Music & text Eric Clapton Album: Pilgrim (1998) INTRO: 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 --------------| VERSE 1:

^B Sailing down behind ^F# the sun ^B ^C#m Waiting for ^C#mi7 my ^F# prince to come ^B ^B Praying ^C#mi7for the ^F# healing rain ^B ^C#m To restore ^Bm7 my soul ^F#m again ^E (Fill 1)

FILL 1: e -------------| b --------5-5--| g -1-/-4-------| d -------------| A -------------| E -------------| (Gtr.2 plays intro, with a few minor changes)

^E Just a tour^Aride, on ^C#m the run ^B ^E How did I ^A get here, what ^C#m have I done ^B ^E When will ^A all my hopes ^C#m arise ^B ^E And how will I ^A know him, ^C#m when I look in ^B my father's eyes ^E

CHORUS:

^E Look into ^A my father's ^C#m eyes ^B My father's eyes ^E, ^A, ^C#mi When I look in ^B my father's eyes^E ^ELook into ^A my father's ^C#m eyes ^B My father's eyes ^E, ^A ^Hmi7, ^A, ^E, ^F#mi, ^H

VERSE 2:

^B Then the light begins ^F# to shine ^B ^C#m And I hear those ^C#mi7 ancient ^F# lullabyes ^B ^B And as I ^C#mi7 watch the ^F# seedling grow, ^B ^C#m I feel my heart ^Bm7 start to ^F#m overflow ^E (Fill 2)

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

^E Where do I ^A find ^C#m the words to say ^B ^E And how do I ^A teach him, what ^C#m do we play ^B ^E Bit by ^A bit, ^C#m I realize ^B ^E That's when I ^A need them, ^C#m That's when I need ^B my father's eyes ^E

CHORUS:

^E Look into ^A my father's ^C#m eyes ^B My father's eyes ^E, ^A, ^C#mi That's when I need ^B my father's eyes^E ^ELook into ^A my father's ^C#m eyes ^B My father's eyes ^E, ^A

Hmi7, A, E, F#mi, H 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VERSE 3:

^B When the jagged edge ^F# appears ^B ^C#m Through the ^C#mi7 distant ^F# clouds of tears ^B ^B And, I'm like a bridge ^C#mi7 that was ^F# washed away ^B ^C#m My foundations were ^Bm7 made of ^F#m clay ^E (Fill 2)

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

^E And as my ^A soul ^C#m slides down to die ^B ^E How could I ^A lose him, what ^C#m did I try ^B ^E Bit by ^A bit, ^C#m I realize ^B ^E That he was here ^A with me, ^C#m and I looked into ^B my father's eyes ^E

CHORUS:

^E Look into ^A my father's ^C#m eyes ^B My father's eyes ^E, ^A, ^C#mi I looked into ^B my father's eyes^E ^ELook into ^A my father's ^C#m eyes ^B My father's eyes ^E, ^A, ^C#mi, ^H my father's eyes ^E Look into ^A my father's ^C#m eyes ^B My father's eyes ^E, ^A, ^C#mi I looked into ^B my father's eyes^E*

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Eric Clapton - My Father's Eyes