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Neil Young : Tonight's The Night
1975

  1. Tonight's The Night
  2. Speakin' Out
  3. World On A String
    +1
  4. Borrowed Tune
  5. Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown
  6. Mellow My Mind

  7. Roll Another Number (For The Road)
  8. Albuquerque
  9. New Mama
  10. Lookout Joe
  11. Tired Eyes

Tonight's The Night

D
C
Tonight's the night Tonight's the night Tonight's the night Tonight's the night
D7
Bruce Berry was a workin' man He used to load that Econoline van A sparkle was in his eyes But his life was in his hand Well late at night when the people were gone He used to pick up my guitar And sing a song in a shaky voice That was real as the day was long Tonight's the night Tonight's the night Tonight's the night Tonight's the night Early in the mornin' at the break of day He used to sleep until the afternoon If you never heard him sing I guess you won't too soon 'Cause people let me tell you It sent a chill up and down my spine When I picked up the telephone And heard that he died out on the mainline Tonight's the night Tonight's the night Tonight's the night Tonight's the night Bruce Berry was a workin' man He used to load that Econoline Van But early in the mornin', just about the break of day He used to sleep until the afternoon Tonight's the night Tonight's the night Tonight's the night Tonight's the night

Speakin' Out

Dmaj9 xx0220 D#dim7 xx1212
B7 024242 E+ 002110
A7
Dmaj9
x2
A7
I went to the movie the other night
Dmaj9
The plot was groovy, it was out of sight
B7
I sat with my popcorn
E7
G7
Out lookin' for good times
D7
D#dim7
Lost in the cartoon
E
E+
I grabbed the lifeline
A7
Dmaj9
x2
I've been a searcher, I've been a fool I've been a long time comin' to you I'm hopin' for your love To carry me through You're holdin' my baby And I'm holdin' you (and it's all right)
Instrumental verse
Oh tell me where the answer lies Is it in the notebook behind your eyes? When your decision Comes to view I'll be watchin' my TV And it'll be watchin' you
Instrumental verse x2
I've been a searcher, I've been a fool I've been a long time comin' to you I'm hopin' for your love To carry me through You're holdin' my baby And I'm holdin' you (yes I am)
Instrumental verse
Speakin' out
A7

World On A String

Tuning: DADGBE (Drop D)
D5 000xxx
G5 555xxx
F5 333xxx
G6 550030
D5
G5
F5
D5
D
x2
D5
G5
F5
D5
D
D5
G5
F5
D5
D
You know I lose, you know I win
D5
G5
F5
G6
You know I called for the shape I'm in
D5
G5
F5
D5
D
D5
G5
F5
D5
D
It's just a game you see me play
F/a
C
G6
D
Only real in the way that I feel from day to day Although the answer is not unknown I'm searchin', searchin', and how I've grown It's not all right, to say goodbye And the world on a string doesn't mean a thing No the world on a string doesn't mean a thing Only real in the way that I feel from day to day

Borrowed Tune

Harp:
C
(straight)
The melody is based on Lady Jane by the Rolling Stones.
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C
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Bb
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F
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C
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x2
I'm climbing this ladder, my head in the clouds I hope that it matters, I'm having my doubts I'm watching the skaters, fly by on the lake Ice frozen six feet deep, how long does it take? I look out on peaceful lands, with no war nearby An ocean of shakin' hands, that grab at the sky |
C
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Bb
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F
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C
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x2
I'm singin' this borrowed tune, I took from the Rolling Stones Alone in this empty room, too wasted to write my own I'm climbing this ladder, my head in the clouds I hope that it matters

Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown

A
G
D
D/e
D/f#
G
A
|-----5-5-5-5-|-----3-2-|-------------|---3-5----|
|-----5-7p5-5-|-----3-3-|-------3-----|---3-5----| x2
|-5h6-------6-|-3h4---2-|-----2-4p2---|-2-4-6----|
|-------------|---------|-2h4-------4-|----------|
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E
A
Come on baby, let's go downtown
D
A
E
Let's go, let's go, let's go downtown
E
A
Come on baby, let's go downtown
D
A
E
Let's go, let's go, let's go downtown
E
A
D
A
E
Walk on, talk on, baby tell no lies
E
A
D
A
E
Don't you be caught with a tear in your eye
E
A
D
A
E
Sure enough they'll be sellin' stuff when the moon begins to rise
E
A
D
A
E
Pretty bad when you're dealin' with the man and the light shines in your eyes, yeah |
Dsus4
D
E
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x3
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E
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x4
Repeat intro x2
 Come on baby, let's go downtown Let's go, let's go, let's go downtown Come on baby, let's go downtown Let's go, let's go, let's go downtown Snake eyes, french fries and I got lots of gas Full moon and a jumpin' tune now you don't have to ask Sure enough they'll be sellin' stuff when the moon begins to rise Pretty bad when you're dealin' with the man and the light shines in your eyes, yeah Come on baby, let's go downtown Let's go, let's go, let's go downtown Come on baby, let's go downtown Let's go, let's go, let's go downtown Walk on, talk on, baby tell no lies Don't you be caught with a tear in your eye Sure enough they'll be sellin' stuff when the moon begins to rise Pretty bad when you're dealin' with the man and the light shines in your eyes, yeah

Mellow My Mind

Harp:
C
(straight)
Intro: harp over verse chords
C
E7
Am
Baby mellow my mind
D7
G
C
Make me feel like a schoolboy on good time
C
E7
Am
Jugglin' nickels and dimes
D7
G
Satisfied with a fish on the line
Cmaj7
I've been down the road
C7
And I've come back
Fmaj7
E
E7
Lonesome whistle on the railroad track
Am
C/g
F
Ain't got nothin' on those feelings
D7
G
That I had Something so hard to find Situation that can casualize your mind
Harp solo over remainder of verse
I've been down the road And I've come back Lonesome whistle On the railroad track Ain't got nothing on those Feelings that I had Baby mellow my mind Make me feel like a schoolboy on good time Jugglin' nickels and dimes Satisfied with a fish on the line

Roll Another Number (For The Road)

D
G
D
It's too dark to put the keys in my ignition
G
A
And the morning sun is yet to climb my hood ornament
D
G
D
G
But before too long I might see those flashing red lights
E7
G
A
D
Look out mama, 'cause I'm comin' home tonight
D
G
D
I think I'll roll another number for the road
D
G
A
I feel able to get under any load
D
G
Though my feet aren't on the ground
D
G
I been standing on the sound
E7
G
D
G
Of some open hearted people going down I'm not going back to Woodstock for a while Though I long to hear that lonesome hippie smile I'm a million miles away from that helicopter day No I don't think I'll be going back that way I think I'll roll another number for the road I feel able to get under any load Though my feet aren't on the ground I been standing on the sound Of some open hearted people going down

Albuquerque

Harp:
D
Instrumental verse intro
Em
D
Well they say that Santa Fe
Em
D
It's less than ninety miles away
Em
G
A
And I've got time to roll a number and rent a car
Em
D
Oh Albuquerque
Em
D
I've been flying down the road
Em
D
And I've been starving to be alone
Em
G
A
Independent from the scene that I've known
Em
D
Albuquerque
Instrumental verse with harmonica and pedal steel
Em
D
So I'll stop when I can
Em
D
Find some fried eggs and country ham
Em
G
A
I'll find somewhere where they don't care who I am
Em
D
Oh Albuquerque
Em
D
Albuquerque

New Mama

Tuning: DADGBE (Drop D)
Bb6 88006x A/d 000220 G/d xx0787
Dm 00776x Dm9 000560 Am/d xx09A8
Am7 77x050 Dm7 000565 Bbmaj7 x10231 (alternative to Bb6)
D
C
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|----3-3------3-|-----3-----3-3-|---------1-----|-1-1-----------|
|----2-2------2-|-----2-----2-2-|---------0-----|---------------|
|-0-------------|-0---3--0------|-0h3-----------|------2-0----0-|
|--------0h3----|---------------|------------3--|----------3----|
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D
C
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|-----2-------2-|----2------2-2-|--------0---0--|-----------------|
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|-------0h3-----|---------------|---------------|-------3-----3---|
|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D
C
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|---3-3---------|-----3-------1-|----3-3---------|
|---2-2-----0h2-|-------0h2-----|0---------------|
|-0-----0h3-----|-0-------------|--------2-0---0-|
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Bb6
Dm
Am7
New Mama's got a son in her eye
C
Csus4
C
D
No clouds are in my changin' sky
Bb6
Dm
Am7
Each mornin' when I wake up to rise
C
Csus4
C
D
A/d
I'm livin' in a dreamland
Dm9
x2
Dm7
G/d
Changin' times, ancient reasons that turn to lies
Bb6
Am/d
Throw them all away
Dm7
G/d
Head in hand, got a gift of wonders to understand
Bb6
Am7
And open all the way
Repeat intro
Repeat first verse, a capella

Lookout Joe

Cdim7 034242 or xx1212
B7 024242
A
D
A
A hip drag queen and a side walkin' street wheeler
Cdim7
B7
D
A
Comin' down the avenue They're all your friends, you'll come to love 'em There's a load of 'em waitin' for you
A
D
A
Lookout Joe, you're comin' home
Cdim7
B7
D
A
Old times were good times Old times were good times Remember Millie from down in Philly? She took my brain and forgot my name The woman you were with was about the same She took your money and left town Lookout Joe, you're comin' home Old times were good times Old times were good times Remember Bill from up on the hill? A Cadillac put a hole in his arm But old Bill, he's up there still Havin' a ball, rollin' to the bottom Lookout Joe, you're comin' home Old times were good times Old times were good times |
A
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D
A
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Cdim7
B7
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D
A
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Bm
E
Glory, hallelujah
Bm
E
Will I lay my burden down?
G/d
G
Singin' on the streets around
A
Look at that crazy clown |
A
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D
A
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Cdim7
B7
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D
A
| Remember Bill from up on the hill? A Cadillac put a hole in his arm But old Bill, he's up there still Havin' a ball, rollin' to the bottom Lookout Joe, you're comin' home Old times were good times Old times were good times Old times were good times

Tired Eyes

Harp:
G
(straight harp over instrumental break)
G
C
D
C
Well he shot four men in a cocaine deal
D
C
And he left them lyin' in an open field
D
Full of old cars with bullet holes in the mirrors
C
D
D7
He tried to do his best but he could not
G
C
Please take my advice, please take my...
Am
D
D7
Please take my advice
Am
D
D7
Open up the tired eyes
Gmaj7
C
D
Open up the tired eyes
G
C
D
Well, it wasn't supposed to go down that way
C
But they burned his brother, you know, and left him lying in the driveway
D
They let him down with nothin'
C
D
D7
He tried to do his best but he could not Please take my advice, please take my advice Please take my advice Open up the tired eyes Open up the tired eyes
G
C
Well tell me more, tell me more, tell me more
D
C
I mean, was he a heavy doper or was he just a loser?
D
C
D
He was a friend of yours, what do you mean he had bullet holes in his mirrors?
C
D
D7
He tried to do his best but he could not Please take my advice, please take my advice Please take my advice Open up the tired eyes Open up the tired eyes |
G
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C
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D
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C
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D
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C
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D
| Please take my advice, please take my advice Please take my advice Open up the tired eyes Open up the tired eyes
G