Eagle On A Pole Chords & Tabs
Conor Oberst And The Mystico Valley Band – Eagle On A Pole(v2)
This is the version that was released on the second album. It's a completely
different song to the one on the first album.
Intro:
Am|Am |Am|Am |F|Am
e|------- e|----------|
B|------- B|-/8\6-----|
G|------- G|-/9\7-5---|
D|-----7- D|--------7-|
A|-7/9--- A|----------|
E|------- E|----------|
Verse1:
F
I saw an eagle on a pole
Am
I think it was an eagle
F
Now that eagle has flown
C
And I'll never know
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|-33-55-77-|
E|----------|
chorus 1:
F C
Could have been a rotten apple
G F
Full of holes
C
Could have been an open wine bottle
G
Ready to go
Am C G
Or it could have been eagle on a pole
Verse 2:
F
Well the beauty of the seasons
Am
Can rip a man up whole
F
And what's happening while you're sleeping
C
You will never know
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|-33-55-77-|
E|----------|
Chorus 2:
F C
Never trust a truly wayward
G F
Wandering soul
C
Never trust a wanted woman
G
Who can't say no
Am C G
And you never trust an eagle on a pole
Bridge:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-10----10--109---7----9-|
D|-10----10--109---7----9-|
A|-8-----8---8-7---5----7-|
E|------------------------|
Don't you wanna know why?
C G
Why not? Why not?
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-10----10--109---7----9-|
D|-10----10--109---7----9-|
A|-8-----8---8-7---5----7-|
E|------------------------|
Don't you wanna know why?
C G
Why not? Why not?
Am C G
Don't you ever trust an eagle on a pole
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Verse 3:
F
I've seen pictures of my face from
Am
Where I swear I did not go
F
Looked like laughing, looked like stealing
C
But I will never know
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|-33-55-77-|
E|----------|
Chorus 3:
F C
Looked like running, leaving tracks
G F
Through morning snow
C
Looked like darkness and the light
G
Going toe to toe
Am C G
And it looked just like an eagle on a pole
Bridge 2:
F E
Look out!
F C G Am
Evil come and there's nothing left to laugh about
F C G Am
Eden come and we're crying we can't get out!
C G
Get out! Get out!
Verse 4:
F
Something moving, something floating
Am
Something falling soft en slow
F
It was getting super natural
C
But you never know
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|-33-55-77-|
E|----------|
Chorus 4:
F C
Getting ready for the girls
G F
At the burlesque show
C
Getting ready for the night time
G
Street lights glowing
Am C G
Get ready for that eagle on a pole
Bridge 2:
F E
Look out!
F C G Am
Evil come and there's nothing left to laugh about
F C G Am
Evil come and there's nothing left to laugh about
F C G Am
Eden come and we're crying we can't get out!
C G
Get out! Get out!
Outro:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-10----10--109---7----9-|
D|-10----10--109---7----9-|
A|-8-----8---8-7---5----7-|
E|------------------------|
Don't you wanna know why?
C G
Why not? Why not?
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-10----10--109---7----9-|
D|-10----10--109---7----9-|
A|-8-----8---8-7---5----7-|
E|------------------------|
Don't you wanna know why?
C G
Why not? Why not?
Am C G
Don't you ever trust an eagle on a pole
Am C G
Don't you ever trust an eagle on a pole
