D I am the eagle, I live in high country,
in rocky cathedrals that reach to the s C ky.
D I am the hawk and there's blood on my feathers,
but time is still turning, they soon will be d C ry.
And a D ll those who see me, and all who believe in me,
share in the freedom I feel when I f F ly. E A
Come da D nce with the D/C west wind and t G/B ouch on the m A ountain tops.
S D ail o'er the Bm canyons and G up to the st A ars.
Re D ach for the D/C heavens and G/B hope for the f D uture
and D/C all that we G/B can be and Em not we a A re.
(Outro)
E(8) E(6) E(4) E(2) E (as per the intro)
(Note 1)
The chords in the intro are the E shape played at various positions on the fretboard as
I have named them E plus a number the number marks the fret that your first finger is on.
E(8) E(6) E(4) E(2) E
(Note 2)
The song is 3/4 time but in the second half of the intro the arrangement has a 6/8 feel.
For a solo guitar you can get the feel of these two rhythms like this:
Standard 3/4 time one stress on the first beat of each bar.
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D D U D U D U D U D U
6/8 feel stress on the 1st and 4th half beats of the bar. I've suggested 2 strumming
The 1st is harder because you have to create the rhythm by volume on the upstroke at
4th half beat - it's easy to drift back into a 3/4 count. The 2nd strum is a little
It creates the emphasis by missing out the downstroke on the 3rd beat. If you're not
start with this strum and add the downstroke in as you improve.
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D U D U D U D U D U D U
or D U D U U D U D U U
John Denver
