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Eagle on a Pole chords by
Conor Oberst
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Key: F major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Bm
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2

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D

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Bm
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C#m
C#m
4

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Abaug
Abaug
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C#m
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Bm
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Verse 1
D
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Bm
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Saw an eagle on a pole,
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Bm
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2

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I think it was an eagle.
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C#m
C#m
4

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Watched its' shadow fly
Abaug
Abaug
4

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'cross the cement.
Bm
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2

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D
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Bm
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And I woke up in the snow,
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D

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Bm
Bm
2

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All the trees, and crowds, and people.
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D

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C#m
C#m
4

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Am
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C
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No shirt, no shoes, no idea where they went.
A
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Verse 2

Bm
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D
D

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I followed the fenceline thin,
Bm
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D
D

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Back where the yard begins
F#m
F#m
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A
A

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My woman, she stood crying like a man.
Gm
Gm
3

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A
A

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Gm
Gm
3

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Said, where have you been?
A
A

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Where have you been?
D
D

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A
A

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Abaug
Abaug
4

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I thought you said that all
Bm
Bm
2

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of that was done.
D
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C#m
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4

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El Cielo es azul,
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Gm
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3

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Just don't go telling everyone
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D

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A
A

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Verse 3
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D

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Bm
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Thought the kettle was a train.
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D

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Thought that Monday was a door-frame.
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C#m
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Abaug
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Tried Tried so hard to fi
Bm
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2

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nally settle down.
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Bm
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Heard the fire pop and snap.
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D

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Bm
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2

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Like a tack piano rag.
D
D

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A
A

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C
C

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I never could get used to happy
Abaug
Abaug
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A
A

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sounds.
Verse 4
Bm
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Yeah, I hope the world's exposed.
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Bm
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D
D

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A cruel and elaborate hoax.
F#m
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2

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It convinces me to walk without
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A

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Gm
Gm
3

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a cane.

But what can you do?
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A

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Gm
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3

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A

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Child, what can you do?
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A

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Abaug
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4

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I al ways heard that what
Bm
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is done is done.
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A
A

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El Cielo es azul,
Bm
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Just don't go telling everyone
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Interlude 1
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A

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Bm
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Verse 5
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The pas
Bm
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t don't ever quit.
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Bm
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There's boxes in the attic.
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C#
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4

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C
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Bm
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Baby shoes and taxidermy dream.
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D

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Bm
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While the ashes of the dead,
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like a dandelion head,
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C#
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C
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Explode and then are scattered
A
A

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by the breeze.
Bm
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D
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We're such a long way back to
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all the fun that we had.
F#m
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When nothing ever seemed
A
A

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Gm
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3

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to bother me.
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A

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But what can you do?
Gm
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A
A

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Brother, what can you do?
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C#m
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Sleep with the stars,
C
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Abaug
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Bm
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and toil in the sun .
Verse 6
D
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A
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El Cielo es azul,
Bm
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Just don't go telling everyone
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C#m
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El Cielo es azul,
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Just don't go telling everyone

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • C#m

    4

  • Abaug

    4

  • Am

  • C

  • A

  • F#m

    2

  • Gm

    3

  • C#

    4

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Eagle on a Pole by Conor Oberst is F major.

The primary chords used in Eagle on a Pole are F, Dm, Em, Cbaug, Cm, Eb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Dm, Em, Cbaug, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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