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C#m

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VIII

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B

I

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4

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D

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F#

I

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1

A

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G#m

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VIII

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1

Key: E
Tempo: 92 bpm
MFE = My Father's Eyes
(LIMFE) = backup singers singing, "Look into my father's eyes…"

E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;A 
B
(intro - slide lead)
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;D 
(slide lead)                                                (2 bar
bridge
D    C#m  B    F#  ;B                  ;F#        B        ;C#m 
for key change)     Sailing down       behind the sun,     waiting for
my
B    F#   B        ;B                  ;F#        B        ;C#m 
D
Prince to come.     Praying for the     healing rain       to restore
my
C#m       B        ;E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E 
C#m
soul again.         Just a poor (?)     on the run.    How did I get
here?
A         B        ;E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E 
C#m
What Have I done?    When will all my   hopes arise,     & how will I
know
A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m       B        ;E 
C#m
when, when I look in MFE? (LIMFE)                 My father's eyes…
A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m       B        ;E 
C#m
 ..when I look in MFE (LIMFE)                   My father's eyes.
D                  ;D    C#m  B    F#  ;B                  ;F# 
B
(2 bar bridge for key change)           Then the light begins to
shine,
C#m                ;B    F#   B        ;B                  ;F# 
B
I hear those ancient lullabies.           And as I watch the seedling
grow,
C#m       D        ;C#m       B        ;E         C#m      ;A 
B
feel my heart start to overflow.         Where do I find the words to
say?
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;A 
B
How do I teach him? What do we play?          Bit by bit, I've
realized,
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m 
B
that's when I need them, that's when I need MFE (LIMFE)       My
father's
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m 
B
eyes.          That's when I need MFE      (LIMFE)          My
father's
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         A        ;A 
eyes.        (yeahhhh ah ah ah)         (distortion guitar with slide
A         E        ;E                  ;E         A        ;A 
guitar lead overlay)
A         E        ;E              B   ;E         C#m      ;A 
B
()              (distortion ends....)   (slide guitar lead)
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;A 
B
(lead continues)
E         C#m      ;A         B    F#  ;B                  ;F# 
B
                                          When the jagged edge appears
C#m       G#m      ;B    F#   B        ;B                  ;F# 
B
thru the distance, clouds of tears.     I'm like a bridge that was
washed
C#m       D        ;C#m       B        ;E         C#m      ;A 
B
away, my foundations were made of clay.   As my soul slides down to
die,
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;A 
B
how could I lose him, what did I try?        Bit by bit, I've
realized,
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m 
B
that he will be with me, I'll look into MFE   (LIMFE)       My
father's
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m 
B
eyes.                I'll look into MFE (LIMFE)             My
father's
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m 
B
eyes    (slide lead)               MFE    (LIMFE)           My
father's
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m 
B
eyes      (slide)          I look into MFE (LIMFE)          My
father's
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m 
B
eyes     (slide)                        (LIMFE)
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m 
B
         (slide)                        (LIMFE)
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E         C#m      ;C#m 
B
                                        (LIMFE)
E         C#m      ;A         B        ;E                  ; 
                                        (end)
Fo' a' that 'n' a' that
It's comin' yet, fo' a' that
That man to man, the world o'er
Will brothers be, fo' a' that.
Robbie Burns