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 ------- E|x B|o G|o D|3 A|2 E|3 ======================= Cmaj Am Saw an eagle on a pole Cmaj Am I think it was an eagle Cmaj Em7 A#/Am Am Watched its shadow fly 'cross the cement Cmaj Am And I woke up in the snow, Cmaj Am all the trees were crowds of people. Cmaj Em7 A#/Am G7 No coat, no shoes, no idea where they went. Cmaj Am I followed the fenceline thin, Cmaj Am back where the yard begins Em G7 My woman, she stood crying like a man. Fm G Said, where have you been? Fm G Where have you been? Cmaj Em7 A#/Am Am I thought you said that all of that was done. Cmaj Em7 Am El Cielo es azul, Fm C G7 Just don't go telling everyone Cmaj Am Thought the kettle was a train. Cmaj Am Thought that Monday was a doorframe. Cmaj Em7 A#/Am Am Tried so hard to finally settle down. Cmaj Am Heard the fire pop and snap. Cmaj Am Like a tack piano rag. Cmaj Em7 A#/Am G7 I never could get used to happy sounds. Cmaj Am Yeah, I hope the world's exposed. Cmaj Am A cruel and elaborate hoax. Em G7 It convinces me to walk without a cane. Fm G But what can you do? Fm G Child, what can you do? Cmaj Em7 A#/Am Am I always heard that what is done is done. Cmaj Em7 Am El Cielo es azul, Fm C G7 Just don't go telling everyone Cmaj Am The past don't ever quit. Cmaj Am There's boxes in the attic. Cmaj Em7 A#/Am Am Baby shoes and taxidermy dreams. Cmaj Am While the ashes of the dead, Cmaj Am like a dandelion head, Cmaj Em7 A#/Am G7 explode and then are scattered by the breeze. Cmaj Am We're such a long way back, Cmaj Am to all the fun that I had. Em G7 When nothing ever seemed to bother me. Fm G But what can you do? Fm G Brother, what can you do? Cmaj Em7 A#/Am Am Sleep 'neath the stars, and toil in the sun. Cmaj Em7 Am El Cielo es azul Fm C Just don't go telling everyone Cmaj Em7 Am El Cielo es azul Fm C Just don't go telling anyone