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Neil Young : Hawks And Doves
1980


  1. Little Wing
  2. The Old Homestead
    +1
  3. Lost In Space
  4. Captain Kennedy

  5. Stayin' Power
  6. Coastline
  7. Union Man
  8. Comin' Apart At Every Nail
  9. Hawks & Doves

Little Wing

Capo:
I
Dmaj7
Amaj7
All her friends call her Little Wing But she flies rings around them all She comes to town when the children sing And leaves them feathers if they fall She leaves her feathers if they fall
Little Wing, don't fly away When the summer turns to fall Don't you know some people say The winter is the best time of them all Winter is the best of all


The Old Homestead

Tuning: DADGBE (Drop D)
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D
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F
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C
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G/b
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/bb
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D
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D
F
Up and down the old homestead
C
G/b
/bb
D
The naked rider gallops through his head
D
F
And although the moon isn't full
C
G/b
/bb
D
He still feels the pull
Out on the floor where the cowboys dance Approaching slowly at a glance Here comes the shadow of his stance The reins are fallin' from his hands Why do you ride that crazy horse? Inquires the shadow with little remorse Just then a priest comes down the stairs With a sack of dreams and old nightmares
Dm7
x5
Solo 1 over intro chords
Who are you, the rider says You dress in black but you talk like a Fed You spout ideas from books that you read Don't you care about this guy's head? Just then the sound of hoofbeats was heard And the sky was darkened by a prehistoric bird Who flew between the unfulfilled moon And the naked rider, to a telephone booth We'll call the moon and see what's up I've got some change in this little tin cup We'll say that the shadow is growin' dim And we need some light to get back to him
Dm7
Dm7
Just one call should do it all
Dm7
Dm7
I'll carve this number on the wall
Dm7
With my beak
Solo 2 over intro chords
Flying feathers were all around The air was filled with a ringing sound Two more birds, the second and the third Came down from the sky to deliver the word Where have you been, they said to the first Get back to the clouds, we're dying of thirst There's not enough time to make that call Let's ditch this rider, shadow and all
Dm7
x5
The sky was filled with the beautiful birds Still on the ground some crying was heard With his dime in his hand and his hand on the dial His ears were sweating as he forced a smile Hoofbeats beating across the range He rode through the night with his cup of change Tired and beaten he fell into slumber But up in the sky they still had his number
Solo 3 over intro chords
Up and down the old homestead The naked rider gallops through his head And although the moon isn't full He still feels the pull
Dm7
Still feels the pull Still feels the pull Still feels the pull Still feels the pull
D


Lost In Space

F
C
x2
F
C
Live with me Live with me Live with me Live with me Live with me
Bb
C
Lost in space
F
Bb
I heard you were lost in space
Gm
C
That's such a lonely place
F
C
For you to be
Out of control Singin' with too much soul I heard you got out on parole Workin' for the queen
C
F
Gardening again
C
F
Landscape again
Bb
C
F
C
Keeping all the grounds around her clean
F
C
Workin' for the queen
Bb
C
F
Bb
Gm
C
F
C
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Bb
C
Don't take out the magic pan
F
Bb
Don't draw on the infinity board
Gm
C
Your buildings if they rise again
F
/e
F
/e
Would do much better on the ocean floor
Bb
C
F
C
They'll never feel the way they did before
F
C
They did before
C
F
Out on the ocean floor
C
F
Out on the ocean floor
Bb
F
Bb
What could be stranger than the unknown danger
C
F
That lies on the ocean floor
Breakers crash on the beach I count them like lambs in my sleep They come at me steady, they know I'm not ready They pound on my mattress door Have they got a big one in store? Losing you I heard I was losing you That's not the only thing That I got to lose I got to lose
F
C
The deep sea blues Look at these blues I got the deep sea blues
Repeat solo over verse chords
F
C
I got to lose The deep sea blues Look at these blues I got the deep sea blues Live with me Live with me


Captain Kennedy

Capo:
III
Intro of verse chords
Dm
C
Dm
I am a young mariner headed to war
Dm
F
Dm
I'm thinkin' 'bout my family and what it was for
Dm
F
Dm
There's water on the wood and the sails feel good
Dm
C
Dm
And when I get to shore I hope that I can kill good
My father was a sailor named Captain Kennedy He lost his wooden schooner to the Germans on the sea Exploded on the water for everyone to see And humiliate that American Captain Kennedy I saw him in Nassau in 1971 His strength was failin' but he still ran a run He worked 'til his fingers wore to the bone To buy that wooden schooner and sail on his own He was known in the islands as hundred foot iron That steel hull freighter was passin' its time And time flew by faster with life on the sea And the days grew shorter for Captain Kennedy I am a young mariner headed to war I'm thinkin' 'bout my family and what it was for There's water on the wood and the sails feel good And when I get to shore I hope that I can kill good


Stayin' Power

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G
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B
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C
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Aadd9
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G
B
Our love, baby, feels so right
C
A
When you're smilin' in the morning light
G
B
C
A
I ain't leavin' no way
G
'Cause we got stayin' power, you and I
G
G
C/g
G
Stayin' power through thick and thin
Stayin' power, you and I Stayin' power through thick and thin |
G
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B
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C
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Aadd9
| Gold and diamonds say you're mine But true love opens the gates of time And as we go on our way We got stayin' power, you and I Stayin' power through thick and thin Stayin' power, you and I Stayin' power through thick and thin |
G
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B
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C
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Aadd9
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Fiddle and steel solo over verse chords
Stayin' power, you and I Stayin' power through thick and thin Stayin' power, you and I Stayin' power through thick and thin


Coastline

C
G
C
Down on the coastline, Highway One
F
D7
People headin' out for the sun
C
G
G7
That's where I found you, long time ago
C
You're my angel, you're my queen
F
D7
You're my best friend in between
C
F
C
F
We don't back down from no trouble
C
G
Bb
B
C
We do get up in the mornin'
C
F
C
F
C
G
Bb
B
C
C
Oo-ee, baby, what a night
F
D7
That old moon sure is shinin' bright
C
G
G7
We'll be dancin' 'til the mornin' comes
C
High on the mountain top above the clouds
F
D7
No wonder we get a little loud
C
F
C
F
We don't back down from no trouble
C
G
Bb
B
C
We do get up in the mornin'
C
F
D7
C
G
G7
C
F
D7
C
F
C
F
We don't back down from no trouble
C
G
Bb
B
C
We do get up in the mornin'
C
F
C
F
C
G
Bb
B
C


Union Man

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G
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F
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F
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
F
I'm proud to a union man
F
C
G
I make those meetings when I can, yeah
G
F
I pay my dues ahead of time
F
C
G
When the benefits come I'm last in line, yeah
G
F
G
F
F
G
I'm proud to be a union man
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G
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F
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F
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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Every fourth Friday at 10 AM There's a meeting of the A F of M, yeah This meeting will now come to order Is there any new business? Yeah, I think "Live music are better" bumper stickers should be issued What was that? "Live music is better" bumper stickers should be issued That gentleman says "Live music is better" bumper stickers should be issued
G
F
F
C
All in favour of what he said, signify by sayin' "aye"
Members
G
Aye!
Chairman
G
F
F
/c
If, however, you are opposed, signify by saying "no"
G
F
I'm proud to be a union man
G
F
G
x2


Comin' Apart At Every Nail

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G
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C
G
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G
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F
C
G
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x2
G
C
G
G
F
C
G
It's awful hard to find a job (Comin' apart at every nail) On one side the government, the other the mob (Comin' apart at every nail) Hey, hey ain't that right (Comin' apart at every nail) The workin' man's in for a hell of a fight (Comin' apart at every nail)
C
G
C
G
Oh, this country sure looks good to me
C
G
F
C
But these fences are comin' apart at every nail
C
Bm
Am
G
D
C
Bm
Am
C
Bm
Am
D
G
G
C
G
G
F
C
G
Way up on the old DEW line (Comin' apart at every nail) Some of the boys were feelin' fine (Comin' apart at every nail) A big light flashed across the sky (Comin' apart at every nail) But somethin' else went slippin' by (Comin' apart at every nail) Meanwhile at the Pentagon (Comin' apart at every nail) The brass was a wonderin' what went wrong (Comin' apart at every nail)
Oh, this country sure looks good to me But these fences are comin' apart at every nail
G
C
G
G
F
C
G
Hey hey, ain't that right (Comin' apart at every nail) Hey hey, ain't that right (Comin' apart at every nail) Hey, ain't that right (Comin' apart at every nail) The workin' man's in for a hell of a fight (Comin' apart at every nail)
Oh, this country sure looks good to me But these fences are comin' apart at every nail


Hawks & Doves

Intro
G
E|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|-3-4--3-3------|-3-4-3-3---------|-3-4--3-3------|
D|----------3-5--|---------3-3-5-5-|----------3-5--|
A|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
Fiddle break
G
D
Ain't getting old, ain't getting younger though
Am
C
G
Just getting used to the lay of the land
G
D
I ain't tongue-tied, just don't got nothin' to say
Am
C
G
I'm proud to be livin' in the USA
G
D
Em
Ready to go, willin' to stay and pay
Em
USA, USA
G
D
Em
So my sweet love can dance another free day
Em
USA, USA
Repeat intro w/fiddle break
In history we painted pictures grim The devil knows we might feel that way again The big wind blows, so the tall grass bends But for you don't push too hard my friend Ready to go, willin' to stay and pay USA, USA So my sweet wife can dance another free day USA, USA
Repeat intro w/fiddle break
Key:
A
Fiddle solo
A
E
Bm
D
A
A
E
Bm
Got people here down on their knees and prayin'
Bm
D
A
Hawks and doves are circlin' in the rain
A
E
Bm
Got rock and roll, got country music playin'
Bm
D
A
If you hate us, you just don't know what you're sayin'
A
E
F#m
Ready to go, willin' to stay and pay
F#m
USA, USA
A
E
F#m
So my sweet love can dance another free day
F#m
USA, USA
Modulate to:
G
Repeat intro w/fiddle break and end on G