Eagle on a Pole — Conor Oberst
Chords and lyrics for Eagle on a Pole by Conor Oberst (key of F).
Verse 1
The chord I use in place of A# (I'm bad at chord names):
Saw an [C]eagle on a [Am]pole
I [C]think it was an [Am]eagle
[C]Watched its[C/B] shadow [A#]fly across the [Am]cement
I [C]woke up in the [Am]snow
All the [C]trees were crowds of [Am]people
No [C]coat, no [C/B]shoes, no [A#]idea where they [G]went
I followed the [Am]fence line [C]thin
Back where the [Am]yard [C]begins
My [E]woman, she stood crying like a [G]man[F]
Said, "Where have you [G]been[F]
Where have you [G]been?"
I [C]thought you [C/B]said that [A#]all of that was [Am]done
El [C]cielo [C/B]es [Am]azul
Just don't go[F] telling [C]everyone
[G]
Thought the [C]kettle was a [Am]train
Thought that [C]Monday was a door [Am]frame
I [C]tried so [C/B]hard to [A#]finally settle [Am]down
Heard the [C]fire pop and [Am]snap
Like a [C]tack piano [Am]rag
I [C]never [C/B]could get [A#]used to happy [G]sounds
But I hope the [Am]world's [C]exposed
A cruel and [Am]elaborate [C]hoax
That [Em]convinces me to walk without a [G]cane[F]
But what can you [G]do[F]
What can you [G]do
I [C]always [C/B]heard that [A#]what is done is [Am]done
El [C]cielo [C/B]es [Am]azul
Just don't go[F] telling [C]everyone
[G]
Bridge rhythm: Am G Am G
Bridge lead:
The [C]past don't ever [Am]quit
There's [C]boxes in the [Am]attic
[C]Baby [C/B]shoes and [A#]taxidermy [Am]dreams
While the [C]ashes of the [Am]dead,
like a [C]dandelion [Am]head
[C]Explode[C/B] and then are [A#]scattered by the [G]breeze
And it's such a [Am]long way [C]back
to all the [Am]fun I [C]had
When [Em]nothing ever seemed to bother [G]me[F]
But what can you [G]do
[F]Child, what can you [G]do
Sleep [C]beneath the [C/B]stars, and [A#]toil in the [Am]sun
El [C]cielo [C/B]es [Am]azul
Just don't go[F] telling [C]everyone
El [C]cielo [C/B]es [Am]azul
Just don't go[F] telling [C]everyone
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