Music & text Eric Clapton Album: Pilgrim (1998) INTRO: 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: ^H Sailing down behind ^F# the sun ^{H C#mi} Waiting for ^C#mi7 my ^F# prince to come ^{H H} Praying ^C#mi7for the ^F# healing rain ^{H C#mi} To restore ^Hmi7 my soul ^F#mi again ^E (Fill 1) FILL 1: e -------------| b --------5-5--| g -1-/-4-------| d -------------| A -------------| E -------------| (Gtr.2 plays intro, with a few minor changes) ^E Just a tour^Aride, on ^C#mi the run ^{H E} How did I ^A get here, what ^C#mi have I done ^{H E} When will ^A all my hopes ^C#mi arise ^{H E} And how will I ^A know him, ^C#mi when I look in ^H my father's eyes ^E CHORUS: ^E Look into ^A my father's ^C#mi eyes ^H My father's eyes ^{E A C#mi} When I look in ^H my father's eyes^{E E}Look into ^A my father's ^C#mi eyes ^H My father's eyes ^{E A Hmi7 A E F#mi H} VERSE 2: ^H Then the light begins ^F# to shine ^{H C#mi} And I hear those ^C#mi7 ancient ^F# lullabyes ^{H H} And as I ^C#mi7 watch the ^F# seedling grow, ^{H C#mi} I feel my heart ^Hmi7 start to ^F#mi overflow ^E (Fill 2) FILL 2: e -4----2-p-0---| b ------------2-| g --------------| d --------------| A --------------| E --------------| ^E Where do I ^A find ^C#mi the words to say ^{H E} And how do I ^A teach him, what ^C#mi do we play ^{B E} Bit by ^A bit, ^C#mi I realize ^{H E} That's when I ^A need them, ^C#mi That's when I need ^H my father's eyes ^E CHORUS: ^E Look into ^A my father's ^C#mi eyes ^B My father's eyes ^{E A C#mi} That's when I need ^H my father's eyes^{E E}Look into ^A my father's ^C#mi eyes ^H My father's eyes ^{E A Hmi7 A E F#mi H} 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VERSE 3: ^H When the jagged edge ^F# appears ^{H C#mi} Through the ^C#mi7 distant ^F# clouds of tears ^{H H} And, I'm like a bridge ^C#mi7 that was ^F# washed away ^{H C#mi} My foundations were ^Hmi7 made of ^F#mi clay ^E (Fill 2) FILL 2: vibr........... e -1-----/-----4-| b ---------------| g ---------------| d ---------------| A ---------------| E ---------------| ^E And as my ^A soul ^C#mi slides down to die ^{H E} How could I ^A lose him, what ^C#mi did I try ^{H E} Bit by ^A bit, ^C#mi I realize ^{H E} That he was here ^A with me, ^C#mi and I looked into ^H my father's eyes ^E CHORUS: ^E Look into ^A my father's ^C#mi eyes ^H My father's eyes ^{E A C#mi} I looked into ^H my father's eyes^{E E}Look into ^A my father's ^C#mi eyes ^H My father's eyes ^{E A C#mi H} my father's eyes ^E Look into ^A my father's ^C#mi eyes ^H My father's eyes ^{E A C#mi} I looked into ^H my father's eyes^E* *Fade out