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Neil Young : Freedom
1989

  1. Rockin' In The Free World
  2. Crime In The City
  3. Don't Cry
  4. Hangin' On A Limb
  5. Eldorado
  6. The Ways Of Love

  7. Someday
  8. On Broadway
  9. Wrecking Ball
  10. No More
  11. Too Far Gone

Rockin' In The Free World

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C
Colours on the street Red white and blue People shufflin' their feet People sleepin' in their shoes But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead Don't feel like Satan but I'm to them So I try to forget it anyway I can
G
D
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C
Em
Keep on rockin' in the free world Keep on rockin' in the free world Keep on rockin' in the free world Keep on rockin' in the free world |
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Asus2
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Em
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D
C
| I see a girl in the night With a baby in her hand Under an old street light Near a garbage can Now she puts the kid away and she's gone to get a hit She hates her life and what she's done to it That's one more kid that will never go to school Never get to fall in love never get to be cool Keep on rockin' in the free world... We got a thousand points of light For the homeless man We got a kinder gentler machine gun hand We got department stores and toilet paper Got Styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer Got a man of the people says keep hope alive Got fuel to burn, got roads to drive Keep on rockin' in the free world...

Crime In The City

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x4
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Well, the cop made the showdown He was sure he was right He had all of the lowdown From the bank heist last night
G
Dm
His best friend was the robber And his wife was a thief All the children were killers They couldn't get no relief
G
F
The bungalow was surrounded When a voice loud and clear Said come on out with your hands up Or we'll blow you out of here (
G
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Am
G*
F
There was a face in the window The TV cameras rolled Then they cut to the announcer And the story was told
Repeat intro
The artist looked at the producer The producer sat back He said what we have got here Is a perfect track But we don't have a vocal And we don't have a song If we could get these things accomplished Nothin' else could go wrong So he balanced the ashtray As he picked up the phone And said send me a songwriter Who's drifted far from home And make sure that he's hungry Make sure he's alone Send me a cheeseburger And the new Rolling Stone
Repeat intro
There's still crime in the city Said the cop on the beat I don't know if I can stop it I feel like meat on the street They paint my car like a target I take my orders from fools Meanwhile some kid blows my head off Well, I play by their rules That's why I'm doin' it my way I took the law in my hands So here I am in the alleyway A wad of cash in my pants I get paid by a ten year old He says he looks up to me There's still crime in the city But it's good to be free
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G
F
G
Repeat intro
 Now I come from a family That has a broken home Sometimes I talk to Daddy On the telephone When he says that he loves me I know that he does But I wish I could see him I wish I knew where he was But that's the way all my friends are Except maybe one or two Wish I could see him this weekend Wish I could walk in his shoes But now I'm doin' my own thing Sometimes I'm good, then I'm bad Although my home has been broken It's the best home I ever had
C
G
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G
Repeat intro
 Well, I keep gettin' younger My life's been funny that way Before I ever learned to talk I forgot what to say I sassed back to my mom I sassed back to my teacher I got thrown out of Bible school For sassin' back at the preacher Then I grew up to be a fireman Put out every fire in town Put out anything smokin' But when I put the hose down The judge sent me to prison He gave me life without parole Wish I never put the hose down Wish I never got old

Don't Cry

E5 022xxx
D/e xx2232
C/e xx2010
E5
E
Don't cry, my sweet girl
D/e
Nothing I say is written in stone
E
Don't cry my, sweet love
C/e
D/e
You won't really be alone, whoa I help you pack your things I'll walk you out to the car I'll hold on to the ring I won't forget the ways things are, whoa
E
My sweet love
Solo
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| Your disappointed eyes Are haunting me like my big lies I see you glaring now I see you staring in the fire, whoa My sweet love Don't cry, my sweet girl Nothing I say is written in stone Don't cry, my sweet love You won't really be alone, whoa My sweet love My sweet love
Solo
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x6
 Don't cry, my sweet girl You won't really be alone

Hangin' On A Limb

Tuning: EADGBB
Capo:
-II
PLayed live in E using EADGBB, but the album version is in D using DGCFAA.
E 022100 Aadd9* 577650
Aadd9 x02220 F#m11 244200
D6 xx0230 G#m 466400
B x99870
Aadd9
Asus2
Aadd9
B|---0-----0--0----0--0---0----|
B|---2-----0--0----0--0--h2----| (optional riff on
G|---2-----2--2----2--2---2----| Aadd9 chords)
D|---2-----2--2----2--2---2----|
A|---0-----0--0----0--0---0----|
E|-----------------------------|
E
Aadd9
D6
Aadd9
E
x2
E
Aadd9
Though the river flows gently to the sea
D6
Aadd9
E
He was on the shore, rooted like a tree
E
Aadd9
She was here, and there, riding on the waves
D6
Aadd9
E
Through it all she heard his call, and gave it all she gave!
B
Aadd9
* And though their love was hanging on a limb
E
Fm11
G#m
Aadd9
* She taught him how to dance, and start again
B
Aadd9
* And though their love was hanging on a limb
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Fm11
G#m
Aadd9
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She taught him how to dance! (She taught him how to dance!)
E
Aadd9
D6
Aadd9
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x2
And when the melody, through the window called It echoed in the courtyard, and whispered in the halls He played it through the night, she knew he had to go There was something about freedom... he thought he didn't know! And though their love was hanging on a limb She taught him how to dance, and start again And though their love was hanging on a limb She taught him how to dance! (She taught him how to dance!) Though the river flows gently to the sea He was on the shore, rooted like a tree She was here, and there, riding on the waves Through it all she heard his call, and gave it all she gave! And though their love was hanging on a limb She taught him how to dance!(She taught him how to dance!)
Aadd9
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Eldorado

Am
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G
Am
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Am
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Am
In the crystal ball the gypsy sees the villa
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G
Esus4
E
Esus4
E
The riders on the hill the fire in the fields
F
G
Am
She sees the mission bell swinging in the silence
Dm
F
Now the shooting starts
Dm
F
The bullets pierce the hearts
Dm
F
G
The senoritas crying at the well
Am
F
G
Am
F
G
Am
Up in the Gold Hotel the money hits the table The heavies all are there that's why the deal's goin' down Beautiful women all dressed in diamonds and sable Down upon the street Beside a garbage heap A Mariachi band begins to play
Am
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G
Am
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Am
Somewhere a blues guitar plays echoes in the alleyway The Tijuana dawn claims another day The golden sun rises on the runway The pilot understands The money changes hands Inside the jet the briefcase snaps. Goodbye
Am
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Am
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G
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In Eldorado town there lives a great bullfighter His eyes are screaming blue his hair is red as blood And when the gate goes up the crowd gets so excited And he comes dancin' out Dressed in gold lami He kills the bull and lives another day
Am
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G
Am
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G
Am

The Ways Of Love

Tuning: DADGBE (Drop D)
D(v) xxx775 A xxx655
Dadd4 x54030 (C-shape) A9 xxx657
D
G6/b
C
Dadd4
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|----3---3-------3--3------1------1--------3----| x4
|----0h2---------0--0------0------0--------0----|
|----0------------------------0h2--------4---4--|
|-----------0h2--------0h3-----------3/5--------|
|-0---------------------------------------------|
D
G6/b
C
Dadd4
You are my special one
D
G6/b
C
Dadd4
Made my heart come all undone
D
G6/b
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Dadd4
We've been havin' too much fun
F
Bb
Now someone else, will sleep with tears
C
When he hears, what we've done
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D(v)
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A9
|----5-5-5-----5-5-5-----5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--|
|----7-7-7-----5-5-5-----7-7-7--5-5-5--5-5-5--|
|----7-7-7-----6-6-6-----7-7-7--6-6-6--6-6-6--|
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D(v)
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D(v)
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A9
D(v)
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A9
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A9
Oh, the ways of love
D(v)
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A9
D(v)
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D(v)
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A9
Oh, the ways of love
D(v)
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D(v)
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A9
Repeat intro tab x4
Hear my song and hear my heart We'll be gone when the music starts Then we'll never be apart Just you and I, go flyin' by No one to cry, that we're gone Oh, the ways of love Oh, the ways of love
Harmonica solo over intro tab x10
You are my special one Made my heart come all undone We've been havin' too much fun Now someone else will sleep with tears When he hears what we've done Oh, the ways of love Oh, the ways of love Oh, the ways of love Oh, the ways of love
D
G6/b

Someday

Capo:
-II
Intro (repeated after every verse)
G
C
|-3----------------|-------0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0---3---1---0----|-------1-1-1-1-1--| x4
|-0-----0---0---0--|-2-0---0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0----------------|-------2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2----------------|-------3-3-3-3-3--|
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Rommel wore a ring on his finger
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C
He only took it off when he flew his plane
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Once he told me why
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He said we all have to fly, someday
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D
We all have to fly someday TV preacher can't be bothered With those petty things He stays a step removed so they say He's pipin' music in We all have to sin someday We all have to sin someday Workin' on that great Alaska pipeline Many men were lost in the pipe They went to fuelin' cars Now smog might turn to stars someday Smog might turn to stars someday
Instrumental verse -> Intro
Hold me baby, put your arms around me Give me all the love you have to give Tomorrow won't be late We won't have to wait someday We won't have to wait someday
Instrumental verse
G

On Broadway

<Mann/Weil/Leiber/Stoller>
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They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway
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They say there's always magic in the air
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But when you're walkin' down the street
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And you ain't had enough to eat
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The glitter rubs right off, and you're nowhere
Intro riff
They say the women all treat you fine on Broadway But lookin' at them just gives me the blues How you gonna make some time When all you got is one thin dime And one thin dime won't even shine your shoes
Solo over verse chords
They say that I won't last too long on Broadway I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say But they're dead wrong, I know they are 'cause I can play this here guitar I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway On Broadway

Wrecking Ball

G6 xx2033
Intro (repeated after every chorus)
F
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G6
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|--------1-----|--------3-----|--------1-----|----3-3--3-3--| x2
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|-1------------|-3------------|-1------------|-3------------|
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G6
My life's an open book, you read it on the radio We got nowhere to hide, we got nowhere to go
Fmaj7
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But if you still decide... that you wanna take a ride!
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Cmaj7
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Am
Meet me at the Wrecking Ball, Wrecking Ball
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Gsus2
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/d
Wear something pretty in white, and we'll go dancing tonight
C
Cmaj7
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Am
Meet me at the Wrecking Ball, Wrecking Ball
F
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Gsus2
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G
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Wear something pretty in white, and we'll go dancing tonight! I see your smoky eyes... right across the bar I've seen that look before, shining from star to star Though I can't take that chance, if you've got time for one dance! Meet me at the Wrecking Ball, Wrecking Ball Wear something pretty in white, and we'll go dancing tonight Meet me at the Wrecking Ball, Wrecking Ball Wear something pretty in white, and we'll go dancing tonight! The restless line of cars goes stretching down the road But I won't telephone, 'cause you might say, "Hello!" What is it makes me feel this way? What is it makes me want to say... Meet me at the Wrecking Ball, Wrecking Ball Wear something pretty in white, and we'll go dancing tonight Meet me at the Wrecking Ball, Wrecking Ball Wear something pretty in white, and we'll go dancing tonight!
F

No More

Tuning: DADGBD (Double Drop D)
D5/c 000210 Dsus4/b 000CCC
Cadd2 x35555 Dm7 000AAA
Bb x13333 Bbmaj7 000333
Dm xx0760 D11 000555
Dsus4/b
Dm7
Bbmaj7
D11
x4
D5
Bb
Cadd2
D5
Bb
Cadd2
D5
Living on the edge of night
Bb
Cadd2
D5
Bb
Cadd2
You know the sun won't go down slow
D5
You don't know which drug is right
Bb
Cadd2
D5
Bb
Cadd2
Can't decide which way you wanna go
Dm
I feel the way you feel
Am7
'Cause not so long ago
Dsus4/b
Dm7
Bbmaj7
D11
It had a hold on me
Dsus4/b
Dm7
Bbmaj7
D11
I couldn't let it go
Dsus4/b
Dm7
Bbmaj7
D11
It wouldn't set me free
Dsus4/b
Dm7
Bbmaj7
D11
It wouldn't set me free
D5
D5
D5
D5
D5
D5
D5
D5
No more, no more, no more Seemed like the easy thing To let it go for one more day Like singin' the same old song And twistin' the words in a different way Where did the magic go I searched high and low I can't find it no more I can't get it back I can't find it no more I can't find it no more No more, no more, no more, no more Searchin' for quality Havin' to have the very best Now scroungin' for quantity Never havin' time to do the test That's how the story goes Can't put it down Till the last page I can't put it down I can't put it down I can't put it down I can't put it down

Too Far Gone

D5 x577xx
Intro: intrumental verse
G
D
When I woke up you were gone
C
G
And the sun was on the lawn
G
D
Empty pillow with perfume on
C
I smelled it Well we met in my favorite bar Took a ride in my old car But I still don't know how We made it home
G
C/g
D7
Was I too far gone
Cadd9
G
Too far gone
C/g
D7
C
Too far gone for you? We had drugs and we had booze But we still had something to lose And by dawn I wanted To marry you With our attitudes by day And our secret dreams by night Can we really live our lives That way Am I too far gone Too far gone Too far gone for you?