Grupo canadiense, formado a principios de los años 60, en sus comienzos usaron el nombre de "The Hawks", ya que fueron el grupo de acompañamiento del rockero Ronnie Hawkins, conocido como "the Hawk" (El Halcón).
Sus miembros eran:
Robbie Robertson (1942) guitarrista Levon Helm (1941-2012) bateria y voz Rick Danko (1942-1999) bajo y voz Richard Manuel (1943-1986) Teclados y voz Garth Hudson (1940) multinstrumentista
Empezaron a hacerse un nombre tras la electrificación de Bob Dylan
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
CE7 Boards on the window, mail by the door, A7D7 What would anybody leave so quickly for? FG7CA7D7G7 Ophelia, where have you gone?
CE7 The old neighborhood, just ain't the same A7D7 Nobody knows just what became of.. FG7CC7D7E7 Ophelia, tell me, what went wrong?
[Chorus]
FC Was it something that somebody said? G7C Mama, I know we broke the rules. FC Was somebody up against the law? G7G7#5 Honey, you know I'd die for you.
[Verse]
CE7 Ashes of laughter, the ghost is clear, A7D7 Why do the best things always disappear, like FG7CA7D7G7 Ophelia? Please darken my door.
[Solo]
CE7A7D7FG7CA7D7G7 CE7A7D7FG7CD7E7
[Chorus]
FC Was it something that somebody said? G7C Mama, I know we broke the rules. FC Was somebody up against the law? G7G7#5 Honey, you know I'd die for you.
[Verse]
CE7 They got your number, scared & running, A7D7 But I'm still waiting for the second coming of FG7CA7D7G7 Ophelia, come back home.