{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":741860,"song":"The Eagle And The Hawk","artist":"John Denver","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/741860-the-eagle-and-the-hawk-chords-by-john-denver/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/741860?type=chord","rating":4.97091,"votes":165,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]E[/ch](8)  [ch]E[/ch](6)  [ch]E[/ch](4)  [ch]E[/ch](2)  [ch]E[/ch] (x2) (see notes at the end of this tab)\r\n\r\n[Song]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nI am the eagle, I live in high country,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nin rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nI am the hawk and there’s blood on my feathers,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nbut time is still turning, they soon will be dry.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd all those who see me, and all who believe in me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nshare in the freedom I feel when I fly.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D/C[/ch]            [ch]G/B[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCome dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSail o’er the canyons and up to the stars.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]D/C[/ch]         [ch]G/B[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nReach for the heavens and hope for the future[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D/C[/ch]         [ch]G/B[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand all that we can be and not we are.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]E[/ch](8)  [ch]E[/ch](6)  [ch]E[/ch](4)  [ch]E[/ch](2)  [ch]E[/ch] (as per the intro)\r\n\r\n[Note 1]\r\nThe chords in the intro are the E shape played at various positions on the fretboard\r\nas marked.  I have named them E plus a number –\r\nthe number marks the fret that your first finger is on.\r\n\r\n[tab]    E(8) [ch]E(6)[/ch] [ch]E(4)[/ch] [ch]E(2)[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nE|--0----0----0----0----0--|\r\nB|--0----0----0----0----0--|\r\nG|--8----6----4----2----1--|\r\nD|--9----7----5----3----2--|\r\nA|--9----7----5----3----2--|\r\nE|--0----0----0----0----0--|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Note 2]\r\nThe song is 3/4 time but in the second half of the intro the arrangement has a 6/8 feel.\r\nFor a solo guitar you can get the feel of these two rhythms like this:\r\n\r\nStandard 3/4 time – one stress on the first beat of each bar.\r\n\r\n[tab]     <             <\r\n   |-1-2-3-4-5-6-|-1-2-3-4-5-6-|\r\n     D   D U D U   D   D U D U[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe 6/8 feel has a stress on the 1st and 4th half beats of the bar.  \r\nI've suggested 2 strumming patterns.\r\nThe 1st is harder because you have to create the rhythm by volume\r\non the upstroke at the 4th half beat - it's easy to drift back into a 3/4 count.\r\nThe 2nd strum is a little easier. It creates the emphasis\r\nby missing out the downstroke on the 3rd beat.  If you're not confident,\r\nstart with this strum and add the downstroke in as you improve.\r\n\r\n[tab]     <     <       <     <\r\n   |-1-2-3-4-5-6-|-1-2-3-4-5-6-|\r\n     D U D U D U   D U D U D U\r\n  or D U D U   U   D U D U   U[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nE(8)  E(6)  E(4)  E(2)  E (x2) (see notes at the end of this tab)\n\n[Song]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nE(8)  E(6)  E(4)  E(2)  E (as per the intro)\n\n[Note 1]\nThe chords in the intro are the E shape played at various positions on the fretboard\nas marked.  I have named them E plus a number –\nthe number marks the fret that your first finger is on.\n\n\n\n[Note 2]\nThe song is 3/4 time but in the second half of the intro the arrangement has a 6/8 feel.\nFor a solo guitar you can get the feel of these two rhythms like this:\n\nStandard 3/4 time – one stress on the first beat of each bar.\n\n\n\nThe 6/8 feel has a stress on the 1st and 4th half beats of the bar.  \nI've suggested 2 strumming patterns.\nThe 1st is harder because you have to create the rhythm by volume\non the upstroke at the 4th half beat - it's easy to drift back into a 3/4 count.\nThe 2nd strum is a little easier. It creates the emphasis\nby missing out the downstroke on the 3rd beat.  If you're not confident,\nstart with this strum and add the downstroke in as you improve.","chords":["E","D","C","F","A","D/C","G/B","Bm","G","Em","E(6)","E(4)","E(2)","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}