• Song:

    The Eagle And The Hawk

  • Artist:

    John Denver

  • Album:

    Rocky Mountain Collecti...

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[Intro]

E(8)  E(6)  E(4)  E(2)  E (x2) (see notes at the end of this tab)

[Song]

DI (xx0232@1)am the eagle, I live in high country,
                                       Cin (x32010@1)rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky.
DI (xx0232@1)am the hawk and there's blood on my feathers,
                                              Cbut (x32010@1)time is still turning, they soon will be dry.
     DAnd (xx0232@1)all those who see me, and all who believe in me,
                                    F (133211@1)  E (022100@1)  Ashare (x02220@1)in the freedom I feel when I fly.


       D (xx0232@1)          D/C (x30232@1)          G/B (143121@7)        ACome (x02220@1)dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops.
 D (xx0232@1)          Bm (x24432@1)        G (320003@1)         ASail (x02220@1)o'er the canyons and up to the stars.
  D (xx0232@1)         D/C (x30232@1)       G/B (143121@7)         DReach (xx0232@1)for the heavens and hope for the future
    D/C (x30232@1)       G/B (143121@7)      Em (022000@1)    Aand (x02220@1)all that we can be and not we are.

[Outro]
E(8)  E(6)  E(4)  E(2)  E (as per the intro)


[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(8) E(6)E(4) (04xxxx@1)E(2) (024100@1)E1 (022100@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.

     <             <
   |-1-2-3-4-5-6-|-1-2-3-4-5-6-|
     D (xx0232@1) DU (xx0232@1)DU (xx0232@1)  DU (xx0232@1)DU (xx0232@1)DU (xx0232@1)
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.

     <     <       <     <
   |-1-2-3-4-5-6-|-1-2-3-4-5-6-|
     DU (xx0232@1)DU (xx0232@1)DU (xx0232@1)  DU (xx0232@1)DU (xx0232@1)DU (xx0232@1)  or DU (xx0232@1)DU (xx0232@1)  U   DU (xx0232@1)DU (xx0232@1)  U

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