Silver eagle
G - C - G -
C - G
Em C
1. It was so late and she’d be sleeping,
Em D
he
came through her hometown,
C
with the moonlight on the crossroads,
G
and
the green light shining down.
Em C
And the bell at the railroad
crossing,
Em D
and
the horn from far away,
C
G
and
his Silver Eagle passing half a mile from where she lay.
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G - C - G - C - G
Em C
2. At his feet a sea of faces
Em D
make
devotions with their love,
C
clap their hands and plead their cases,
G
call
for blessings from above.
Em C
Like the rolling waves forever
massing,
Em
D
to
crash and foam and creep away,
C G
and the Silver Eagle passing half a mile from
where she lay.
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Am - C -
D - C - G + C - G
- C - G
Em C
3. Road signs flow into the headlights,
Em D
whisper
names and fall behind,
C
he finds some honor in the darkness,
G
hopes
for grace and peace of mind.
Em C
And he thinks of how they’d
lay together,
Em D
he’d
run his fingers through her hair,
C G
and he wonders if she’ll ever come to know
that he was there.
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Am - C - D - C - G +
C - G - C - G (3x) ….
(orig.
= capo 3rd) (Mark Knopfler)