High Flying Eagle

 

Written by John Stewart

 

'High Flying Eagle' is from the album "Wires from the Bunker", Wrasse Records, 2000, and Appleseed Records, 2000 (songs recoded ca. 1983-1985).  Same song on the "Buster" CD, Neon Dreams, 2000, and there´s a live version on the double CD "Front Row Music – Before the War", Neon Dreams, 2001. 

Good song.  Nice and fast.  Also sounds great played in the key of C, capo 2nd fret.

 

 

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High Flying Eagle     John Stewart

 

(D) (D4) (D) (D4) (D) (D4) (D) (D4)

(D)Eagle on the (D4)wind

And he (D) shakes his (D4)wings,

(D) He lifts his (D4)head

(D) And up he (G)swings, um (A)hm hmm (D)hmm. (D/C#)(Bm)

He can (G)fly til the (A)winter turns to (D)spring, (D/C#)(Bm)

But the (C)high (G/B)flying (A)eagle cannot (D)sing. (D4) (D) (D4)

 

(D)Eagle lifts his (D4)head

And he (D) finds the (D4)sky,

(D) Shakes his (D4)wings

(D) And up he (G)flies, um (A)hm hmm hmm (D)hmm. (D/C#)(Bm)

He can (G)fly til the (A)winter turns to (D)spring, (D/C#)(Bm)

But the (C)high (G/B)flying (A)eagle cannot (D)sing. (D4) (D) (D7)

 

(G)I don't (A)know but I (D) thought I could (Bm)fly,

And (G)I won't (A)know. Not un(D)til I can (G)try.

Still I (A)know that it won't mean a (D)thing, (D/C#)(Bm)

This (C)high (G/B)flying (A)eagle cannot (D)sing. (D4) (D) (D4)

(D) (D4) (D) (D4) (D) (D4) (D) (D4)

(D) (G) (A) (D) (D/C#)(Bm) (G) (A) (D) (D/C#)(Bm)

(C) (`G/B) (A) (D) (D4) (D) (D4)

 

(D) Eagle on the (D4)wind

And he (D) shakes his (D4)wings,

(D) He lifts his (D4)head

(D) And up he (G)swings, um (A)hm hmm (D)hmm. (D/C#)(Bm)

He can (G)fly til the (A)winter turns to (D)spring, (D/C#)(Bm)

But the (C)high (G/B)flying (A)eagle cannot (D)sing. (D) (D4) (D) (D7)

 

(G)I don't (A)know but I (D) thought I could (Bm)fly,

And (G)I won't (A)know. Not un(D)til I can (G)try.

Still I (A)know that it won't mean a (D)thing, (D/C#)(Bm)

This (C)high (G/B)flying (A)eagle,

And the (D)high flying (Bm)eagle,

This (G)high flying (A)eagle,

This (G)high flying (A)eagle cannot (D)sing. (D4) (D)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller