Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Standin' at that pawn shop counter, trying on the wedding rings

She said she needed silver, 'cause gold just turns her green

I counted out the twenties, and I laid the money down

And we went straight to the Davidson courthouse

After three long years together, she found a banker man

Said she was thinkin' about her future, and gave me back that silver band

I had it melted down, so I could wear it on a chain

Now it's a flyin' silver eagle that used to be a ring

Chorus

I'd rather have this silver eagle than all that rich man's gold

It's my one reminder of a woman turnin' cold

Her love lies in his money, and mine's in a pair of wings

On a flyin' silver eagle that used to be a ring

Intro

I couldn't put the past behind me, so I put it in a song

That's how I tell the story, how that woman done me wrong

Now I tour across the country, ridin' high on the wings

Of a flyin' silver eagle that used to be a ring

Chorus

Solo

I met a homeless man on Broadway, he was holdin' out his hand

He asked me for a dollar, said he was once a banker man

'Til that lady took his money, I said man I feel your pain

Ya might could use this silver eagle, you know it used to be a ring