'My Fathers Eyes' by Clapton Eric - Guitar Tutorial

            INTRO:
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Verse 1:
B  F# B
Sailing down behind the sun
C#m C#m7 F# B
Waiting for my prince to come
B C#m7 F# B
Praying for the healing rain
C#m Bm7 F#m E (Fill 1)
To restore my soul again

FILL 1:
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(Gtr.2 plays intro, with a few minor changes)
E C#m B
Just a tourride, on the run
E A C#m B
How did I get here, what have I done
E A C#m B
When will all my hopes arise
E A
And how will I know him,
C#m B E
when I look in my father's eyes

CHORUS:
E A B
Look into my father's eyes
E A C#m B E
My father's eyes When I look in my father's eyes
E A C#m B
Look into my father's eyes
E A Bm7 A E F#m B
My father's eyes

Verse 2:
B F#m B
Then the light begins to shine
C#m C#m7 F# B
And I hear those ancient lullabyes
B C#m7 F# B
And as I watch the seedling grow,
C#m Bm7 F#m E (Fill 2)
I feel my heart start to overflow

FILL 2:
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E A C#m B
Where do I find the words to say
E A C#m B
And how do I teach him, what do we play
E A C#m B
Bit by bit, I realize
E A
That's when I need them,
C#m B E
That's when I need my father's eyes

CHORUS:
E A C#m B
Look into my father's eyes
E A C#m B E
My father's eyes That's when I need my father's eyes
E A C#m B
Look into my father's eyes
E A
My father's eyes

Bm7 A E F#m B

BRIDGE:
let ring
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SOLO:
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Gtr.1
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Verse 3:
B F# B
When the jagged edge appears
Cm C#m7 F# B
Through the distant clouds of tears
B C#m7 F# B
And, I'm like a bridge that was washed away
C#m Bm7 F#m E (Fill 2)
My foundations were made of clay

FILL 2:
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E A C#m B
And as my soul slides down to die
E A C#m B
How could I lose him, what did I try
E A C#m B
Bit by bit, I realize
E A
That he was here with me,
C#m B E
and I looked into my father's eyes

CHORUS:
E A C#m B
Look into my father's eyes
E A C#m B E
My father's eyes I looked into my father's eyes
E A C#m B
Look into my father's eyes
E A C#m B
My father's eyes my father's eyes
E A C#m B
Look into my father's eyes
E A C#m B E
My father's eyes I looked into my father's eyes

Fade out