My Father's Eyes

Intro: 0:00
G:
Am F | Dm7 G | C F | Dm7 G  - x3
0:32
Am F | Dm7 G | C F | A# | A# F C D

Verse 1: 0:45
G          C      D        G
  Sailing down behind the sun,
A          C     D            G
  Waiting for my   prince to come.
G     C            D       Em
  Praying for the healing rain
A        A#      F     C
  To restore my soul again.
1:05
Am        F      Dm7         G
  Just a toe rag     on the run.
C            F
  How did I get here?
Dm7            G   Em7
  What have I done?
1:16
Am          F      Dm7         G
  When will all my     hopes arise?
C              F
  How will I know him
Dm7           G      Em
  When I look in my father's

Chorus: 1:26
  Am     F     Dm7     G
  Eyes,
(Look into my father's eyes.)
            C    F
My father's eyes.
Dm7           G      Em7
  When I look in my father's
1:36
  Am     F     Dm7     G
  Eyes,
(Look into my father's eyes.)
            C ->
My father's eyes.

Instrumental: 1:42
C F | A# | A# F C D

Verse 2: 1:49
G        C          D        G
  Then the light begins to shine,
A                  C       D       G
  And I hear those ancient   lullabies.
G        C             D         Em
  And as I watch this seedling grow,
A                 A#     F     C
  Feel my heart start to overflow.
2:10
Am            F   Dm7            G
  Where do I find     the words to say?
C           F
  How do I teach him?
Dm7            G  Em7
  What do we play?
2:20
Am        F  Dm7         G
  Bit by bit     I'd realize
C                F
  That's when I need them,
Dm7              G       Em
  That's when I need my father's

Chorus: 2:31
  Am     F     Dm7     G
         Eyes,
(Look into my father's eyes.)
            C    F
My father's eyes.
Dm7              G       Em7
  That's when I need my father's
2:41
  Am     F     Dm7     G
         Eyes,
(Look into my father's eyes.)
            C ->
My father's eyes.

Instrumental: 2:46
C F:C | D E7
C F | F | G C | C  - x2
3:11
G:
Am F | Dm7 G | C F | Dm7 G:Em7
Am F | Dm7 G | C F | Dm7 F:C

Verse 3: 3:33
G           C     D            G
  Then the jagged edge appears.
A              C      D            G
  Through the distant   clouds of tears.
G              C              D          Em
  I'm like a bridge that was washed away.
A         A#           F        C
  My foundations were made of clay.
3:53
Am           F   Dm7                 G
  And as my soul     slides down to die,
C              F
  How could I lose him?
Dm7            G Em7
  What did I try?
4:03
Am        F  Dm7         G
  Bit by bit     I'd realize
C                   F
  That he was here with me.
Dm7           G     Em
  I looked into my father's

Chorus: 4:14
  Am     F     Dm7     G
         Eyes,
(Look into my father's eyes.)
            C    F
My father's eyes.
Dm7           G     Em7
  I looked into my father's
4:24
  Am     F     Dm7     G
         Eyes,
(Look into my father's eyes.)
            C ->
My father's eyes.

Chorus: 4:29
C F | Dm7 G
            My father's
  Am       F     Dm7     G
  Eyes,
(Looked into my father's eyes.)
            C    F
My father's eyes.
Dm7           G     Am
  I looked into my father's
4:45
           F     Dm7     G
      Eyes,
(Looked into my father's eyes.)
            C    F | Dm7 G:Em7
My father's eyes.

Coda: 4:55
 Am       F     Dm7     G
Looked into my father's eyes.

C F | Dm7 G
5:05
 Am       F     Dm7     G
Looked into my father's eyes.

C  F | Dm7 G
  Yeee-eah.
5:16
 Am       F     Dm7     G
Looked into my father's eyes...