Emmylou Harris Blackhawk written by Daniel Lanois Daniel Lanois mandolin/guitar Malcolm Burn piano/drums/bass/harmony Emmylou Harris vocals/acoustic guitar Bb BbBbs Well I work the double shift Eb EEbus In a bookstore on St. Clair Bb Bbsus While he pushed the burning ingots F Fsus In Dofasco stinking air Bb Bbsus Where the truth bites and stings Eb Ebsus I remember just what we were Bb F Bb As the noon bell rings for Blackhawk and the white winged dove Bb Bbsus Hold on to your aching heart Eb Ebsus I'll wipe the liquor from your lips Bb Bbsusu A small town hero never dies F Fsus He fades a bit and then he slips Bb Bbsus Down into the blast furnance Eb Ebsus In the heat of the open hearth Bb And at the punch clock he remembers F Bb Blackhawk and the white winged dove Eb EEbus I remember your leather boots Bb F FsFs Pointing up into the sky we fell down to our knees Bb Bbsus Over there where the grass grew high Bb Eb EEbus Love hunters in the night Bb Bbsusu Our faces turned into the wind F Fsus Blackhawk where are you now Bb Blackhawk and the white winged dove Eb Bb We were Blackhawk and the white winged dove F Bb We were Blackhawk and the white winged dove SOLO Bb Bbsus Do you still have the ring I gave you Eb Ebsus On the banks of Lake Bear Bb BBbus Where I felt certain that I knew you F FFus My cool and distant debonair Bb BbBbs Now we drink at Liberty Station Eb Ebsus Another cup of muscatel Bb BbBbs Wrapped in the strong arms of the Union F Bb Bbsus Raisin' kids from raisin' hell Eb EEbus I remember your leather boots Bb F FsFs Pointing up into the sky we fell down to our knees Bb Bbsus Over there where the grass grew high Bb Eb EEbus Love hunters in the night Bb Bbsus Our faces turned into the wind F Fsus Blackhawk where are you now Bb Blackhawk and the white winged dove Eb Bb We were Blackhawk and the white winged dove F Bb We were Blackhawk and the white winged dove Eb Bb We were Blackhawk and the white winged dove F Bb We were Blackhawk and the white winged dove From Emmylou Harris "Wrecking Ball" Asylum Records Opal Music/Aludra Music Corp