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Intro: F G Am (4x) F G Am Off the Misty Mountain F G Am Wild flowers bind the ground F G Am Down by the rushing river F G Am Force will wear those boulders down F G Am Me, I'm underneath my covers F G Am Me, I'm trapped inside my brain F G Am While up above the Misty Mountain F G Am Up above the rushing river F G Am Up above the bed of longing F G Am -pause- The eagle takes the wind C G F The eagle takes the wind, my friend C You know, the eagle takes the wind G F It makes me think of this my friend G Am Where does the eagle live in me? Instrumental: F G Am (4x) F G Am I go crawling through this city F G Am I say this city will be my home F G Am I say, 'Woman you are halfway pretty' F G Am 'May, you never be alone' F G Am Be it scorn or be it favour F G Am Be it but a moment gone F G Am But I stood before the mirror F G Am Like an open-ended cavern F G Am Like a breath held in, inhaled holding F G Am -pause- And I barely knew my name C G F I barely knew my name, my friend C I barely knew my name G F It makes me think of this my friend G Am Where do I live in me? Instrumental: F G Am (4x) Bridge: F G Am It's a planet of resistance F G Am And a whirling flame of choice F G Am Are you my comrades in persistence? F G Am I swear to know us by our voice F G Am But though we lay down in dusty caverns F G Am We are ragged as a scar F G Am And when we rest, our eyes stay open F G Am -pause- We are always off to war C G F We're always off to war, my friend C You know, we're always off to war G F It makes me think of this my friend G Am Where can the quiet be? Instrumental: F G Am (4x) F G Am But is it underneath my covers? F G Am Or trapped inside my brain? F G Am (Is it at the door?) The Misty Mountain F G Am (Is it at the door?) The rushing river F G Am Is it at the bar? The bed of roaming? F G Am Where the eagle takes the wind F G Am The eagle takes the wind F G Am The eagle takes the wind OUTRO: F G Am (4x)
C G F The eagle takes the wind, my friend C You know, the eagle takes the wind G F It makes me think of this my friend G Am Where does the eagle live in me?
C G F I barely knew my name, my friend C I barely knew my name G F It makes me think of this my friend G Am Where do I live in me?
C G F We're always off to war, my friend C You know, we're always off to war G F It makes me think of this my friend G Am Where can the quiet be?
Written by Ferron
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