Chords for Linda Ronstadt Narrates 2016 Eagles Tribute

[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ What can [A] you say about a group of men who created music that [F#m] transcends time, [E] _ _ that connects
one generation with the [A] next?
_ _ [F#m]
You can say [E] that they were keen observers [C#m] of life, who made their [F#m] stories feel like our [E] own. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ Something [G] about them felt familiar.
_ _ [D] They looked like us. _
_ [C] They were who we wanted to [D] be.
[G] _
_ _ So [D] how did a country boy from Texas [C] and a [G] suburban kid from Detroit find each other
at [C] the dawn of their musical journeys?
[G] _ _ They [F] went to [D#] Mecca.
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [A#m] The [D#] troubadour was the center of our musical universe and the place I met [F#] Glenn Prye, [G#] Don
Henley, [C#] and a lot of other musicians looking for their [B] next [A#m] song, their next [D#] paycheck,
[F] or their next meal.
_ _ [A#m] I was putting together a [D#] touring band and hired Glenn, a great guitar player with an
exquisite [F] vocal [G] range. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ And Don was [G] an ideal drummer for a singer like me.
He played simply, understood traditional music, and was a [Am] brilliant vocalist.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
On the road, Glenn [C] and Don played and wrote music all night [A] and made a fateful [D] decision
to form their own band.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ The 70s arrived with intensity, [Am] and so did the Eagles.
Their music was impeccable.
[Em] Every note and lyric were considered, and every song [Bm] mattered.
_ [F#] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And when [F#] this epic seven-minute single reached number one, [B]
the [C#] Eagles had come of [D] age.
_ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _
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This song of profound resonance [Em] would become an iconic part of our musical landscape for
the [F#] next 40 years. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Joe Walsh infused the [F] Eagles with unrestrained rock and roll.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And Timothy [E] B.
Schmidt added a soaring [B] vocal range that [F#m] elevated every harmony.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] What's it like to be an Eagle now?
_ _ [E] It's just part of my life. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We _ _ _ [B] _
[F#m] managed to [B] _ _ represent that period [E] of time in the 70s, Southern [D] California, [E] which was
very artistically creative.
_ _ _ I hope that's remembered [A] _ _ like the roaring 20s are.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ We wanted longevity.
_ It wasn't a hobby for us.
It wasn't a game.
It wasn't a pleasant [E] diversion.
It was a [A] life.
_ It was a calling.
It was a career.
[F#m] _ _ _ _
We set [A] out to become a band for our time. _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ But sometimes if you do a good enough job, you become a band for all time.
_ _ To my brothers, the Eagles, _ forever may you fly.
[N] _ _