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Silver Eagle

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Key: B-flat Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Capo: 3
C/G.........................332010  
CMaj7/G.....................332000  
|  G|  C/G|  G|  C/G|
|  G| % |
It was so lEmate and she’d be slC/GeepingEm  
He came through her hD/F#ome town
With the moonlight on the crC/Gossroads
And the green light shining dGown
And the bEmell at the railroad crC/GossingEm  
And the horn from fD/F#ar away
And his Silver Eagle pC/Gassing
                           (G)
Half a mile from where she lay
|  G|  C/G|  D/F#   Em|  C/G|
|  G|  C/G|  G|  C/G|
|  G| % |
At his fEmeet a sea of fC/GacesEm  
Make devotions with their lD/F#ove
Clap their hands and plead their cC/GasesCMaj7/G  C/G  
Call for blessings from abGove
Like the rolling wEmaves forever mC/GassingEm  
To crash and foam and creep awD/F#ay
And the Silver Eagle C/Gpassing
                        (G)
Half a mile from where she lay
|  G|  C/G|  D/F#   Em|  C/G|
|  Am7|  C/G|  D/F#   G|  C/G|
|  G|  C/G|  G|  C/G|
|  G| % |
Road signs flEmow into the hC/GeadlightsEm  
Whisper names and fall bD/F#ehind
He finds some honor in the dC/GarknessCMaj7/G  
Hopes for grace and peace of mGind
And he thinks of hEmow they’d lay togC/GetherEm  
He’d run his fingers through her hD/F#air
And he wonders if she’ll C/Gever
                          (G)
Come to know that he was there
|  G|  C/G|  D/F#   Em|  C/G|
|  Am7|  C/G|  D/F#   G|  C/G|
|  G|  C/G|  G|  C/G| (repeat & fade out)

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Silver Eagle

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

D/F#

CMaj7/G

Am7

Key: B-flat Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Capo: 3

332010

C/G.........................

332000

CMaj7/G.....................

G C/G G C/G

| | | | |

| | % |

Em C/G Em

It was so late and she’d be sleeping

D/F#

He came through her home town

C/G

With the moonlight on the crossroads

And the green light shining down

Em C/G Em

And the bell at the railroad crossing

D/F#

And the horn from far away

C/G

And his Silver Eagle passing

()

Half a mile from where she lay

G C/G D/F# Em C/G

| | | | |

G C/G G C/G

| | | | |

| | % |

Em C/G Em

At his feet a sea of faces

D/F#

Make devotions with their love

C/G CMaj7/G C/G

Clap their hands and plead their cases

Call for blessings from above

Em C/G Em

Like the rolling waves forever massing

D/F#

To crash and foam and creep away

C/G

And the Silver Eagle passing

()

Half a mile from where she lay

G C/G D/F# Em C/G

| | | | |

Am7 C/G D/F# G C/G

| | | | |

G C/G G C/G

| | | | |

| | % |

Em C/G Em

Road signs flow into the headlights

D/F#

Whisper names and fall behind

C/G CMaj7/G

He finds some honor in the darkness

Hopes for grace and peace of mind

Em C/G Em

And he thinks of how they’d lay together

D/F#

He’d run his fingers through her hair

C/G

And he wonders if she’ll ever

()

Come to know that he was there

G C/G D/F# Em C/G

| | | | |

Am7 C/G D/F# G C/G

| | | | |

G C/G G C/G

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