By Neil Young (From Rust Never Sleeps)
Tabbed for fingerpicking by Chris
Intro: (Note, see the special fingering, below, for the D/B before you begin)
D D/F#
e———————- -2————————————-2————2—————|
b—-3———–3————3—————3——-3————-3———————–|
g———————2————2———————–2————-2——————|
d-0—-2h4—4——– -4——- —-2–2h4——4—————4————4h2p0——–|
a————————————————————————————4h2p0–|
e——————————————————————————————-|
G A D D/C#
e—————————————————————–2—————–2——|
b———–0————————–2——————3—————-3—————|
g—-0—————————2—————————–2—————–2———|
d——–0—————————2—————-0————————————|
a——————0–0h2—-0————0–0–2–4——————–4——————|
e-3————3—————————————————————————|
D/B D/A G A (Barre w/Index for ease to next chord)
e———2————-2——————————————————————|
b—-3———–3—————–0————0————2————–2————–|
g——-2————2——-0———–0————2————-2———————-|
d——————————–0———–0————2————–2—————–|
a-2———–0————————2———–0————0————————–|
e————————–3—————————————————————|
D/F# (Index barre @ bottom 4 strings-2nd fret/Pinky @ F#/Ring @ b string-3rd fret)
e————–2—————-2———————————————————-|
b——-3————-3——————————–3———-3———–3————|
g———–2—————2————————————————————–|
d-2h4————-4—————–4———2–2h4——–4p2——–2p0—————–|
a——————————————————————————————|
e——————————————————————————————|
G A D D/C#
e——————————————————————-2—————-2—–|
b———–0————————-2——————–3—————-3————–|
g—-0————————–2——————————-2—————-2———|
d——–0————————–2——————0———————————–|
a——————0–0h2—0————0–0–2–4———————4——————|
e-3————3—————————————————————————|
D/B D/A G A They…
e———2—————2—————————————————————-|
b—-3————3———————-0————-0—————–2—————–|
g——-2————–2———-0————-0—————-2—————-2——–|
d————————————–0————-0—————-2——- ——-2—-|
a-2———–0——————————2—————-0—————0————|
e——————————3———————————————————–|
D/B: Barre the A,D, & G strings with your Index @ 2nd fret. Ring @ B string, 3rd fret.
Middle @ E string, 2nd fret.
Follow a similar picking pattern for the verses, but simpler. This is, in my mind, one of
the greatest acoustic songs ever. There are bass runs on the D throughout the song similar
to those tabbed above. Enjoy. Chris.
Verse 1.
D G D
They were hiding behind hay bales, they were planting in the full moon
D/C# D/B D/A G A
They had given all they had for something new
D G D
But the light of day was on them, they could see the thrashers coming
D/C# D/B D/A G A G
And the water shone like diamonds in the dew.
A D G
And I was just getting up, hit the road before it?s light
A D Dmaj7 (alternating)
Tryin? to catch an hour on the sun.
G A D D/C# D/B D/A
When I saw those thrashers rollin? by, looking more than two lanes wide
G Em7 A
I was feelin like my day had just begun
You can find the rest of the verses @ this songs sister page. Hey, hey, Neil can play, and
those words!
