Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 09:20:16 +0200 From: Claudio <blueaxe@poboxes.com> 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 <guraguden@user.tninet.se> 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 Sailing ^G#-down b^F#ehind the ^G#-sun, ^C#- Waiting f^Eor my ^F#prince to ^Bcome. ^B Praying ^G#-for the ^F#healing ^G#-rain ^C# To res^Dtore my ^Lasoul ag^Eain.

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

^C#- Just a^A2 toer^F#-ag on the r^Bun. ^E How did I ^A2get here? ^F#- What have I^B done? ^C#- When will^A2 all m^F#-y hope^Bs arise? ^E How will I ^A2know him? ^F#- When I look^B in my father'^C#-s eyes^A2. ^F#- ^B My father's ^Eeyes.^A2 ^F#- When I look ^Bin my father's^C#- eyes.^A2 ^F#- B E A2 D [D A E A] My father's eyes.

^B Then the^G#- light^F# begins to^G#- shine ^C#- And I hear those^E ancient^F# lull^Babies. ^B And as I ^G#-watch this ^F#seedling ^G#-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#- Where do I^A2 find th^F#-e words ^Bto say? ^E How do I t^A2each him? ^F#- What do we ^Bplay? ^C#- Bit by^A2 bit^F#-, I've ^Brealized ^E That's when I ^A2need them, ^F#- That's when I^B need my father's^C#- eyes^A2. ^F#- ^B My father's ^Eeyes.^A2 ^F#- That's when I ^Bneed my father's ^C#-eyes.^A2 ^F#- ^B My father's ^Eeyes.^A2 ^F#-

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 blueaxe@poboxes.com

Eric Clapton - My fathers eyes