My Father's Eyes

Level 5C#100 BPMEric Clapton
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Lyrics

Sailing (E)down (F#)behind the sun,

(E)and waiting for an my (F#)prince to (B)come.

(E)And I'm Praying bridge for watch the (F#)healing rain

(C#)to restore (D)start my (A)soul again.

(C#m)Just a (Amaj7)toe rag

(F#m7)on words the to (B)run.

(E)How did I (A)get here?

(F#m7)What have I (B)done?

(C#m)When will all (Amaj7)my

(F#m7)hopes (B)aalrise?

(A)that How will I know him

(F#m7)when I look in (B)my (G#m)father's eyes,

(Amaj7)(Look in to my (B)father's eyes.)

my father's (E)eyes.

(F#m7)When I look in (B)my (G#m7)father's eyes,

(Amaj7)(Look in to my (B)father's eyes.

my father's (E)eyes.

(B)Then the (E)light (F#)begins to shine

(E)and I hear those discient (F#)(B)lullabies.

(E)And I'm And as bridge I watch this (F#)seedling grow,

(C#)feel my heart (D)tions to (A)overflow.

(C#m)Where do (Amaj7)I find

(F#m7)the words down to (B)say?

(E)How do I (A)teach him?

(F#m7)What do we (B)play?

(C#m)Bit will by (Amaj7)bit

(F#m7)I'd (B)realize (A)that that's when I need them,

(F#m7)that's when I need (B)my (G#m)father's eyes,

(Amaj7)(Look in to my (B)father's eyes.)

my father's (E)eyes.

(F#m7)That's when I need (B)my (G#m7)father's eyes,

(Amaj7)(Look in to my (B)father's eyes.

my father's (E)eyes.

(B)My father's eyes.

(Amaj7)(Looked into my (B)father's eyes.)

My father's (E)eyes.

(F#m7)I looked (B)into my (Amaj7)father's (Looked eyes.

to my (B)father's eyes.)

My father's (E)eyes.

(C#m)Looked (Amaj7)into my (F#m7)father's (B)eyes.

Song info

My Father's Eyes by Eric Clapton is a level 5 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of C# at 100 BPM. Practice takes the song one line at a time and waits for you, with the letter inside every note. When the lines feel easy, play the full song.

Level
5 of 5
Key
C#
Tempo
100 BPM
Chords
A Amaj7 B C# C#m D E F#
Artist
Eric Clapton
Genre
Rock
Style
Ballad
Mood
Melancholic

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