Neil Young : Re-Ac-Tor

RIFF:

A

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D|-7--5-----5-----|

A|-7-----7-----7--|

E|-5--------------|

INTRO: RIFF x4

VERSE 1:

G

So your girlfriend slammed the door shut

D

RIFF

x2

In your face tonight, but that's all right

G

Then she took off to the opera

D

RIFF

x2

With some high-brow from the city lights

D

Well you grew up on a corner

G

RIFF

x2

And you never missed a moonlit night

BRIDGE:

A

G

Some things never change

D/f#

F

They stay the way they are

D

E

Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho Ho-Ho-Ho

D

E

Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho Ho-Ho-Ho

CHORUS:

A

You were born to rock, you'll never be an opera star

D

A

You were born to rock, you'll never be an opera star

D

E

Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho Ho-Ho-Ho

D

E

Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho Ho-Ho-Ho

RIFF x4

So you stay out all night Gettin' fucked up in that rock and roll bar And you never get tired 'Cause your drugs are in a little jar You were born to rock You'll never be an opera star

BRIDGE:

A

G

Some things never change

D/f#

F

They stay the way they are

D

E

Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho Ho-Ho-Ho

D

E

Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho Ho-Ho-Ho

A

D

A

I was born to rock

D

E

Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho Ho-Ho-Ho

D

E

Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho Ho-Ho-Ho

RIFF x4

So your girlfriend slammed the door shut In your face tonight, but that's all right Then she took off to the opera With some highbrow from the city lights Well you grew up on a corner And you never missed a moonlit night

BRIDGE:

A

G

Some things never change

D/f#

F

They stay the way they are

D

E

Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho Ho-Ho-Ho

D

E

Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho Ho-Ho-Ho

CHORUS:

A

You were born to rock, you'll never be an opera star

D

A

You were born to rock, you'll never be an opera star

D

E

Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho Ho-Ho-Ho

NOTE: RIFF #2 is variated in the song so improvise on that one.

RIFF #3 is not exact, it's only what I think sounds good.

D

A

(x8)

RIFF #1:

C

A

D

G

G#

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B|----------|-----------|--

G|--5-5-----|-7-7-------|--

D|--5-5--7--|-7-7--5-6--|--

A|--3-3--7--|-5-5--5-6--|--

E|-------5--|------3-4--|--

RIFF #2:

A

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VERSE 1:

Am

C/g

Here's a story 'bout Surfer Joe

D/f#

He caught the big one

F

But he let it go

RIFF #3:

F

F/e

F/g

F/e

E

e|--1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---0--

B|--1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---0--

G|--2-2---2-2---0-0---2-2---1--

D|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---2--

A|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---2--

E|--1-1---0-0---0-0---0-0---0--

F

F/e

F/g

F/e

E

There's somebody satisfied with winning

VERSE 2:

Back on the boardwalk There's Moe the Sleaze Sells good things And aims to please He's almost even But he doesn't mind a handout

CHORUS:

D

A

D

A

Come on down for a pleasure cruise

D

A

D

A

We're all going on a pleasure cruise

D

A

D

A

Come on down for a pleasure cruise

D

A

D

A

Plenty of women, plenty of booze

RIFF #1

RIFF #2 (x2)

ALTERNATE VERSE:

Midway Esther and her sister Camille Used to fuck all day down under the ferris wheel But late at night, I can still see it spinning

VERSE 3:

Give your ticket To Moe the Sleaze He's the one that's weak in the knees His pants are baggy But you can see them shaking

VERSE 4:

I'll introduce you to Surfer Joe He may be there I really don't know We can only smoke garfong And watch him ride the big one

CHORUS

RIFF #1

RIFF #2 (x2)

SOLO: (over verse chords)

D

A

D

A

Come on down

D

A

D

A

We're all going

D

A

D

A

Come on down

D

A

D

A

Come on ...

RIFF #1

RIFF #2 (x2)

VERSE 1:

Here's a story 'bout Surfer Joe He caught the big one But he let it go There's somebody Satisfied with winning Here's a story 'bout Surfer Joe He caught the big one And he let it go He's somebody He's somebody

D

A

D

A

Come on down

D

A

D

A

We're all goin'

D

A

D

A

Come on down

D

A

D

A

Women Booze

G

Bb

C

G

Bb

C

Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Ain't got no T-Bone Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone T-Bone Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone No T-Bone Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Ain't got no T-Bone Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Got mashed potatoes Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone Ain't got no T-Bone

E

G

D

A

E-x-x---------------|---------|---------|-0--------

B-x-x---------------|---------|---------|-2-3-2-3--

G-x-x---------------|---------|-7-7-----|-2-x-2-x--

D-2-2---------------|-5-5-----|-7-7---7-|-2-4-2-4-- etc...

A-2-2-----2-2-4p2---|-5-5---5-|-5-5-9---|-0-0-0-0--

E-0-0-3-4---------4-|-3-3-7---|---------|-x--------

A

Think I'll get back on the highway

D

I hope I'll see you soon

A

Get back on it Get back on it

D

Think I'll get back on the highway I hope I see you soon

A

Get back on it Get back on it

E

I May be late in comin' though

G

D

A

I got some things I gotta do

A

Don't let me see your tail lights

D

I pull a heavy load

A

Get back on it Get back on it

D

Don't let me see your tail lights I pull a heavy load

A

Get back on it Get back on it

E

There ain't no way to stop it though

G

D

A

Oh it might explode

SOLO: (over verse chords)

A

It's too late for General Custer

D

Too late for Robert E Lee

A

Get back on it Get back on it

D

It's too late for General Custer Too late for Robert E Lee

A

Get back on it Get back on it

E

But I'll get back on the highway

G

A

Before it's too late for me

A

Get back on it Get back on it

A

Think I'll get back on the highway

D

I hope I see you soon

A

Get back on it Get back on it

D

Think I'll get back on the highway I hope I see you soon

A

Get back on it Get back on it

E

I may be late in comin' though

G

D

A

I got some thing I gotta do

INTRO/FILL: (play 4 times)

Em

E|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|--------------------------|

D|--------------------------|

A|-----------2-----------2--|

E|--0--0--3-----0--0--3-----|

G

Em

Down the mountainside, to the coastline

C

Em

Past the angry tide, the mighty diesel whines

G

Em

And the tunnel comes, and the tunnel goes

C

Em

Round another bend, the giant drivers roll Roll on, Southern Pacific On your silver rails On your silver rails Roll on, Southern Pacific On your silver rails, through the moonlight

SOLO: VERSE CHORDS

Em

I rode the Highball I fired the Daylight When I turned sixty-five I couldn't see right It was Mr. Jones, We've got to let you go It's company policy You've got a pension though Roll on, Southern Pacific On your silver rails, silver rails Roll on, Southern Pacific On your silver rails On your silver rails I ain't no brake man, Ain't no conductor But I would be though, If I was younger I got my gold watch, I put in my time Now I'm left to roll, Down the long decline Roll on, Southern Pacific On your silver rails, On your silver rails Roll on, Southern Pacific On your silver rails, through the moonlight

Em

"Southern pacific, number 9-4-3" "Arriving track number 7, get your baggage ready"

G

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C

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F

C

G

My old car keeps breaking down My new car ain't from japan

C

D

G

There's already too many Datsuns/Toyotas in this town

F

C

G

Another thing that's bugging me Is this commercial on TV

C

D

G

Says that Detroit can't build good cars anymore

C

D

G

C

G

Who's driving my car?

C

D

G

C

G

Who's driving my car now?

D

C

G

Who...?

SOLO

My army jeep is still alive It's got locking hubs and four wheel drive Ain't got no radio, ain't got no mag wheels Ain't got no digital clock

F

C

G

Ain't got no clock My paint job is lookin' blue The whitewalls are missing too But I guess until I get my car back This'll do

F

C

G

CHORUS

SOLO: (over verse chords)

C

D

G

REPEAT UNTIL END:

D

C

G

Who...? Who's driving my car now?

A

riff2

Em7

riff1

Em7

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G

Em7

riff

x2

Rapid Transit

G

Em7

riff

x2

Public Service

A

riff

I'm standing in my line

Em7

riff

x2

Meltdown Containment I'm standing in my line

A

G

A

Hang ten pipeline, let's go trippin'

A

G

A

Hang ten pipeline, let's go trippin'

A

G

A

Hang ten pipeline, let's go trippin'

B

D

E

Every wave is new until it breaks

Em7

riff

Go!

Em7

riff

x4

Secret Service Public Enemy I'm standing in my line

Em7

riff

x2

Hang ten pipeline, let's go trippin' Hang ten pipeline, let's go trippin' Hang ten pipeline, let's go trippin' Every wave is new until it breaks

Em7

riff

Go!

Em7

riff

...

This is close to the acoustic demo of the song, with an extra verse

RIFF:

Am

F

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B|----------------------

G|---------------0------

D|------------2------3--

A|--0---0--3------------

E|----------------------

Am

F

Children

C

G

Am

F

Are lost in the sand clearing roads with little hands

C

E

Am

F

Trying to join their father's castles together again

C

G

Am

F

Will they make it? Who knows where or when

G

Old wounds will mend

Am

F

Shots

C

G

Am

F

Ringing all along the borders can be heard

C

E

Am

F

Comin' down like a venom in the sky

C

G

Am

F

Cutting through the air faster than a bird

G

In the night Machines Are winding their way along, looking strong Building roads and bringing back loads Of building materials In the night Men Are trying to move the boulders on the ground Lines between the different spots that each has found But back home another scene was going down In the night Lust Comes creepin' through the night to feed on hearts Of suburban wives who learned to pretend When they met their dreams end In the night

Am

G

Fmaj7

But I'll never use your love you know I'm not like that

Am

G

Fmaj7

And so if you give your heart to me

Dm

E7

I promise to you

Dm

E7

Whatever we do

Fmaj7

G

C

Fmaj7

C

Fmaj7

That I will always be true