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