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 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:
e ————-|
b ——–5-5–|
g -1-/-4——-|
d ————-|
A ————-|
E ————-|
(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:
e -4—-2-p-0—|
b ————2-|
g ————–|
d ————–|
A ————–|
E ————–|
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
e -7———9———————-7–5—-5——-12-p-11-12-12–11–11-
b ————-5–5—-9—9-p-7 ——-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 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:
vibr………..
e -1—–/—–4-|
b —————|
g —————|
d —————|
A —————|
E —————|
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
