Chords for My Father's Eyes - Amy Grant
Tempo:
117.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] I may not be every mother's dream for her little girl
And my face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world
[G] But that's alright [F#] as long as I [Bm] can have one wish I pray
When [D] people look [E] inside my life [Em] I want to hear them say
[E] [A] She's [D] got her father's eyes, [F] her father's eyes
[Em] Eyes that find [F#m] the good in things [G] the good is not [F#m] around
Eyes [A] that find the source [Bm] of help [E] when help just can't be [A] found
[G] Eyes full of [D] compassion,
[G] seeing every [D] pain
Knowing [A] what you're [Bm] going through and feeling [E] it the same
[A] Just like [D] my father's eyes, [C] my father's eyes
[B] My father's [D#m] eyes, [Em]
[A] just like [D] my father's eyes
[G]
[D] [G] [D] On that day when we will pay for all the deeds we have done
Good and bad they'll all be had to see by everyone
[G] And when you're called [F#] to stand and tell [Bm] just what you saw in me
More than [E]
anything I know I [Em] want your words to be
[A] She had [D] her father's eyes, [F] her father's eyes
[Em] Eyes that found the [F#m] good in things [G] the good was not [F#m] around
[G] Eyes that found the [D] source [Bm] of help [E] when help would not be [A] found
[D] Eyes full of compassion,
[G] seeing [D] every pain
Knowing [A] what you're [Bm] going through [E] and feeling it the same
[A] Just like [D] my father's eyes, [C] my father's eyes
[B] My father's eyes, [Em]
[A] just like my [D] father's eyes
My [C] father's eyes, [B] my father's eyes
[Em]
[A] Just like [D] my father's eyes
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] I may not be every mother's dream for her little girl
And my face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world
[G] But that's alright [F#] as long as I [Bm] can have one wish I pray
When [D] people look [E] inside my life [Em] I want to hear them say
[E] [A] She's [D] got her father's eyes, [F] her father's eyes
[Em] Eyes that find [F#m] the good in things [G] the good is not [F#m] around
Eyes [A] that find the source [Bm] of help [E] when help just can't be [A] found
[G] Eyes full of [D] compassion,
[G] seeing every [D] pain
Knowing [A] what you're [Bm] going through and feeling [E] it the same
[A] Just like [D] my father's eyes, [C] my father's eyes
[B] My father's [D#m] eyes, [Em]
[A] just like [D] my father's eyes
[G]
[D] [G] [D] On that day when we will pay for all the deeds we have done
Good and bad they'll all be had to see by everyone
[G] And when you're called [F#] to stand and tell [Bm] just what you saw in me
More than [E]
anything I know I [Em] want your words to be
[A] She had [D] her father's eyes, [F] her father's eyes
[Em] Eyes that found the [F#m] good in things [G] the good was not [F#m] around
[G] Eyes that found the [D] source [Bm] of help [E] when help would not be [A] found
[D] Eyes full of compassion,
[G] seeing [D] every pain
Knowing [A] what you're [Bm] going through [E] and feeling it the same
[A] Just like [D] my father's eyes, [C] my father's eyes
[B] My father's eyes, [Em]
[A] just like my [D] father's eyes
My [C] father's eyes, [B] my father's eyes
[Em]
[A] Just like [D] my father's eyes
[G] [D]
Key:
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[N] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] I may not be every mother's dream for her little girl
And my face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world
_ [G] But that's alright [F#] as long as I [Bm] can have one wish I pray
When [D] people look [E] inside my life [Em] I want to hear them say
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ She's [D] got her father's _ eyes, _ [F] her father's _ _ eyes _
[Em] Eyes that find [F#m] the good in things [G] the good is not [F#m] around _ _
Eyes [A] that find the source [Bm] of help [E] when help just can't be _ [A] found _
[G] Eyes full of [D] compassion, _ _
[G] seeing every [D] _ pain _
Knowing [A] what you're [Bm] going through and feeling [E] it the same _
[A] _ Just like [D] my father's eyes, _ _ [C] my father's _ eyes
_ [B] My father's _ _ [D#m] eyes, _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ just like [D] my father's _ eyes
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] On that day when we will pay for all the deeds we have done
_ Good and bad they'll all be had to see by everyone
_ _ [G] And when you're called [F#] to stand and tell [Bm] just what you saw in _ me
More than [E]
anything I know I [Em] want your words to be
[A] _ _ She had [D] her _ father's _ eyes, _ [F] her father's _ _ eyes
_ [Em] Eyes that found the [F#m] good in things [G] the good was not [F#m] around _
_ [G] Eyes that found the [D] source [Bm] of help [E] when help would not be [A] _ found
[D] Eyes full of _ compassion, _
[G] seeing _ [D] every _ pain
Knowing [A] what you're [Bm] going through [E] and feeling it the same _
[A] _ Just like [D] my father's eyes, _ _ [C] my father's _ _ eyes
[B] My father's _ _ _ eyes, [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ just like my [D] father's eyes
_ My _ [C] father's eyes, _ _ [B] my father's _ eyes
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ Just like [D] my father's eyes
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] I may not be every mother's dream for her little girl
And my face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world
_ [G] But that's alright [F#] as long as I [Bm] can have one wish I pray
When [D] people look [E] inside my life [Em] I want to hear them say
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ She's [D] got her father's _ eyes, _ [F] her father's _ _ eyes _
[Em] Eyes that find [F#m] the good in things [G] the good is not [F#m] around _ _
Eyes [A] that find the source [Bm] of help [E] when help just can't be _ [A] found _
[G] Eyes full of [D] compassion, _ _
[G] seeing every [D] _ pain _
Knowing [A] what you're [Bm] going through and feeling [E] it the same _
[A] _ Just like [D] my father's eyes, _ _ [C] my father's _ eyes
_ [B] My father's _ _ [D#m] eyes, _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ just like [D] my father's _ eyes
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] On that day when we will pay for all the deeds we have done
_ Good and bad they'll all be had to see by everyone
_ _ [G] And when you're called [F#] to stand and tell [Bm] just what you saw in _ me
More than [E]
anything I know I [Em] want your words to be
[A] _ _ She had [D] her _ father's _ eyes, _ [F] her father's _ _ eyes
_ [Em] Eyes that found the [F#m] good in things [G] the good was not [F#m] around _
_ [G] Eyes that found the [D] source [Bm] of help [E] when help would not be [A] _ found
[D] Eyes full of _ compassion, _
[G] seeing _ [D] every _ pain
Knowing [A] what you're [Bm] going through [E] and feeling it the same _
[A] _ Just like [D] my father's eyes, _ _ [C] my father's _ _ eyes
[B] My father's _ _ _ eyes, [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ just like my [D] father's eyes
_ My _ [C] father's eyes, _ _ [B] my father's _ eyes
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ Just like [D] my father's eyes
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _