Flying Silver Eagle

Intro : D D G D D A D standin’ at that pawn shop counter , trying on the wedding rings D G D D A7 she said she needed silver , ’cause gold just turns her green D G D D D7 G i counted out the twenties , and i laid the money down G D A7 D and we went straight to the davidson courthouse D G D D A D after three long years together , she found a banker man D G D D A7 said she was thinkin’ about her future , and gave me back that silver band D G D D D7 G i had it melted down , so i could wear it on a chain G D A7 D now it’s a flyin’ silver eagle that used to be a ring Chorus : G D i’d rather have this silver eagle than all that rich man’s gold Bm Em G A7 it’s my one reminder of a woman turnin’ cold D G D D D7 G her love lies in his money , and mine’s in a pair of wings G D A7 D on a flyin’ silver eagle that used to be a ring Intro D G D D A D i couldn’t put the past behind me , so i put it in a song D G D D A7 that’s how i tell the story , how that woman done me wrong D G D D D7 G now i tour across the country , ridin’ high on the wings G D A7 D of a flyin’ silver eagle that used to be a ring Chorus Solo D G D D A D i met a homeless man on broadway , he was holdin’ out his hand D G D D A7 he asked me for a dollar , said he was once a banker man D G D D D7 G ’til that lady took his money , i said man i feel your pain G D A7 D ya might could use this silver eagle , you know it used to be a ring