[Verse 1]
    E                   A             E
The sun shines down on a South Dakota mornin'
    E               A           E
and I can see their faces in my eyes
  A                E          A          E
I wish they were behind me, my enemy can find me
   A         Abm               C#m         F#m
if only to remind me, that I'm really not alone
        A            Bm               A     E (pause)
All the South Dakota mornings I, have known
 
[Verse 2]
    E                A            E
The eagle flies on a South Dakota morning
    E              A        E
and I don't see my eagle anymore
    A               E         A                      E
Now stranger I must kill you,  you must survive, but will you
  A                 Abm               C#m          F#m
I may just beat you down, but will it even up the score
  A               Bm              A     E (pause)
I think I saw the eagle just once more
 
[Verse 3]
    E                    A            E
The rain comes down on a South Dakota morning
    E               A             E
and I can't see the sadness in my town
   A            E            A              E
So let it be my pillow, for underneath your willow
A         Abm                       C#m            F#m
Wanna go, back to you though you're nothing but a town
       A            Bm              A (end cold on E)
On the South Dakota grass, I lay me down