The Eagle And The Hawk

by John Denver

Chords

4.8 (179)

Version:

v1 v2

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

Intro

[Song]

I am the eagle, I live in high country,

in rocky cathedrals that reach to the s

ky.

I am the hawk and there’s blood on my feathers,

but time is still turning, they soon will be d

ry.

And a

ll those who see me, and all who believe in me,

share in the freedom I feel when I f

ly.

Come da

nce with the

west wind and t

ouch on the m

ountain tops.

ail o’e

r the canyon

s and up to

the stars.

ach for the

heavens and

hope for the f

uture

and

all that we

can be and

not we a

re.

Outro

[Note 1]

The chords in the intro are the E shape played at various positions on the fretboard

as marked. I have named them E plus a number –

the number marks the fret that your first finger is on.

    E(8) [ch]E(6)[/ch] [ch]E(4)[/ch] [ch]E(2)[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]
E|--0----0----0----0----0--|
B|--0----0----0----0----0--|
G|--8----6----4----2----1--|
D|--9----7----5----3----2--|
A|--9----7----5----3----2--|
E|--0----0----0----0----0--|

[Note 2]

The song is 3/4 time but in the second half of the intro the arrangement has a 6/8 feel.

For a solo guitar you can get the feel of these two rhythms like this:

Standard 3/4 time – one stress on the first beat of each bar.

     <             <
   |-1-2-3-4-5-6-|-1-2-3-4-5-6-|
     D   D U D U   D   D U D U

The 6/8 feel has a stress on the 1st and 4th half beats of the bar.

I've suggested 2 strumming patterns.

The 1st is harder because you have to create the rhythm by volume

on the upstroke at the 4th half beat - it's easy to drift back into a 3/4 count.

The 2nd strum is a little easier. It creates the emphasis

by missing out the downstroke on the 3rd beat. If you're not confident,

start with this strum and add the downstroke in as you improve.

     <     <       <     <
   |-1-2-3-4-5-6-|-1-2-3-4-5-6-|
     D U D U D U   D U D U D U
  or D U D U   U   D U D U   U