I Was an Eagle chords and lyrics - LAURA MARLING

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[Verse 1]
[C]So [F]you[C]r g[F]randmother
[C]sounds to [F]me
A wo[C]man I would be proud to [F]be
And you say she remind[C]s you o[F]f me
Every [C]little boy is so naive, [Am]oh

[Verse 2]
I will not be a victim of [C]romance[Am]
I will not be a [C]victim of circumstance
[G]Cha[Am]nce or circumstance or romance,
[C]or any man[G]
Who could [Am]get his dirty
little hands [C]on me

[Interlude 1]
[Am][C]

[Verse 3]
[F]So your grandfather sound
[C]s like m[F]e
Head up, shoulders back
[C]and proud to [F]be
Every little girl [C]is so [F]naive
Falling in love with [C]the first
man that [Am]she sees

[Verse 4]
I will not be a victim of [C]ro [G]mance[C][Am]
I will not be a victim of [C]circumstance[G]
[Am]Chance or circumstance or romance,
[C]or any man[G]
Who could get [Am]his dirty little
hands on [G]me
[Am][C]

[Verse 5]
[F]When [G]we were [C]in love, if we were
[F]When we [C]were in love
I was [F]an eagle
And you were a dove
[C]

[Verse 6]
[F]Today I will feel something
oth[C]er than [F]regret
Pass me a glass and a half-s
[C]moked cigarette
cigarette
[F]I've damn near got no dignit[C]y lef[F]t
I've damn near got no dig[C]nity left, [Am]oh

[Verse 7]
I will not be a victim of [C]romance[Am]
I will not be a victim of [C]circumstance
[Am]Chance or circumstance or romance,
[C]or any man
Who could [Am]get his dirty little
hands on [C]me[G]

[Interlude 2]
[Am][C]

[Verse 8]
[C]When [G]we were in [C]love, if we were
When [G]we [C]were in love
I was [F]an eagle
And you were a dove
[C]

[Verse 9]
[F]When we [G]were in [C]love, if we were
[F]When we were in [C]love
You were a dove
[F]And I rose abo[G]ve you and[C] preyed

[Outro 1]
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