Eric Clapton - My fathers eyes

^DC ^G(Traced) C! G! D! E! A! [Verse 1] ^ASailing down b^Eehind the^A sun, ^H Waitin^Dg for my^E prince to ^Acome. ^APraying ^Dfor the h^Eealing r^F#main T^Bo rest^Core my s^Goul a^Dgain. ^BJust a ^Gtoe r^Em7ag on double r^Aun. H^Dow did I g^Get here? ^Em7what have I ^Adone? ^BmWhen will^G all my^Em7 hopes ^Aarise? ^D How will I ^Gknow him?^Em7 When I loo^Ak in my father's e^Bmyes.

^Bm(Look in-t^Go my ^Em7fathers e^Ayes) My father's e^Dyes ^{G Em7} When I look ^AIn my father's ey^Bmes. ^Bm(Look in-^Gto my^Em7fathers e^Ayes) My father^D's eyes. ^G

^AThen the light be-^Egins to s^Ahine ^BI-hear-those a^Dncient^E lulla-bie^As ^AAnd as I ^Dwatch this s^Eeedling ^F#mgrow, ^Bfeel my ^Cheart start to o^G-verfl^Dow. ^BmWhere_do_I ^Gfind ^Em7 the words to ^Asay? ^Dhow do I ^Gteach him?^Em7 what do we p^Alay? ^BmBit by bi^Gt, ^Em7 I've rea^A-lized ^Dthat's when I^G need them,^Em7 That's when I ^Aneed my fa_ther's ey^Bmes.

(^BmLook in-^Gto my ^Em7fathe^Ars eyes) My father's ^Deyes. ^{G Em7} Thats when I ^Aneed my father's ey^Bmes. ^Bm(Look in-^Gto my ^Em7fathe^Ars eyes) My father's ^Deyes. ^{G E F#}

^AThen the jagg^Eed edge ap^Apears. ^BThrough the ^Ddistant ^E clouds of t^Aears. ^AI'm like a ^Dbridge that was w^Eashed a^F#way. ^BMy foun-^Cdations were ^Gmade of cl^Day. ^BmAs my ^Gsoul^Em7 slides down to d^Aie. ^DHow could I l^Gose him?^Em7 What did I ^Atry? ^BmBit by ^Gbit,^Em7 I've rea^A-lized ^D that he was here^G with me; ^Em7 I looked in^ATo my father's ey^Bmes.

(^BmLook in-^Gto ^Em7my fathe^Ars eyes) My father's e^Dyes. ^{G Em7} I look in^ATo my father's ^Bmeyes. (Look in-^Gto my ^Em7fathers ^Aeyes) My father's ey^Des. ^{G Em7 A} My fathers ^Bmeyes (Look in-^Gto my ^Em7fathers ^Aeyes) My father's e^Dyes. ^G

^Em7I looked in^ATo my fathers ey^Bmes