John Denver – On The Wings Of An Eagle Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression.

John Denver – On The Wings Of An Eagle Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression.

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This is the chord progression  of On The Wings Of An Eagle by John Denver on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele Chord Progression.

A                                           A
Oh my home is in the mountains
G                         G
I am free, I am free
A                                                 A
I am one with wind and eagles
G
I am free
A                                                 A
Given wings to sail in gracefulness
G                         G
The sky, The sky
A                                                 A
Given voice to sing in breathlessness
G               Bm             E                A
I find that I can fly! (fly away)

F                                          F
I been a long time on the highway
C                                                C
I been a long time one the run
C                                    C
And it gets to be like chaos
F                                                           F
When I’m so long away from home
F                                                                 F
And sometimes its just too much to bear
C                                  C
And I hide behind my eyes
C                                                           C                                     F
I can picture friendly faces and I can dream of friendly skies
G                                                           G
And I guess that I’m the lucky one
D                              D
For the truth of what I know
D                              D                                                           G
For my heart has not denied me, and I have somewhere to go
G                                                                                        D
I shall never be a prisoner of steel and glass and stone
D                                                           D                                      G
And if I leave I will return again to my Rocky Mountain home
D                              G                              D                              G
Oh-lu-li-yea-ee-uuh-lu-lu-lu-ooh, yea-lu-li-yea-ee-lu-lu-lu-lu
D                              G                              D                              G(G#) (A)
Oh-lu-li-yea-ee-uuh-lu-lu-lu-ooh, yea-lu-li-yea-ee-lu-lu-lu-lu

A                                                           A
Oh my home is in the mountains
G                              G
I am free I am free
A                                                           A
I am one with wind and eagles
G
I am free
A                                         A
Given wing to sail in gracefulness
G                              G
The sky the sky
A                                                           A
Given voice to sing in breathlessness
G          Bm            E               A
I find that I can fly, fly away

A                    D             A
In the hands of my Father
A                  D                  A
In the light of the sunshine
A       D         A             E
On the wings of an eagle
E             A             D             E
I’m flying again (I’m flying again)
E             A                         D             E
I’m flying again (I’m flying again)
E             A             D             E
I’m flying again (I’m flying again)
E                         A             D             A
I’m flying again (and I’m flying again)

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How to play On The Wings Of An Eagle: key, chords and progression

On The Wings Of An Eagle by John Denver sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 7 chords to play it: A, G, Bm, E, F, C and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – A – D – E (II – V – I – II in D major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – doh – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm and F are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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On The Wings Of An Eagle chords: questions

What key is On The Wings Of An Eagle in?

On The Wings Of An Eagle by John Denver is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in On The Wings Of An Eagle?

On The Wings Of An Eagle uses 7 chords: A, G, Bm, E, F, C, D.

What is the chord progression of On The Wings Of An Eagle?

The main progression is E – A – D – E (II – V – I – II).

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