I Was An Eagle Chords & Tabs
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I Was an Eagle - Laura Marling
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Tabbed by: Quentin Ames
Watch the Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8hQ_k2qaBk
Tuning: CGCGGE
This is the 2nd song of the first four song medley from the album
Once I Was an Eagle
The strumming throughout this song is a consistent up and down strum with
her thumb. Counted 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a (technically speaking!)
If you just relax and feel it out it might be easier than trying to count
it. I guess it just depends on what kind of person you are.
Riff 1
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
e|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
B|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
G|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
D|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
A|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
E|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
This is used for the intro and the verses
Riff 2
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
e|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
B|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
G|------2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x------|
D|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
A|------2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x------|
E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
Riff 3
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-------|
B|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-------|
G|------0-0-0-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-7-x-x-9-x-x-10-x-12-x-14-x-------|
D|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-------|
A|------0-0-0-2-x-x-4-x-x-5-x-x-7-x-x-9-x-x-10-x-12-x-14-x-------|
E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/laura_marling/i_was_an_eagle_tab.html ]
This is after the part- dirty little hands on me no oh, no oh- and
is the bridge going into the next verse, just before the -when we were in
love- and in the outro. Not sure if 1, 2, 3, 4 is how you would count this.
Feels a little more like twelves but you get the idea. Besides if you
just relax and let you your body feel it, you will not need to count it.
Riff 4
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
e|------8-x-x-7-x-x-5-x-x-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|------9-x-x-7-x-x-5-x-x-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
This is used during the when we were in love
if we were.
Riff 5
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
e|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
B|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
G|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
D|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
A|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-x------|
E|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
Riff 1
So your grandmother sounds to me
Riff 1
A woman I would be proud to be
Riff 1
And you say she reminds you of me
Riff 1
Every little boy is so naive
Riff 2
Oh, I will not be a victim of romance
Riff 2
I will not be a victim of circumstance
Riff 2
Chance or circumstance or romance or any man
Riff 2
Who could get his dirty little hands on me
Riff 2
Oh ah oh, oh ah oh
Riff 3 x2
Bridge
Riff 1
So your grandfather sounds like me
Riff 1
Head up, shoulders back, proud to be
Riff 1
Every little girl is so naive
Riff 1
Falling in love with the first man she sees
Riff 2
Oh, I will not be a victim of romance
Riff 2
I will not be a victim of circumstance
Riff 2
Chance or circumstance or romance or any man
Riff 2
Who could get his dirty little hands on me
Riff 2
Oh ah oh, oh ah no
Riff 3 x2
Bridge
Riff 4
When we were in love
If we were
Riff 4
When we were in love
I was an
Riff 5
Eagle and you were a
Riff 3 x2
Dove
Riff 1
Today I will feel something other than regret
Riff 1
Pass me a glass and a half-smoked cigarette
Riff 1
I've damn near got no dignity left
Riff 1
I've damn near got no dignity left
Riff 2
Oh, I will not be a victim of romance
Riff 2
I will not be a victim of circumstance
Riff 2
Chance or circumstance or romance or any man
Riff 2
Who could get his dirty little hands on me
Riff 2
Oh ah oh ,oh ah no
Riff 3 x2
Bridge
Riff 4
When we were in love
If we were
Riff 4
When we were in love
I was an
Riff 5
Eagle and you were a
Riff 3 x2
dove
Riff 4
When we were in love
If we were
Riff 4
When we were in love
Riff 5 (A little more chill this time)
You were a dove
And I rose above you and
Riff 3 (Outro)
preyed
Then it goes into the next song You Know
