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Neil Young : Life
1987

  1. Mideast Vacation
  2. Long Walk Home
  3. Around The World
  4. Inca Queen

  5. Too Lonely
  6. Prisoners Of Rock And Roll
  7. Cryin' Eyes
  8. When Your Lonely Heart Breaks
  9. We Never Danced

Mideast Vacation

G
Bm
x4
G
Bm
I used to watch Highway Patrol whittlin' with my knife
G
Bm
But the thought never struck me I'd be black and white for life
G
Em
I was raised on law and order in a community of strife
D
Am
C
Am
C
Am
Became a restless border and I never took a wife
G
Bm
I went looking for Gaddafi aboard Air Force One
G
Bm
But I never did find him and the CIA said son
G
Em
You'll never be a hero, your flying days are done
D
Am
C
Am
It's time for you to go home now, stop sniffin' that smoking gun
C
Am
x6
G
Bm
I was travellin' with my family through the mideast late one night
G
Bm
In the hotel all was quiet the kids were out like little lights
G
Em
Then the street filled with jeeps there was an explosion to the right
D
Am
C
Am
C
Am
They chanted "death to America" I was feelin' like a fight
G
Bm
So I ran down the stairs and out into the street
G
Bm
Someone kicked me in the belly someone else kissed my feet
G
Em
I was Rambo in the disco shooting to the beat
D
Am
C
Am
C
Am
When they burned me in effigy my vacation was complete
C
Am
...

Long Walk Home

[Show chord shapes]
D(v) xx0775
Dmaj7 xx0675
D7 xx0575
A6/C# x42222
A6 x02222
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D
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G
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C
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D
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x2
D
G
If liberty was a little girl
C
D
Watching all the flags unfurl
D
G
Standing at the big parade
C
D
How would she like us now?
D(v)
Dmaj7
D7
G
A
We balance the power from hour to hour, giant guns raised
D
A6/c#
Bm
A6
G
A
It's such a long walk home
D
A6/c#
Bm
A6
G
A
It's such a long walk home
D
A6/c#
Bm
A6
G
A
It's such a long walk home From Vietnam to old Beirut If we are searching for the truth Why do we feel that double-edged blade Cutting through our hand? America, America, where have we gone? It's such a long walk home It's such a long walk home It's such a long walk home
Instrumental verse
D(v)
Dmaj7
D7
G
A
We balance the power from hour to hour, giant guns raised It's such a long walk home It's such a long walk home It's such a long walk home
D

Around The World

E
Boy and girl fall in love Dreamin' under stars above Meanwhile push comes to shove
D
A
E
Around the world Leaders fall, leaders rise Terror wears a thin disguise Not much room for compromise
D
A
Around the world
D
A
E
Around the world
E
Surfers roam the seven seas Sharin' them with submarines Experts count on war machines Around the world People sweat in planted fields Students study what is real Someone builds a laser shield Around the world Around the world
C#m
B
Fashion change, style change
A
Am
E
Fashion change, style change
E
F
E
Fashion change, style change
E
Fashion change, style change Fashion change, style change Fashion change, style change
C#m
B
Hey! What's that you got on? You're sure looking good tonight
A
B
Where'd you pick that up anyway? Wow! You're looking beautiful!
E
F
E
Hey! You are somethin' else tonight. So skin tight... Woo! Yeah come on, lets go out! Why do we have to hate Why do we incinerate Why don't we illuminate Around the world Around the world Around the world

Inca Queen

[Show chord shapes]
D6 x07777 Bb6 353333
C6 x05555 C* 575555
Cmaj7 x32000 Dm7 057565
Gm7 355333 Bb* xx8768
Am7 577555 C xx5555
D6
C6
D6
Cmaj7
D|-----7-----7--7--------5-----7-----7--7--------0--|
B|-----7--8--------8--7--5-----7--8--------8--7--0--| x2
G|-----7-----------------5-----7-----------------0--|
D|-----7-----------------5-----7-----------------2--|
A|-----0-----------------0-----0-----------------3--|
D|-0------------------------0-----------------------|
D6
C6
Once there was an Inca Queen
D6
Cmaj7
She gazed at her sundial
D6
C6
All around her workers raised
Gm7
Am7
Golden idols to her smile
Gm7
Am7
The waiting years weren't hard to see
Bb6
C
D
C
D
C
D
C
D
Behind the tears of Mercury
Gm7
Am7
D6
C6
D6
Cmaj7
D6
C6
D6
Cmaj7
She spoke of silver from the sky And many floating safety boats To pick them up when they would fly Far above their dreams and hopes And they a mountain city raised Where their queen above the clouds could watch out
Gm7
Am7
Dm7
C6
Dm7
C6
Dm7
C6
Bb
C6
Dm7
C6
Dm7
C6
Dm7
C6
Bb
C6
Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has come Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has come Out in the jungle the drums were heard, Inca Queen has come From the biggest elephant to the smallest bird, Inca Queen has come She spoke of silver from the sky, Inca Queen has come To pick them up when they would fly, Inca Queen has come
D6
C6
D6
Cmaj7
x2
Once there was an Inca Queen She gazed at her sundial All around her workers raised Golden idols to her smile And though the air was thin and cold Soon the day would come the queen had told
Gm7
Am7
Dm7
C6
Dm7
C6
Dm7
C6
Bb
C6
x2
Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has come Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has come
Dm7
C6
Dm7
C6
Dm7
C6
Bb
C6
x2
Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has come Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has, Inca Queen has come

Too Lonely

[Show chord shapes]
A x022xx
Asus4 x042xx
A7 x052xx
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A
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A
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G
D
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A
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A
A
G
D
A
Too lonely, too lonely, too lonely to fall in love Too lonely, too lonely, too lonely to fall in love
A
Asus4
A7
Asus4
I got a keychain
A
Asus4
A7
Asus4
Good luck charm
A
Asus4
A7
Asus4
Drive a fast car
A
Asus4
A7
Asus4
Gotta strong arm I'm too lonely, too lonely, too lonely to fall in love I'm too lonely, too lonely, too lonely to fall in love She got the big lips She got the tight dress Working for the big tip Won't go for less She's too lonely, too lonely, too lonely to fall in love She's too lonely, too lonely, too lonely to fall in love |
A
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A
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G
D
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A
| ... She wears a fur coat She's got a gold ring Coming from a good home Looking for a new thing She's too lonely, too lonely, too lonely to fall in love She's too lonely, too lonely, too lonely to fall in love

Prisoners Of Rock And Roll

F
Am
G
F
Am
G
Am
F
G
F
Am
G
F
Am
G
People tell us that we play too loud
F
Am
G
But they don't know what our music's about
Am
F
G
We never listen to the record company man
F
Am
G
They try to change us and ruin our band
C
F
G
G7
That's why we don't wanna be good
C
F
G
G7
That's why we don't wanna be good
F
G
G7
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F
G
We're prisoners of rock and roll When we're jammin' in our old garage The girls come over and it sure gets hot We don't wanna be watered down Takin' orders from record company clowns That's why we don't wanna be good That's why we don't wanna be good Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh We're prisoners of rock and roll
Instrumental verse
F
G
G7
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F
G
We're prisoners of rock and roll
F
Am
G

Cryin' Eyes

D
C
x8
G
Bb
x4
D
C
Who's gonna dry (who's gonna dry)
D
C
Your cryin' eyes (your cryin' eyes)?
D
D
Who's gonna wake you up to that big surprise?
C
G
Bb
G
Who's gonna dry (your cryin' eyes)?
Bb
G
You say that all your life you've been a free bird
Bb
G
There's been nobody over you
Bb
G
And you always have to have the last word
Bb
G
Bb
D
Because one feels better than two
C
D
C
Who's gonna dry (who's gonna dry)
D
C
Your cryin' eyes (your cryin' eyes)?
D
D
Who's gonna wake you up to that big surprise?
C
G
Bb
G
Who's gonna dry (your cryin' eyes)?
Bb
G
You say your life's like riding on a fast train
Bb
G
It's easy to see far away
Bb
G
But right up close it's just a blurry haze
Bb
G
Bb
Flyin' by from day to day
D
C
x4
G
Bb
x4
D
C
D
C
D
C
D
C
Who's gonna dry your cryin' eyes?
G
Bb
G
Bb
G
Bb
Who's gonna dry your cryin' eyes?

When Your Lonely Heart Breaks

[Show chord shapes]
Aadd2 x02420
E
A
When your lonely heart breaks
F#m
D
Don't sit counting your mistakes
E
A
Don't be waiting for love to come back
F#m
D
Don't be wasting time, don't be lost and crying
E
A
C#m
When your lonely heart breaks
E
A
C#m
When your lonely heart breaks What's your problem, she's gone You're still moving, moving on You've got memories, she got strong There's a lot of things that aren't gone When your lonely heart breaks When your lonely heart breaks
Instrumental verse x2
E
A
C#m
When your lonely heart breaks
C#m
Don't be crying for good times you had
E
A
C#m
When your lonely heart breaks When your lonely heart breaks Don't sit counting your mistakes Don't be waiting for love to come back Don't be wasting time, don't be lost and crying
E
A
C#m
When your lonely, lonely heart breaks
E
A
C#m
When your lonely, lonely heart breaks
E
A
C#m
When your lonely, lonely heart breaks
E
Aadd2
When your lonely heart breaks

We Never Danced

Am
Em
F
G
Am
Between heaven and earth
Em
There's a ballroom floor
F
Where the couples glide
G
In the evermore Floating through the clouds Dancing in the rain Eyes that see no lies Hearts that feel no pain
Dm
G
Hope it's not too late
C
F
We were more than friends
G
I can hardly wait
F
G
Till we meet again
Am
Em
F
G
If you don't really know Where you want to go It makes no difference Which road you take Hope it's not too late We were more than friends I can hardly wait Till we meet again
C
G
F
We never danced
C
G
F
We never danced
C
G
F
G
We never danced the night away
C
G
F
We never danced
C
G
F
We never danced
C
G
F
G
We never danced the night away
Am
Em
F
G