Intro:
[Gbm] [D] [E] [Gbm] [D] [E]
[Gbm] [D] [E] [E]
Verse 1:
[D]Up the[E]the misty [Gbm]mount[A]mountain
Wild [D]flowers [E]bind the [Gbm]groun[A]ground
Down [D]by the r[E]rushing ri[Gbm]river [A]
Force will [D]wear those [E]boulders [Gbm]down [A]
Me I'm [D]under[E]underneath my [Gbm]covers[A]covers
Me I'm [D]trapped [E]inside my[Gbm]my brain[A]brain
While up [D]above the [E]misty mou[Gbm]mountain [A]
Up [D]above the [E]rushing r[Gbm]river [A]
Up [D]above the [E]bed of lo[Gbm]longing [A]
The eag[D]le ta[E]kes the w[Gbm]ind
Chorus:
The [A]eagle [E]takes the[D]the wind my friend
The [D]eagle takes the [Gbm]wind
It m[A]makes me [E]think of [D]this my friend
Wher[D]Where does the eagle live in[Gbm]in me?
Interlude:
[D] [E] [Gbm] [A] [D] [E] [E]
Verse 2:
Oh I am [D]crawling [E]through this [Gbm]city [A]
I say the [D]city will [E]be my ho[Gbm]home [A]
I say [D]Ferron you are [E]halfway pre[Gbm]pretty [A]
And may you [D]never [E]be alo[Gbm]alone [A]
Be it [D]scorn or [E]be it fa[Gbm]favour [A]
Be it [D]but a m[E]moment go[Gbm]gone [A]
But I [D]stood [E]before the mi[Gbm]mirror [A]
Like an [D]open-e[E]open-ended cav[Gbm]cavern [A]
Like a [D]breath held [E]inhaled, h[Gbm]holding,[A]olding,
And I [D]barely [E]knew my na[Gbm]name
Chorus:
I ba[A]rely k[E]new my na[D]me my friend
[D]I barely knew my [Gbm]name
It m[A]makes me [E]think of [D]this my friend
[D]Where do I live in [Gbm]me?
Interlude:
[D] [E] [Gbm] [A] [D] [E] [E]
Verse 3:
Oh it's a [D]planet [E]of resist[Gbm]resistance [A]
It's a w[D]hirling f[E]lame of choi[Gbm]ce [A]
Are you my [D]comrades [E]in persis[Gbm]persistence [A]
I swear they'll [D]know us [E]by our vo[Gbm]voice [A]
Though we [D]lay down in [E]dusty cor[Gbm]corners [A]
We are r[D]ragged [E]as a sc[Gbm]scar [A]
And when we [D]rest our [E]eyes stay o[Gbm]open [A]
We are a[D]always [E]off to [Gbm]war
Chorus:
We're a[A]always [E]off to [D]war my friend
[D]We're always off to[Gbm]to war
And it [A]makes me [E]think of [D]this my friend
[D]Where can the quiet [Gbm]be?
Interlude:
[D] [E] [Gbm] [A] [D] [E] [E]
Verse 4:
Oh is it u[D]p the m[E]isty moun[Gbm]tain [A]
Where wild [D]flowers[E]flowers bind the g[Gbm]ground [A]
Is it d[D]down by the [E]rushing r[Gbm]river [A]
Where force [D]wears those [E]boulders [Gbm]down [A]
Is it [D]underne[E]underneath my co[Gbm]covers [A]
Is it t[D]trapped [E]inside my b[Gbm]brain [A]
Is it up a[D]above the [E]misty mou[Gbm]mountain [A]
Is it up a[D]above the [E]rushing r[Gbm]river [A]
Is it up a[D]above the [E]bed of lo[Gbm]longing [A]
Where the [D]eagle t[E]takes the [Gbm]wind? [A]
Outro:
the [D]eagle t[E]takes the [Gbm]wind? [A]
the [D]eagle t[E]takes the [Gbm]wind? [A]
the [D]eagle t[E]takes the [Gbm]wind? [A]
