Silver Eagle

| G | C/G | G | C/G | | G | % | Em C/G Em It was so late and she’d be sleeping D/F# He came through her home town C/G With the moonlight on the crossroads G And the green light shining down Em C/G Em And the bell at the railroad crossing D/F# And the horn from far away C/G And his Silver Eagle passing G Half a mile from where she lay | G | C/G | D/F# Em | C/G | | G | C/G | G | C/G | | G | % | Em C/G Em At his feet a sea of faces D/F# Make devotions with their love C/G CMaj7/G C/G Clap their hands and plead their cases G Call for blessings from above Em C/G Em Like the rolling waves forever massing D/F# To crash and foam and creep away C/G And the Silver Eagle passing G Half a mile from where she lay | G | C/G | D/F# Em | C/G | | Am7 | C/G | D/F# G | C/G | | G | C/G | G | C/G | | G | % | Em C/G Em Road signs flow into the headlights D/F# Whisper names and fall behind C/G CMaj7/G He finds some honor in the darkness G Hopes for grace and peace of mind Em C/G Em And he thinks of how they’d lay together D/F# He’d run his fingers through her hair C/G And he wonders if she’ll ever G Come to know that he was there | G | C/G | D/F# Em | C/G | | Am7 | C/G | D/F# G | C/G | | G | C/G | G | C/G | (repeat & fade out)