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