The Eagle And The Hawk
John DenverVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I am the eagle, I live in high country,
in rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky.
I am the hawk and theres blood on my feathers,
but time is still turning, they soon will be dry.
And all those who see me, and all who believe in me,
share in the freedom I feel when I fly.
Come dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops.
Sail oer the canyons and up to the stars.
Reach for the heavens and hope for the future
and all that we can be and not we are.
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
1 E --0----0----0----0----0--|
2 B --0----0----0----0----0--|
3 G --8----6----4----2----1--|
4 D --9----7----5----3----2--|
5 A --9----7----5----3----2--|
6 E --0----0----0----0----0--|
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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U U U U 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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U U U U U U
or D U D U U D U D U U
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Readable chord sheet for The Eagle And The Hawk by John Denver
[Song]
[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 theres 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 oer 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.
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
[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] [E] [E] [E] [E]
1 E --0----0----0----0----0--|
2 B --0----0----0----0----0--|
3 G --8----6----4----2----1--|
4 D --9----7----5----3----2--|
5 A --9----7----5----3----2--|
6 E --0----0----0----0----0--|
[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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|-1-2-3-4-5-6-|-1-2-3-4-5-6-|
[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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|-1-2-3-4-5-6-|-1-2-3-4-5-6-|
[D] U [D] U [D] U [D] U [D] U [D] U
or D U D U U D U D U U