Verse
F# B F#
The sun shines down on a South Dakota mornin'
F# B F#
and I can see their faces in my eyes
B F# B F#
I wish they were behind me, my enemy can find me
B A#m D#m G#m
if only to remind me, that I'm really not alone
B C#m B F# (pause)
All the South Dakota mornings I, have known
[Verse 2]
F# B F#
The eagle flies on a South Dakota morning
F# B F#
and I don't see my eagle anymore
B F# B F#
Now stranger I must kill you, you must survive, but will you
B A#m D#m G#m
I may just beat you down, but will it even up the score
B C#m B F# (pause)
I think I saw the eagle just once more
[Verse 3]
F# B F#
The rain comes down on a South Dakota morning
F# B F#
and I can't see the sadness in my town
B F# B F#
So let it be my pillow, for underneath your willow
B A#m D#m G#m
Wanna go, back to you though you're nothing but a town
B C#m B (end cold on E)
On the South Dakota grass, I lay me down