YOUNG NEIL - "rocking in the free world" Tablature

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Neil Young - Rockin' in the free world
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Riff1 Verse - distortion
/-palm mute -\
e-----------------2~----0~-----
B-----------------3~----1~-----
G-----------------2~----0~-----
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0~----2~-----
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------3~-----
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------
Em D C

[Intro] (bass play E-string open, drum, Riff1)
Em D C (4x)

[Verse1] (second guitar picks chords)
Em D C
There's colors_ on the street__
Em D C
Red__, white_ and blue___
Em D C
People shufflin' their feet__
Em D C
People sleepin'_ in their shoes__

[Verse2] (palm mute chords, second guitar picks chords)
Em D C
But there's a warn__in' sign__ on the road_ a_head__
Em D C
There's a lot_ of people_ sayin'_ we'd be better_ off_ dead__
Em D C
DON'T_ FEEL_ LIKE SATAN, but I am_ to them__
Em D C
So I try__ to forget_ it_, any_ way_ I_ can__

[Chorus] (some backing vocals)
G D C (c b) Em
Keep_ on_ rock_in'_ in_ the_ free__ world__ (4x)

A A7
Em D C (4x)

[Verse3] (second guitar picks chords)
Em D C
I_ see_ a_ woman_ in the night__
Em D C
With a ba_by_ in her hand__
Em D C
Under an old street light__
(Near a garbage can)
Em D C
Near a garbage can__
(Near a garbage can)

[Verse4] (palm mute chords, second guitar picks chords)
Em D C
Now she puts the KID away, and she's gone to get a hit_
Em D C
She HATES_ her life, and what she's done_ to it_
Em D C
There's_ one_ more_ kid_ that_ will_ ne_ver_ go_ to_ school_
Em D C
Never get to fall in love_, never get to be cool_.


[Chorus] (some backing vocals)
G D C (c b) Em
Keep_ on_ rock_in'_ in_ the_ free__ world__ (4x)

A A7

[Solo] (Bass play 4x 'E-string', then 4x E D C)
Em D C (4x)
Em D C (4x)

Solo
e-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---^^^^^^^^^-------------------------------|
B-12-12-12-12-12-12----15--15-15-15-12-------^^^^^^^--12-------12|
G--------------------------------------15-12-12-12h14----14-14---|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------^^^^^12-15b15b15^^^15b---12--------------------------|
B-12-------12----12---------------15-------------------14--------|
G----14b14-14-14------------------------14-14-12-^^^^^-14-12-----|
D------------------------------------------------14-14-----------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------0---------------------12-12-12-12|
B-------------------------------0-15---------------15-15-15-15-15|
G12----------12--^^^^^------12b14b---14-12-14b-14b---------------|
D---14-12----12-14----14-14--------------------------------------|
A---------14-----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

e-12-12---------^^^^^-12----12-12b---15-15^^^^14 15--------------|
B-15-15-12-15-15---------15b---15b15----------------15-----------|
G-------------------------------0-------------------15-----------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

e-15-14-12^^^^12^^^15-14-12----12-14-12-15b----------------------|
B---------------------------15-----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse5] (bass, drum, no guitar)
Em D C
We got a thou_sand points of light_
Em D C
For the home_less_ man__
Em D C
We got a kinder_, gentler_, machine gun hand__
Em D C

[Verse6] (bass, drum, guitar enters)
Em D C
We got department stores_ and toilet_ paper_
Em D C
Got styrofoam boxes for the ozone_ layer_
Em D C
Got a man_ of the people_, says keep_ hope_ alive_
Em D C
Got fuel_ to burn_, got roads to dri__ve__.

[Repeat Chorus]
[Solo]
Em D C (4x)
Fade out..

Chords:
Em 022000
D xx0232
C x32010
G 320033
A x02220
A7 x02020

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