Me And The Eagle Chords & Lyrics - Steve Earle

INTRO: [D] [A] [G] [D]

[VERSE 1]
The eagle looked [D]down on the river below
A[D]nd he wrapped his wings '[A]round him and he f[G]ell like a stone
And the big salmon f[D]ought but the t[A]alons held t[Bm]rue [E]
[D]And he shuddered as the w[A]orld turned from [G]silver to [D]blue

[VERSE 2]
I stood there in [D]awe though I’d seen it before
I was born in these [A]mountains, And I’ll[G] die here for sure
I’ve travelled [D]around I’ve[A] seen city l[Bm]ights [E]
But [D]nothin’ that [A]shined like the [G]big sky at [D]night

[CHORUS]
Some m[A]ornings will find me up a[D]bove the timberline
[G]Lonesome don’t seem like much o[D]nce you’re this high
When it’s all said and [D]done I [A]usually fi[Bm]nd [E]
[D]Me and the [A]eagle are [G]of the same [D]mind

[VERSE 3]
Now when I was [D]young I took me a wife
Bu[D]t she never [A]took to the hi[G]gh country life
So now I‘m [D]alone I [A]don’t really [Bm]mind [E]
[D]But her name echoes [A]down from the [G]canyon somet[D]imes

[CHORUS]
Some m[A]ornings will find me up a[D]bove the timberline
[G]Lonesome don’t seem like much o[D]nce you’re this high
When it’s all said and [D]done I usu[A]ally [Bm]find [E]
[D]Me and the [A]eagle are [G]of the same [D]mind

[VERSE 4]
In my dreams there’s a[D] horse, He stands eighteen hands high
[D]He’s as white as the [A]snow and there’s [G]fire in his eyes
And he’ll bare only [D]me though [A]others would[Bm] try [E]
[D]Together we’ll [A]travel up [G]across the [D]divide

[CHORUS]
Some m[A]ornings will find me up a[D]bove the timberline
[G]Lonesome don’t seem like much o[D]nce you’re this high
When it’s all said and d[D]one I [A]usually f[Bm]ind [E]
[D]Me and the [A]eagle are [G]of the same [D]mind