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