INTRO: D D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DStandin' (xx0232@1)at that pawn shop counter, trying on the wedding rings D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) A7She (x02020@1)said she needed silver, 'cause gold just turns her green D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) I counted out the twenties, and I laid the money down G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A7 (x02020@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)we went straight to the Davidson courthouse D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DAfter (xx0232@1)three long years together, she found a banker man D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) A7Said (x02020@1)she was thinkin' about her future, and gave me back that silver band D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) GI (320003@1)had it melted down, so I could wear it on a chain G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A7 (x02020@1) DNow (xx0232@1)it's a flyin' silver eagle that used to be a ring CHORUS: G (320003@1) DI'd (xx0232@1)rather have this silver eagle than all that rich man's gold Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) A7It's (x02020@1)my one reminder of a woman turnin' cold D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) GHer (320003@1)love lies in his money, and mine's in a pair of wings G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A7 (x02020@1) DOn (xx0232@1)a flyin' silver eagle that used to be a ring INTRO D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DI (xx0232@1)couldn't put the past behind me, so I put it in a song D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) A7That's (x02020@1)how I tell the story, how that woman done me wrong D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) GNow (320003@1)I tour across the country, ridin' high on the wings G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A7 (x02020@1) DOf (xx0232@1)a flyin' silver eagle that used to be a ring CHORUS SOLO D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) DI (xx0232@1)met a homeless man on Broadway, he was holdin' out his hand D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) A7He (x02020@1)asked me for a dollar, said he was once a banker man D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G'Til (320003@1)that lady took his money, I said man I feel your pain G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A7 (x02020@1) DYa (xx0232@1)might could use this silver eagle, you know it used to be a ring