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Emmylou Harris

10 songs|22 chords used|Hard

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Asus

F#m

Esus

Bbsus

Ebsus

Fsus

G#m

Stranger Song

Key: DHard

Asus

F#m

Esus

ItD's true that all the meGn you knDew were deaAlers

Who Asussaid they were Athrough with Edealing

Every time you gave them sF#mhelter

I Eknow that kind of man

It's hard to F#mhold the hand of anyone

Who is Ereaching for the sky just to F#msurrender,

Who is Ereaching for the sky just to F#msurrenEdeEsusr. F#m

DAnd sweeping up the Gjokers Dthat he Aleft behind

You Asusfind he Adid not Eleave you very much

Not even F#mlaughter

ELike any dealer he was watching F#mfor the card

That is so high and Ewild

He'll never need to deal F#manother

EHe was just some Joseph looking for a F#mmanger

He was Ejust some Joseph looking for a F#mmangerE Esus F#m

And then Dleaning on your Gwindow Dsill

AHe'll say one day you Asuscaused his Awill

ETo weaken with your love and warmth and F#mshelter

EAnd taking from his wallet

An old F#mschedule of trains, he'll say

EI told you when I came I was a sF#mtranger

I Etold you when I came I was a F#mstrangeEr Esus F#m

But Dnow another sGtranger sDeems

To Awant you to Asusignore his Adreams

As Ethough they were the burden of some F#mother

EO you've seen that man before

His golden F#marm dispatching cards

But now it's Erusted from the elbows to the F#mfinger

And he Ewants to trade the game he plays for F#mshelter

Yes he Ewants to trade the game he knows for F#msheltEerEsus. F#m

I Dhate to watch aGnother Dtired Aman

LayAsus down his Ahand

Like he was Egiving up the holy game of F#poker

And Ewhile he talks his dreams to sleep

You F#mnotice there's a highway

That is Ecurling up like smoke above his F#mshoulder.

It is Ecurling just like smoke above his sF#mhoulder.

You Dtell him to Gcome in Dsit down

ABut something Asusmakes Ayou turn aEround

The Edoor is open you can't close your F#mshelter

You try the Ehandle of the road

It F#mopens do not be afraid

It's Eyou my love, you who are the F#mstranger

It's Eyou my love, you who are the F#mstrangeEr. Esus F#m

DWell, I've been waiting, GI was Dsure

We'd Ameet between the Asustrains we're Awaiting for

EI think it's time to board F#manother

Please Eunderstand, I never had a F#msecret chart

To get me to the Eheart of this

Or any other F#mmatter

When he Etalks like this

You don't know what he's F#mafter

When he Espeaks like this,

You don't care what he's F#mafteEr.Esus F#m

DLet's meet tomorrow iGf you Dchoose

AUpon the shore, Asusbeneath Athe bridge

Ethat they are building on some endless rF#miver

Then he Eleaves the platform

For the sleeping F#mcar that's warm

You realize, he's Eonly advertising one more F#mshelter

And it Ecomes to you, he never was a F#mstranger

And you Esay ok the bridge or someplace lF#mater.E Esus F#m

And then Dsweeping up the Gjokers Dthat he Aleft behind

You Asusfind Ahe did not lEeave you very much

Not even F#mlaughter

ELike any dealer he was watching F#mfor the card

That is so high and Ewild

He'll never need to deal F#manother

EHe was just some Joseph looking for a F#mmanger

He was Ejust some Joseph looking for a F#mmangerE Esus F#m

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Blackhawk

Key: BbHard

Bbsus

Ebsus

Fsus

Well IBb work the double shift Bbsus Bb

In a bookstore on St. EbClaiEbsusr Eb

While he pushed the burning inBbgots Bbsus Bb

In Dofasco stinking FairFsus F

Where the truth bites and BbstingsBbsus Bb

I remember just what we EbwereEbsus Eb

As the noon bell Bbrings for FBlackhawk and the white winged Bbdove

BbHold on to your aching heart Bbsus Bb

I'll wipe the liquor from your Eblips Ebsus Eb

A small town hero never BbdiesBbsus Bb

He fades a bit and then he FslipsFsus F

Down into the Bbblast furnance Bbsus Bb

In the heat of the open EbhearthEbsus Eb

And at the punch clock he Bbremembers

FBlackhawk and the white winged Bbdove

I remember your leather EbbootEbsuss Eb

Pointing up into the Bbsky we fell down to our FkneFsuses F

Over there where the grass grew BbhighBbsus Bb

BbLove hunters in the EbnighEbsust Eb

Our faces turned into the wBbind Bbsus Bb

Blackhawk where are you FnowFsus F

Blackhawk and the white winged Bbdove

We were EbBlackhawk and the white winged Bbdove

We were FBlackhawk and the white winged Bbdove

BbDo you still have the ring I gave you Bbsus Bb

On the banks of Lake EbBear Ebsus Eb

Where I felt certain that I Bbknew yoBbsusu Bb

My cool and distant debFonaiFsusr F

Now we drink at Liberty BbStatiBbsuson Bb

Another cup of muscEbatelEbsus Eb

Wrapped in the strong arms of the BbUnioBbsusn Bb

FRaisin' kids from raisin' Bbhell Bbsus Bb

I remember your leather EbbootEbsuss Eb

Pointing up into the Bbsky we fell down to our FkneFsuses F

Over there where the grass grew BbhighBbsus Bb

BbLove hunters in the EbnighEbsust Eb

Our faces turned into the wBbind Bbsus Bb

Blackhawk where are you FnowFsus F

Blackhawk and the white winged Bbdove

We were EbBlackhawk and the white winged Bbdove

We were FBlackhawk and the white winged Bbdove

We were EbBlackhawk and the white winged Bbdove

We were FBlackhawk and the white winged Bbdove

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Pancho And Lefty

Key: CMedium

verse 1

LCiving on the road, my friend, is gonna keep you Gfree and clean,

FNow you wear your skin like iron,

Your breaCth as hard as kerosene, G

You wereFn't your mama's only boy, but her favorite one, it seemCs, F

She began toC cry when you said goodbye, F C G

And sank Finto your dreams, Am G

verse 2

CPancho was a bandit, boys, his horse was fast as Gpolished steel,

He woreF his gun outside his pants, for all the honest wCorld to feel. G

FPancho met his match, you know, on the deserts down in Mexico, C F

CNobody heard his dying wordFs, Cah,G but that's the way iFt goes, Am G

FAll the Federales say they could haCve had him any day, F

They onlyC let him slip awayF outC oGf kindness, I Fsuppose, Am G

verse 3

CLefty, he can't sing the blues all night loGng like he used to.

The dustF that Pancho bit down south ended up in Lefty'sC mouth, G

The day Fthey laid poor Pancho low, Lefty split for OhCio, F

And whereC he got the bread to goF, therCe aiGn't nobody knFows, Am G

FAll the Federales sayC they could have had him any day, F

They onlyC let him slip awayF ouCt oGf kindness, I Fsuppose, Am G C

verse 4

CPoets tell how Pancho fell, and Lefty's livingG in a cheap hotel.

The deseFrt's quiet and Cleveland's cold, and so the story ends, Cwe're told. G

FPancho needs your prayers, it's true, but save a few for LeftCy too. F

He onlCy did what he had to do,F andC noGw he's growiFng old, Am G

FAll the Federales say they could have haCd him any day, F

CThey only let him slip awFay ouCt oGf kindness, I Fsuppose. Am F G

FA few gray Federales say they could have had hCim any day. F

CThey only let him go so lonFg, CoutG of of kindness, I sFuppose, Am

AmFC

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Ballad Of A Runaway Horse

Key: BMedium

BSay a prayer for the cowgirl her horse ran away

She'll Ewalk til she finds him her darling her stray

But the Brivers in flood and the roads are awash

And the Fbridges break up in the panic of Bloss

BAnd there's nothing to follow nowhere to go

He's Egone like the summer gone like the snow

And the Bcrickets are breaking her heart with their song

As the Fday caves in and the night is all Bwrong

BDid she dream was it he who went galloping past

And Ebent down the fern broke open the grass

And Bprinted the mud with the well-hammered shoe

That she Fnailed to his speed in the dreams of her Byouth

BAnd although he goes grazing a minute away

She Etracks him all night she tracks him all day

And she's Bblind to his presence except to compare

Her Finjury here with his punishment Bthere

Then at Ehome on a branch on a high stream

A BSongbird sings out so suddenly

And the Esun is warm and the soft winds ride

On a Bwillow tree by the FriversiBde

BAll the world is sweet and the world is wide

He's Ethere where the light and the darkness divide

And the sBteam's coming off him he's huge and he's shy

And he Fsteps on the moon when he paws at the Bsky

BAnd he comes to her hand but he's not really tame

He Elongs to be lost she longs for the same

And he'll Bbolt and he'll plunge through the first open pass

ToF roll and to feed in the sweet mountain Bgrass

BOr he'll make a break for the high plateau

Where there's Enothing above and nothing below

It's Btime for their burden the whip and the spur

Will she Fride with him or will he ride with Bher

So sheE binds herself to her galloping steed

And he Bbinds himself to the woman in need

And there Eis no space just left and right

And Bthere is no time but Fthere is day and Bnight

BAnd she leans on his neck and whispers low

EWhither thou goest I will go

And they Bturn as one and they head for the plain

No Fneed for the whip or no need for the Brein

BNow the clasp of this union who fastens it tight

WhoE snaps it asunder the very next night

Some Bsay it's him some say it's her

Some say Flove's like smoke beyond all reBpair

BSo my darling my darling just let it go by

That Eold silhouette on the great western sky

And I'll Bpick out a tune and they'll move right along

And they're Fgone like smoke and the're gone like this Bsong

Say a Bprayer for the cowgirl

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Broken Mans Lament

Key: GEasy

GI was once a broken man

I was Conce a broken fool

DLost my wife and children

To one Cbasic broken Grule

GNow I live my life in silence

Though I'm Cnot quite in a shell

I Ddrink and listen to that song

C"A Whiter Shade of GPale"

Oh, a Cwhiter shade of Gpale

GI was a good shade tree mechanic

So I Csent myself to school

They Dsmoothed out my rough edges

In my Chands they put new Gtools

GThe instructor once he told me

I could Cwork on any line

I could Dtune and make a diesel sing

CJust like Patsy GCline

Oh, Cjust like Patsy GCline

GWell, I met my wife to be

Through my Cmother's best friend's son

She'd Dbeen a barroom singer

She was as Cgood as any-Gone

GBut I asked her to stop singing

And the Cgirl she did not flinch

Next Dday she went and bought that man

A Cbrand new crescent Gwrench

Oh, a Cbrand new crescent Gwrench

GWell, we had three fine children

As Ceight years went on by

I Dlearned to supervise a line

My Cknuckles stayed bone Gdry

GBut after supper I kept hearing her

By the Ckitchen radio

Singing Dsweet but desperate harmony

A Clittle bit too Glow

Oh, a Clittle bit too Glow

GShe left three months later

I'd Cjust come home for lunch

The Dnote said "easy come, hard go

But Cstill love you Gmuch"

GShe said, "I don't know if I'll be back

Or if you'll Cwant me if I come

But Dif and when that happens, dear

You better Clet my sweet dream Grun

Oh, Clet my sweet dream Grun"

GI was a good shade tree mechanic

So I Csent myself to school

They Dsmoothed out my rough edges

In my Chands they put new Gtools

GThe instructor once he told me

I could Cwork on any line

But now my Ddiesels aren't the only thing

That Csing like Patsy GCline

Oh, Cjust like Patsy GCline

GI was once a broken man

I was Conce a broken fool

DLost my wife and children

To one Cbasic broken Grule

GNow I live my life in silence

Though I'm Cnot quite in a shell

I Ddrink and listen to that song

C"A Whiter Shade of GPale"

Oh, a Cwhiter shade of Gpale

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Red Red Rose

Key: GMedium

GDCGCDG

G You may Dwonder C if you Gknow me

C You may Gwonder Am if I Dcare

G Or if I'll Dleave you C sad and Glonely

C Or if I'll Galways Am be right Dthere

C Well, there's no Dneed G for doubt now, Cdarling

G 'Cause I have Amcome to CknDow

G This love of Dours C is no common Gflower

You know this Clove is like a Dred, red Grose

DCDG

And you may Dwonder C 'bout this Gdreamer

C If she's Gall you Amthought she'd Dbe

G And, oh, if DanyCthing but Gsomeday

C Ever Gcomes from Amloving Dme

C But hold me Dclose Gand tell me, Cdarling

GThat you have Amcome to CknDow

G This love I Dbring you C is no common Gthing

You know this Clove is like a Dred, red Grose

Bb When you're all caught up in sweet surFrender

C Simple truth is sometimes hard Fto see

BbHere between the tough times and the Ftender

G It all comes down to you and CmeD

G And you may Dsee my C heart of Gdarkness

C I may Gstumble Amnow and aDgain

G But undernDeath this Cheart of daGrkness

C There's a heart that's Gloving you Amright till the Dend

C So hold me Dclose, G come hold me, Cdarling

G 'Cause I want Amyou to to CknDow

G This love of Dours C is no common Gflower

You know this Clove is like a Dred, red Grose

This love of Dours Cis no common Gflower

You know this Clove is like a Dred, red Grose

DCG

CDG

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One Big Love

Key: BbHard

BbLet's take a ride to the seaside

AbWe can go out Ebswimming in the high tide

BbJust wear your shorts and your long hair

Ab EbDon't forget the lawn chair Bb Ab Eb

BbEverybody's gone to the movies

AbEverybody's Ebgone and its groovy

BbThey went to the one about the big war

AbI didn't EbI'd seen it before

EbI guess I'm taking my chances

Giving up the ring throwing in my gBbloves

EbI guess I'm taking my chances

Trading in my things

For a couple Gmwings a little white dEbove

And one big Bblove, one big Ablove Ebone big lBbove one big Ablove Eb

BbEverybody do like a Monkey

AbIf you want to go Ebon and be funky

BbNo need to talk like a hero

AbTalk a walk Ebcount down to zero

BbNo sense defending your honor

AbJust go on and Ebkiss him if you wanna

BbEverything before is gone or Abgoing somewEbhere

EbI guess I'm taking my chances

Giving up the ring throwing in my gBbloves

EbI guess I'm taking my chances

Trading in my things for a couple Gmwings on a

Little white Ebdove

And one big Bblove one big Ablove Ebone big Bblove one big Ablove Eb

FI don't know where we are

GmAnd I don't Ebcare

FAnd now we're out of gas

GmAnd riding on Ebair Bb

And one big Bblove, one big Ablove Ebone big Bblove Abone big Eblove

BbLet's take a ride to the seaside

AbWe can go out Ebswimming in the high tide Bb Ab Eb

BbEverybody's gone to the movies

AbEverybody's Ebgone and its groovy Bb Ab Eb

BbEverybody do like a Monkey

AbIf you want to go Ebon and be funky Bb Ab Eb

BbNo need to talk like a hero

AbTalk a walk Ebcount down to zero Bb Ab Eb

BbNo sense defending your honor

AbJust go on and Ebkiss him if you wanna Bb Ab Eb Bb

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All That You Have Is Your Soul

Key: ACapo 2Easy

AOh my mama told mDe

A'Cause she say she learned the hard Eway

AShe say she wanna spare the childDren

DShe say don't give or sell your soul away

'Cause Aall that you hEave is your sAoul

DSo don't be tempted by the shiny apple

ADon't you eat of a bitter fruit

DHunger only for a taste of justice

AHunger only for a world of truth

'Cause all that you Ehave is your Asoul

DWell I was a pretty young girl once

AI had dreams I had high hopes

EI married a man he stole my heart away

DHe gave his love but what a high price I paid

AAll that you Ehave is your Asoul

DWhy was I such a young fool

AThought I'd make history

Making babies was the best I could do

EThought I'd made something that could be mine forever

DFound out the hard way one can't possess another

And Aall that you Ehave is your Asoul

DSo don't be tempted by the shiny apple

ADon't you eat of a bitter fruit

DHunger only for a taste of justice

AHunger only for a world of truth

'Cause all that you Ehave is your Asoul

DI thought, thought that I could find a way

ATo beat the system

To make a deal and have no debts to pay

EI'd take it all, I'd take it all, I'd run away

DMe for myself first class and first rate

But Aall that you Ehave is your Asoul

DHere I am, I'm waiting for a better day

AA second chance

A little luck to come my way

EA hope to dream, a hope that I can sleep again

DAnd wake in the world with a clear conscience and clean hands

'Cause Aall that you Ehave is your sAoul

DSo don't be tempted by the shiny apple

ADon't you eat of a bitter fruit

DHunger only for a taste of justice

AHunger only for a world of truth

'Cause all that you Ehave is your Asoul

AOh my mama told mDe

A'Cause she say she learned the hard Eway

AShe say she wanna spare the childDren

DShe say don't give or sell your soul away

'Cause Aall that you hEave is your sAoul

AAll that you Dhave

AAll that you Ehave

Is your Asoul

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Smoke Along The Track

Key: DHard

DOne day the train was passin

I Gcaught it comin' Dby

DTo look this old world over under God's blue Asky

DGD

My darlin' stood there weepin' as I was looking back

DI kissed my baby cryin' in the Asmoke along the Dtrack

DGoodbye so long unGtil I come back home

You'll be my Ddream

DGoodbye so long, there's lots of places that I've never sAeen

I'll Dalways be a D7drifter but GI'll be driftin' Dback

To where I left you cryin' in the Asmoke along the Dtrack

DI like to keep on goin' it Ghelps me when I'm Dblue

DI get the urge to travel that's all I want to dAo

I Djust can't settle down becaGuse I like to Droam

DAnd when I hear that whistle blow I've Agotta move Dalong

DGoodbye so long there's Gsomething down the track keeps callin'D me

DGoodbye so long I guess that's just the way I'll always Abe

So Dwhen I get that D7feelin' don't Gtry to hold me Dback

I'd Donly leave you crying in that Asmoke along the Dtrack

EI know my baby loves me I Alove my baby Etoo

EBut he don't understand me when I'm feelin bBlue

EAnd when I hear that whistle blow, I Ahurry home and Epack

EBE

And leave my baby cryin' in the smoke along the track.

EGoodbye, so long, I Ahate to leave you, but I've got to Ego

EGoodbye, so long, It's coming down just hear that whistle Bblow

It'll Ebe here in a minute, you'll Awave and I'll look Eback

EI'm gonna leave you cryin' in the Bsmoke along the Etrack.

EGoodbye so long unAtil I come back home

You'll be my Edream

EGoodbye so long, there's lots of places that I've never sBeen

I'll Ealways be a E7drifter but AI'll be driftin' Eback

To where I left you cryin' in the Bsmoke along the Etrack

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10.

Leaving La In Daylight

Key: BHard

G#m

Lord MBary took to running with a travelin man

Left her momma crying with her head in her hands

Such a Esad case so broken Bhearted

BShe say momma I got to go I gotta get out of here

I gotta get out of town

I'm tired of hanging around

I gotta Eroll on between the Bditches

BIt's just an ordinary story bout the way things go

Round and round nobody knows

But the Ehighway goes on forBever

That old Ehighway rolls on fBorever

BLord she never would have done it if she hadn't got drunk

If she hadn't started running with a traveling man

If she Ehadn't started taking those crazy Bchances

BShe say daughter let me tell you bout the traveling kind

Eveywhere he's going such a very short time

He'll be Elong gone before you Bknow it

She say G#mnever have I known it when it Ffelt so good

ENever have I knew it when I Bknew I could

G#mNever have I done it when it Flooked so right

ELeaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

BThis is down in the swampland anything goes

It's alligator bait and the bars don't close

It's the Ereal thing down in LouiBsiana

BDid you ever a cajun when he really got mad

Really got trouble like a daughter gone bad

It gets Ereal hot down in LouisiBana

BThe stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed

He's gonna have to get it or a shotgun will

It ain't Eno time for lengthy Bspeaches

There ain't Eno time for lengthy sBpeaches

She say G#mnever have I known it when it Ffelt so good

ENever have I knew it when I knew I Bcould

G#mNever have I done it when it Flooked so right

ELeaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

She say G#mnever have I known it when it Ffelt so good

ENever have I knew it when I knew I Bcould

G#mNever have I done it when it looked so right

ELeaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

BIt's just an ordinary story bout the way things go

Round and round nobody knows

But the Ehighway goes on forBever

That ain't Eno way to stop the Bwater

EBEB

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