Eric Clapton - My Fathers Eyes Chords & Tabs

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Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 09:20:16 +0200
From: Claudio 
Subject: c/clapton_eric/my_father_eyes.tab

A little difficult. I'm not sure all the chord are right, because the
guitar play principally solo parts and not accompainment. The chords are
a "background" that could be played with a keyboard, or (in a unplugged
version) by himself.

Tablatures by John Hellbom 

MY FATHER EYES
(Eric Clapton 1998)
(Pilgrim album)

Intro (Chords):
C#-  A2  F#-  B  |  E   A2  F#-  B  (2 Times)
C#-  A2  F#-  B  |  E   A2  F#-  B
C#-  A2  F#-  B  |  E   A2  D    [D  A  E  A ]

Intro tabs

  vibr.....................................................................
e -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b ------5-------5-4--5/7-5---------------5-------5-4--5/7-5----------------|
g -1--4-----------------------------1--4--------------------4--2-----------|
d ---------------------------------------------------------------6--4------|
A --------------------------------------------------------------------7--6-|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b ----------5-p-4--5-5----9--7-p-5---------5-p-4--5-5----------------------|
g -4---/-6---------------------------6-\-4---------------4-p-6-7--4-p-6-7--|
d -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e --------------|
b --------------|
g -6--4--6--/-8-|
d --------------|
A --------------|
E --------------|


B        G#-   F#        G#-
 Sailing down behind the sun,
C#-       E     F#        B
 Waiting for my prince to come.
B        G#-     F#      G#-
 Praying for the healing rain
C#     D       La     E
 To restore my soul again.


                          FILL 1:
                          e -------------|
                          b --------5-5--|
                          g -1-/-4-------|
                          d -------------|
                          A -------------|
                          E -------------|

C#-    A2   F#-        B
 Just a toerag on the run.
E          A2
 How did I get here?
F#-         B
 What have I done?
C#-       A2    F#-   B
 When will all my hopes arise?
E           A2
 How will I know him?
F#-         B             C#-   A2  F#-
 When I look in my father's eyes.
B            E    A2  F#-
 My father's eyes.
             B             C#-   A2  F#-
 When I look in my father's eyes.
B           E     A2  D   [D  A  E  A]
 My father's eyes.

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eric_clapton/my_fathers_eyes_tab.html ]
B        G#-   F#        G#-
 Then the light begins to shine
C#-              E       F#   B
 And I hear those ancient lullabies.
B         G#-        F#       G#-
 And as I watch this seedling grow,
C #      D              La  E
 Feel my heart start to overflow.

                          FILL 2:
                          e -4----2-p-0---|
                          b ------------2-|
                          g --------------|
                          d --------------|
                          A --------------|
                          E --------------|

C#-        A2      F#-     B
 Where do I find the words to say?
E          A2
 How do I teach him?
F#-         B
 What do we play?
C#-    A2  F#-    B
 Bit by bit, I've realized
E              A2
 That's when I need them,
F#-           B                C#-  A2  F#-
 That's when I need my father's eyes.
B            E    A2  F#-
 My father's eyes.
               B                C#-  A2  F#-
 That's when I need my father's eyes.
B            E    A2  F#-
 My father's eyes.

Solo:    C#-  A   B    E  |  C#-  A  B   E
Bridge:  C#-  A2  F#-  B  |  E   A2  F#-  B
         C#-  A2  F#-  B  |  E   A2  F#-  A2

BRIDGE:

   let ring
e -7---------9----------------------7--5----5-------12-p-11-12-12--11--11-|
b -------------5--5----9---9-p-7\5-------9-----5--------------------------|
g ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|

SOLO:

Gtr.1
e ---------12----12--11--12--12--12-11-12-p-14-12--12-p-11-12-12----------|
b -9---12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.2
e -------------------------------16b--14-p-12--12-------------------------|
b ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.1
e ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b --12---10---------------------------------------------------------------|
g -----------13---11------------------------------------------------------|
d --------------------14---11--14/16--------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Then the jagged edge appears
Through the distant clouds of tears.
I'm like a bridge that was washed away;
My foundations were made of clay.

FILL 2:
  vibr...........
e -1-----/-----4-|
b ---------------|
g ---------------|
d ---------------|
A ---------------|
E ---------------|

As my soul slides down to die.
How could I lose him?
What did I try?
Bit by bit, I've realized
That he was here with me;
I looked into my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
I looked into my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.

My father's eyes.
My father's eyes.
I looked into my father's eyes.
My father's eyes.


Enjoy
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