Eagle On a Pole (version from self titled 1st album "Conor Oberst") by Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley band CAPO ON 5 This version was created by mashing up a few of the existing tabs and the comments/corrections as well as adding a few small things that I picked up myself. The lyrics were wrong on the other tabs also. Most of it can be strummed and sounds pretty good if finger picking is not your thing but I really think the Cmaj -> Em7 -> A#/Am -> Am progression in "watched its shadow fly 'cross the cement" needs to be played with a descending arpeggio to sound good. Please do not assume the Am in the "El cielo es azul" progression is a typo. I'm pretty sure the A# root note is left out from the other stanze to make this part sound more powerful and less dissonant. Let's define some chords. I apologize if I've used the wrong names for some of these. If you follow these definitions I promise it will all work out. Cmaj ------ E|x B|o G|o D|2 A|3 E|x Em7 ------- E|x B|x G|o D|o A|2 E|x A#/Am ------- E|x B|o G|2 D|2 A|1 E|x G7------- (320001@1)E|x B|o G|o D|3 A|2 E|3 ======================= Cmaj (x32010@1) AmSaw (x02210@1)an eagle on a pole Cmaj (x32010@1) AmI (x02210@1)think it was an eagle Cmaj (x32010@1) Em7 A#/Am AmWatched (x02210@1)its shadow fly 'cross the cement Cmaj (x32010@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)I woke up in the snow, Cmaj (x32010@1) Amall (x02210@1)the trees were crowds of people. Cmaj (x32010@1) Em7 A#/Am G7No (320001@1)coat, no shoes, no idea where they went. Cmaj (x32010@1) AmI (x02210@1)followed the fenceline thin, Cmaj (x32010@1) Amback (x02210@1)where the yard begins Em (022000@1) G7My (320001@1)woman, she stood crying like a man. Fm (133111@1) GSaid, (320003@1)where have you been? Fm (133111@1) GWhere (320003@1)have you been? Cmaj (x32010@1) Em7 A#/Am AmI (x02210@1)thought you said that all of that was done. Cmaj (x32010@1) Em7 AmEl (x02210@1)Cielo es azul, Fm (133111@1) C (x32010@1) G7Just (320001@1)don't go telling everyone Cmaj (x32010@1) AmThought (x02210@1)the kettle was a train. Cmaj (x32010@1) AmThought (x02210@1)that Monday was a doorframe. Cmaj (x32010@1) Em7 A#/Am AmTried (x02210@1)so hard to finally settle down. Cmaj (x32010@1) AmHeard (x02210@1)the fire pop and snap. Cmaj (x32010@1) AmLike (x02210@1)a tack piano rag. Cmaj (x32010@1) Em7 A#/Am G7I (320001@1)never could get used to happy sounds. Cmaj (x32010@1) AmYeah, (x02210@1)I hope the world's exposed. Cmaj (x32010@1) AmA (x02210@1)cruel and elaborate hoax. Em (022000@1) G7It (320001@1)convinces me to walk without a cane. Fm (133111@1) GBut (320003@1)what can you do? Fm (133111@1) GChild, (320003@1)what can you do? Cmaj (x32010@1) Em7 A#/Am AmI (x02210@1)always heard that what is done is done. Cmaj (x32010@1) Em7 AmEl (x02210@1)Cielo es azul, Fm (133111@1) C (x32010@1) G7Just (320001@1)don't go telling everyone Cmaj (x32010@1) AmThe (x02210@1)past don't ever quit. Cmaj (x32010@1) AmThere's (x02210@1)boxes in the attic. Cmaj (x32010@1) Em7 A#/Am AmBaby (x02210@1)shoes and taxidermy dreams. Cmaj (x32010@1) AmWhile (x02210@1)the ashes of the dead, Cmaj (x32010@1) Amlike (x02210@1)a dandelion head, Cmaj (x32010@1) Em7 A#/Am G7explode (320001@1)and then are scattered by the breeze. Cmaj (x32010@1) AmWe're (x02210@1)such a long way back, Cmaj (x32010@1) Amto (x02210@1)all the fun that I had. Em (022000@1) G7When (320001@1)nothing ever seemed to bother me. Fm (133111@1) GBut (320003@1)what can you do? Fm (133111@1) GBrother, (320003@1)what can you do? Cmaj (x32010@1) Em7 A#/Am AmSleep (x02210@1)'neath the stars, and toil in the sun. Cmaj (x32010@1)Em7 AmEl (x02210@1)Cielo es azul Fm (133111@1) CJust (x32010@1)don't go telling everyone Cmaj (x32010@1)Em7 AmEl (x02210@1)Cielo es azul Fm (133111@1) CJust (x32010@1)don't go telling anyone
