LEARN TO BE STILL The Eagles, from the album "Hell Freezes Over" ================================================ intro: F# B F# B F# B C# C#

^F#It's just another day in par^Badise ^D#mAs you stumble to your^C# bed ^F#Give anything to ^Bsilence ^D#mThese voices ringing ^C#in your head

^D#mYou thought you would fin^Bd happiness ^D#mJust over that gree^Bn hill ^D#mYou thought you would be ^A#msatisfied ^BBut you never ^C#will Learn to be sti^F#ll ^B ^F# ^B

(verse 2): Like sheep without a shepherd Don't know how to be alone So we wander 'round this desert Wind up following the wrong gods home The flock cries out for another They keep answering that bell One more starry eyed messiah Meets a violent farewell Learn to be still Learn to be still Bridge:

^C#Now the flowers in your garden ^BThey don't smell so sweet so sweet ^C#Maybe you'd forgotten ^D#mThe heaven lying ^C#at your feet

F# F# B B F# F# B B Verse 3: There's so many contradictions In all these messages we send Keep asking how do I get out of here Where do I fit in Though the world is torn and shakin' Even if your heart is breakin' It's waiting for you to awaken Someday you will Learn to be still (F# B repeated over and over till end of song). Learn to be still Just keep on running Keep on running.... Chords Used: F# 244322 B x24442 C# x46664 D#m x68876 A#m 688666 You can also use a capo at fret 2, and then the chords (relative to the capo) would be: E 022100 A x02220 B x24442 C#m x46654 G#m 466444 Solo: LEARN TO BE STILL performed by The Eagles written by Don Henley and Stan Lynch Intro: E-A-E-A-E-A-B The acoustic guitars play the first E-A, then an electric comes in and plays E-A, then another electric comes in and plays the following intro riff: e:------------| B:-----------0| G:---------2--| D:---4---2----| A:-2----------| E:------------| Sometimes the electric plays this: H e:--------------| B:----0-2------0| G:-2---------2--| D:---------2----| A:--------------| E:--------------| Then the verse starts. The progression over the verse is as follows: Verse 1:

^E Just another day in pa^Aradise ^C#m7 As you stumble to your be^Bd. ^E You'd give anything to silence^A ^C#m7 Those voices ringin' in your ^Bhead.

^C#m7 You thought you could find happi^Aness ^C#m7 Just over that green ^Ahill. ^C#m7 You thought you would be ^G#m7satisfied, ^A But you never w^Bill...learn to be sti^Ell.

E-A-E-A Verse 2: We are like sheep without a shepherd Who don't know how to be alone. So we wander 'round this desert Wind up following the wrong Gods home. But the flock cries out for another, And we keep answering that bell. One more starry-eyed Messiah Meets a violent farewell...learn to be still E-A-E-A-E-A-E-A Bridge:

^B Now the flowers in your ^Agarden ^B They don't smell so sweet ^A so sweet ^B Maybe you've forgotten ^C#m7 the Heaven lyin' at your ^B feet. Yeah Yeah Yeah.

Then the solo comes in, and it looks something like this. The chords over the solo are E for 2 measures, A for 2 measures. This is done twice under the solo. H P H H H e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-----------9/11\9----------------------------------------------------------| G:-----------9/11\9-----------------2/4\2----------------------------4-6--4--| D:----7-9-11----------------4-6-4---2/4\2-2----------------6-9--9-6---------6| A:7-9------------------2-2--------4---------4--2-4----7-7--------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:----------------------------| B:----------------------------| G:------9/11-9----------------| D:-4-----------7-9/11-9-------| A:---7------------------11-9-7| E:----------------------------| Then back to the verse Verse 3: There are so many contradictions In all these messages we send. (we keep askin') How do I get outta here' Where do I fit in' And though the world is torn and shakin', Even if my heart is breakin', It's waiting for you to awaken And someday you will...learn to be still. Outro: E-A-E-A-E-A-E-A Keep on runnin' Just keep on runnin' Yeah. That's about it. I hope I included everything, and I hope everyone enjoys playing it. Please send comments, peeves, corrections, an electric guitar (please!), or any type of guitar talk to: DDD A N N SS M M D D A A NN N S MM MM D D AAAAA N N N SS M M M D D A A N NN S M M DDD A A N N SS M M des24@cornell.edu Dan Smith haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine" And still those voices are calling from far away Wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say CHORUS (with ending 2)

Eagles - Learn to be still