did I get here?
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What have I done?
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When will all my hopes a-rise?
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How will I know him?
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When I look in my fa-ther's eyes.
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My fa-ther's eyes.
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When I look in my fa-ther's eyes.
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My fa-ther's eyes.

Key: B

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Then the light be-gins to shine
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And I hear those an-cient lul-la-bies.
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And as I watch this seed-ling grow,
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Feel my heart start to ov-er-flow.

Key: E

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Where do I find the words to say?
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How do I teach him?
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What do we play?
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Bit by bit, I'd re-al-ize
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That's when I need them,
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That's when I need my fa-ther's eyes.
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My fa-ther's eyes.
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That's when I need my fa-ther's eyes.
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My fa-ther's eyes.

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Key: B

-5*  -5* -5* -2*  4*  -4  -5*
Then the jag-ged edge ap-pears
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Through the dis-tant clouds of tears.
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And I'm like a bridge that was washed a-way;
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My foun-da-tions were made of clay.

Key: E

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And as my soul slides down to die.
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How could I lose him?
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What did I try?
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Bit by bit, I'd re-al-ize
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That he was here with me;
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I looked in-to my fa-ther's eyes.
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My fa-ther's eyes.
5*  6   -6* 7* -6*-6*  6     6
I looked in-to my fa-ther's eyes.
7*-6*   6     6
My fa-ther's eyes.
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I looked in-to my fa-ther's eyes.
My father's eyes.
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My fa-ther's eyes.
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Looked in-to my fa-ther’s eyes