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Silver Eagle
George Jones & Merle Haggard
AWell he rides into town on the back of a big silver Deagle
E7Strapped to his shoulders are the burdens of staying on Atop
And the lines in his face tell the story of an uphill Dflight
You can E7tell how he feels day by day by the songs that he Awrites
He's loved by millions somehow he's their prisoner as Dwell
As he E7rides down the road in his ten wheeled aluminum Acell
Now he lives for the day that the eagle will carry him Dhome
'Cause the E7glamour is over nearly all of his seeds have been Asown
Let him go silDver eagle thE7ere must be a better way Ato fly
For this great American Dpoet who's E7singing his songs
About the everyday working man's Alife
One night on the road just south of the Idyho Dline
We were E7smoking some comtrex and attempting to alter our Aminds
Then just before daylight Hag pushed back his hat and he sDaid
"Ah we're E7puttin too much emphasis on bein' a star
Can't we do a little bit of living Ainstead"
Let him go silvDer eagle theE7re must be a better way Ato fly
For this great American Dpoet who's E7singing his songs
About the everyday working man's Alife
Let him go silDver eagle thE7ere must be a better way Ato fly
For this great American Dpoet who's E7singing his songs
About the everyday working man's Alife

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Silver Eagle

by George Jones

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Silver Eagle

George Jones & Merle Haggard

A D

Well he rides into town on the back of a big silver eagle

E7 A

Strapped to his shoulders are the burdens of staying on top

And the lines in his face tell the story of an uphill flight

E7 A

You can tell how he feels day by day by the songs that he writes

He's loved by millions somehow he's their prisoner as well

E7 A

As he rides down the road in his ten wheeled aluminum cell

Now he lives for the day that the eagle will carry him home

E7 A

'Cause the glamour is over nearly all of his seeds have been sown

D E7 A

Let him go silver eagle there must be a better way to fly

D E7

For this great American poet who's singing his songs

About the everyday working man's life

One night on the road just south of the Idyho line

E7 A

We were smoking some comtrex and attempting to alter our minds

Then just before daylight Hag pushed back his hat and he said

"Ah we're puttin too much emphasis on bein' a star

Can't we do a little bit of living instead"

D E7 A

Let him go silver eagle there must be a better way to fly

D E7

For this great American poet who's singing his songs

About the everyday working man's life

D E7 A

Let him go silver eagle there must be a better way to fly

D E7

For this great American poet who's singing his songs

About the everyday working man's life

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