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