Eric Clapton - My Fathers Eyes Acoustic

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 C#m F# B
sailing down behind the sun ,
A E F# B
waiting for my prince to come .
B C#m F# G#m
praying for the healing rain
C#m D A E
to restore my soul again .

C#m A F# B
just a toerag on the run .
E A
how did i get here?
F# B
what have i done?
C#m A F# B
when will all my hopes arise?
E A
how will i know him?
F# B C#m
when 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 C#m F# B
then the light begins to shine
A E F# B
and i hear those ancient lullabies .
B C#m F# G#m
and as i watch this seedling grow ,
C#m D A E
feel my heart start to overflow .

C#m A F# B
where do i find the words to say?
E A
how do i teach him?
F# B
what do we play?

C#m A F# B
bit by bit , i’ve realized
E A
that’s when i need them ,
F# B C#m
that’s 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 C#m F# B
then the jagged edge appears
A E F# B
through the distant clouds of tears .
B C#m F# G#m
i’m like a bridge that was washed away;
C#m D A E
my foundations were made of clay .

C#m A F# B
as my soul slides down to die .
E A
how could i lose him?
F# B
what did i try?

C#m A F# B
bit by bit , i recognized
E A
that he was here with me;
F# B C#m
i looked into my father’s eyes .

C#m A F# B
as my soul slides down to die .
E A
how could i lose him?
F# B
what did i try?

C#m A F# B
bit by bit , i recognized
E A
that he was here with me;
F# B C#m
i looked into my father’s eyes .

outro :
C#m A F#7 B C#m

C#m A F#7 B C#m

C#m F# D ( D A E F# B )