Fly Eagle Fly — The Marshall Tucker Band
Chords and lyrics for Fly Eagle Fly by The Marshall Tucker Band (key of G).
Intro
[D] [D] [C] [G] [D] [D] [C] [G] [D] [D]
Verse 1
[D]I can't imagine[G] how the[D] world would [Dsus2][D]be[D][Dsus4]
[G]Not to see the gray squirrel climbing in an[D] oak [Dsus2][D]tree[D][Dsus4]
[G]To walk through a corn field and not see the wild duck[D] [Dsus2]flyin[Dsus4][D]
[D]
[A]I believe before the world ever[G] got that bad, I'd be on my knees[D] cryin
[Dsus2] [D]
Chorus
Won't you[D] fly, oh[G] eagle[D] fly, you better[C] run, little[G] cottontail,[D] run
I hope you both live long enough to[C] see the[G] setting[D] [Dsus4][D][C]sun[G][C][D][G]
Verse 2
The[D] lion ain't got no jungle,[G] old black bear got no[D] [Dsus2][D]cave[D][Dsus4]
And that poor old alligator[G] just bout seen his [D]better [Dsus2]days[D]
Chorus
Won't you[D] fly, oh[G] eagle[D] fly, you better[C] run, little[G] cottontail,[D] run
I hope you both live long enough to[C] see the[G] setting[D] [Dsus4][D][C]sun[G][C][D][G]
Bridge
On a[G] cold winter morning I could look up in the sky
And I could see the wild geese[D] [Dsus4]fly[D]
And on a[C] warm spring day I could look up in the air
And[G] I could see the yellow[D] [Dsus4]butterfly[D]
How[G] long has it been since you heard the tiny flutter
Of the little wing of a[D] [Dsus2][D]hummingbird[D][Dsus4]
And[C] I once saw the picture of a[G] buffalo
A thousand[D] in the [Dsus2]herd[D]
Chorus
Won't you[D] fly, oh[G] eagle[D] fly, you better[C] run, little[G] cottontail,[D] run
I hope you both live long enough to[C] see the[G] setting[D] [Dsus4]sun[D]
Outro
[D]Fly, mister[G] eagle,[D] fly
You better[C] run little[G] cottontail, [D][C][G]run[D][G][D]
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