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