Capo: 3rd fret Intro: C Am C Am C C/B Am F C Am Saw an eagle on a pole C Am I think it was an eagle C C/B Am F Watched its shadow fly across the cement C Am I woke up in the snow C Am All the trees were crowds of people C C/B Am F No coat, no shoes, no idea where they went Am C I followed the fence line thin Am C Back where the yard begins E G F My woman, she stood crying like a man G F Said, "Where have you been G Where have you been?" C C/B Am F I thought you said that all of that was done C C/B Am El cielo es azul F C Just don't go telling everyone G C Am Thought the kettle was a train C Am Thought that Monday was a door frame C C/B Am F I tried so hard to finally settle down C Am Heard the fire pop and snap C Am Like a tack piano rag C C/B Am F I never could get used to happy sounds Am C But I hope the world's exposed Am C A cruel and elaborate hoax E G F That convinces me to walk without a cane G F But what can you do G What can you do C C/B Am F I always heard that what is done is done C C/B Am El cielo es azul F C Just don't go telling everyone C Am The past don't ever quit C Am There's boxes in the attic C C/B Am F Baby shoes and taxidermy dreams C Am While the ashes of the dead, C Am like a dandelion head C C/B Am F Explode and then are scattered by the breeze Am C And it's such a long way back Am C to all the fun I had E G F When nothing ever seemed to bother me G But what can you do F G F Child, what can you do C C/B Am F Sleep beneath the stars, and toil in the sun C C/B Am El cielo es azul F C Just don't go telling everyone C C/B Am El cielo es azul F C Just don't go telling everyone