Intro: F

         F
I was an eagle but I cannot fly,
                            Bb
I was a lion, but I run no more,
         F
I was a river, but the river's dry,
     Bb                                   F
And soon the spirit is coming to take me home,
     
               F
I've seen the sunrise in a thousand ways,
                                   Bb
I've seen the wonder of a summer storm,
             F
I've seen a mountain that touched the sky,
     Bb                                   F
And soon the spirit is coming to take me home,

         C               Bb
Do not cry for me, I am with the stars,
         C              Bb
Do not cry for me, I am in the wind,
         C               Bb
Do not cry for me, I am with the rain,
     Bb                                   F
And soon the spirit is coming to take me home,

            F
I have my children, I have seen them grow,
                                 Bb
I have a garden that is all the world,
              F
We come with nothing, that's how we'll go,
     Bb                                   F
And soon the spirit is coming to take me home,

         C               Bb
Do not cry for me, I am with the sun,
         C              Bb
Do not cry for me, I am in the wind,
         C               Bb
Do not cry for me, I am with the stars,
     Bb                                   F    
And soon the spirit is coming to take me home,

Bb F Bb F

        F
I am an eagle, but I cannot fly,
     Bb                                 F
And now the spirit has come to take me home.