Band : Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band Song : Eagle On A Pole Album : Conor Oberst www.ConorOberst.com F Dm Saw an eagle on a pole, F Dm I think it was an eagle. F Am Eb Dm Watched its' shadow fly 'cross the cement. F Dm And I woke up in the snow, F Dm all the trees, and crowds, and people. F Am Eb C No shirt, no shoes, no idea where they went. F Dm I followed the fenceline thin, F Dm back where the yard begins F Am Eb C My woman, she stood crying like a man. Bbm C Said, where have you been? Bbm C Where have you been? F Am Eb Dm I thought you said that all of that was done. F Am Eb El Cielo es azul, Bbm F Just don't go telling everyone F Dm Thought the kettle was a train. F Dm Thought that Monday was a doorframe. F Am Eb Dm Tried so hard to finally settle down. F Dm Heard the fire pop and snap. F Dm Like a tack piano rag. F Am Eb C I never could get used to happy sounds. F Dm Yeah, I hope the world's exposed. F Dm A cruel and elaborate hoax. F Am Eb C It convinces me to walk without a cane. Bbm C But what can you do? Bbm C Child, what can you do? F Am Eb Dm I always heard that what is done is done. F Am Eb El Cielo es azul, Bbm F Just don't go telling everyone F Dm The past don't ever quit. F Dm There's boxes in the attic. F Am Eb Dm Baby shoes and taxidermy dream. F Dm While the ashes of the dead, F Dm like a dandelion head, F Am Eb C explode and then are scattered by the breeze. F Dm We're such a long way back, F Dm to all the fun that we had. F Am Eb C When nothing ever seemed to bother me. Bbm C But what can you do? Bbm C Brother, what can you do? F Am Eb Dm Sleep with the stars, and toil in the sun. F Am Eb El Cielo es azul, Bbm F Just don't go telling everyone F Am Eb El Cielo es azul, Bbm F Just don't go telling everyone