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Neil Young : This Note's For You
1988

  1. Ten Men Workin'
  2. This Note's For You
  3. Coupe De Ville
  4. Life In The City
  5. Twilight

  6. Married Man
  7. Sunny Inside
  8. Can't Believe Your Lyin'
  9. Hey Hey
  10. One Thing

Ten Men Workin'

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E
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D
A
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x4
E
D
A
We are men at work
E
D
A
We got a job to do
E
We gotta keep you rockin'
D
A
E
D
A
To keep your soul from the blue Well, we work all day Then we work all night We got to keep you dancin' Gotta make you feel alright
G
Ten men workin'
F#
F
E
A
E
A
Ten men workin' tonight |
E
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A
G
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x3
|
E
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A
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x4
 We gotta dig the groove We're gonna hammer the blues You can't sit down 'Cause we got a job to do We gotta dig the groove We're gonna hammer the blues You can't sit down 'Cause we got a job to do Ten men workin' Ten men workin' tonight We are men at work We got a job to do We gotta keep you rockin' To keep your soul from the blue Well, we work all day Then we work all night We got to keep you dancin' Gotta make you feel alright Ten men workin' Ten men workin' tonight We gotta dig the groove We're gonna hammer the blues You can't sit down 'Cause we got a job to do We gotta dig the groove We're gonna hammer the blues You can't sit down 'Cause we got a job to do Ten men workin' Ten men workin' tonight |
E
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A
G
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E
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This Note's For You

[Show chord shapes]
Am7 x05555
Bm7/a x07777
Em7 079780
Am7/a
Bm7/a
Ain't singin' for Pepsi
Am7/a
Bm7/a
Ain't singin' for Coke
Am7/a
Bm7/a
I don't sing for nobody
Am7/a
Bm7/a
Makes me look like a joke This note's for you!
Am7/a
Bm7/a
Ain't singin' for Miller
Am7/a
Bm7/a
Don't sing for Bud
Am7/a
Bm7/a
I won't sing for politicians
Am7/a
Bm7/a
Ain't singin' for spuds This note's for you!
Em7
Don't need no cash
Em7
Don't want no money
Em7
Ain't got no stash
Em7
This note's for you
Am7/a
Bm7/a
I've got the real thing
Am7/a
Bm7/a
I got the real thing, baby
Am7/a
Bm7/a
I got the real thing Yeah, alright!
Am7/a
Bm7/a
Ain't singin' for Pepsi
Am7/a
Bm7/a
Ain't singin' for Coke
Am7/a
Bm7/a
I don't sing for nobody
Am7/a
Bm7/a
Makes me feel like a joke This note's for you!

Coupe De Ville

[Show chord shapes]
Am7 x05555 Fmaj7 xx3210
Am9 x05557 Fmaj7 xxAAAC
Dm9 xxAAAC Cmaj7 x32000
E7#9 076780 Cmaj7 xxA987
Dm7 xxAAAA
Am7
Am7
Am9
Am7
Am9
Am7
I got a Coupe de Ville
Dm9
E7#9
Am7
Am9
Am7
I got a bed in the house where you once lived I had a few cheap thrills
Dm9
E7#9
Am7
Am9
Am7
But they cost me a lot more than I could give
Dm7
Fmaj7
I got a right in this crazy world
Cmaj7
Fmaj7
To live my life like anyone else
Dm7
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
Fmaj7
E7sus4
How long can I carry this monkey around all by myself
Am7
Dm9
E7#9
Am7
Am9
Am7
If I can't have you I don't want nothin' else
Dm9
E7#9
Am7
Am9
Am7
If I can't have you I don't want nothin' else
Dm7
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
Fmaj7
Dm7
Fmaj7
Cmaj7
Fmaj7
E7sus4
Am7
Well I hit the wall
Dm9
E7#9
Am7
Am9
Am7
Woke up this mornin' and I hit the wall Yeah I hit the wall
Dm9
E7#9
Am7
Am9
Am7
Woke up this mornin' and I hit the wall I got a right in this crazy world To live my life like anyone else How long can I carry this monkey around all by myself If I can't have you I don't want nothin' else If I can't have you I don't want nothin' else If I can't have you I don't want nothin' else If I can't have you I don't want nothin' else

Life In The City

[Show chord shapes]
E7#9 076780
A
D
C
D
C
D
x2
A
D
(
C
D
C
D
) People sleepin' on the sidewalks on a rainy day
A
D
(
C
D
C
D
) Families livin' under freeways, it's the American way
A
Starvin' in the city while the farm goes to seed
C
G
F
Murder in the home and crime on the streets
A
(
C
D
) Don't that trouble you brother?
A
(
C
D
) Don't that trouble you pal?
A
(
C
D
) Don't that trouble you sister?
E7#9
Well, that's life in the city All our old hangouts are boarded up and closed Or being sold to someone, nobody knows I got a woman that loves me, and I love her so She's all dressed up now with nowhere to go Don't that trouble you brother? Don't that trouble you pal? Don't that trouble you sister? Well, that's life in the city
Instrumental verse with sax solo
Instrumental chorus with guitar solo
 That's life in the city
Guitar solo over intro chords
Listen to me people, hear what I have to say Ever since I was knee high I rocked my blues away But people sleepin' on the sidewalks and families in need Murder in the home and crime on the streets Don't that trouble you brother? Don't that trouble you pal? Don't that kill you sister? Well, that's life in the city |
A
|
D
| ...

Twilight

G
C
G
C
Am
B7
Em
C
Em
C
C
B7
C
B7
C
B7
Em
C
Em
C
Em
C
Em
C
Em
C
The sun is setting on the long road home
Em
C
And I've been gone too long
Em
C
My little girl's waitin' by the front door
Em
C
I count the minutes till I hold you once more
G
C
Making love to you while time stands still
G
C
I may be dreamin', but I always will
Am
B7
'Cause I'll be holding you
Em
C
Em
C
When the twilight falls
C
B7
C
B7
C
B7
Em
C
Em
C
Em
C
Don't be lonely, don't be sad 'Cause you're the best thing that I ever had And true love is so hard to find And we were lookin' for such a long time Making love to you while time stands still I may be dreamin', but I always will 'Cause I'll be holding you When the twilight falls
G
C
G
C
Am
B7
Em
C
Em
C
C
B7
C
B7
C
B7
Em
C
Em
C
Em
C
Em
C
... Don't be sad, you're the best thing that I ever had The sun is settin' on the long road home

Married Man

E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-------
B|-8-7-7-6-6-5-|-------
G|-7-6-6-5-5-4-|--789--
D|-6-5-5-4-4-3-|-9-----
A|-7-6-6-5-5-4-|-------
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-------
E7
Well I'm a married man, respect my happy home
A7
E7
I'm a married man, respect my happy home
B
B
C
Db
D
Don't tempt me baby stop singin'
A
E7
Stop singin' your old song
MAIN RIFF
E7
Well I work all day, take my money back home
A7
E7
Yeah, I work all day, take my money back home
B
B
C
Db
D
Ain't got time to party
A
E7
Ain't got time for you no more
MAIN RIFF
SOLO: OVER
E7
E7
Well I'm a married man, respect my happy home
A7
E7
I'm a married man, respect my happy home
B
B
C
Db
D
Don't tempt me baby stop singin'
A
E7
Stop singin' your old song
MAIN RIFF
E7
Well I'm a married man...
SOLO: OVER VERSE CHORDS (in E pentatonic)
END: 1st half of the opening riff

Sunny Inside

A
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
Don't need drugs, don't want money
A
D
A
D
You came along and shook me honey
A
Bm
C#m
D
A
All I want is you right by my side
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
With our love taken care of From now on I ain't scared of Lonely nights, I can kiss those days good-bye
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
E
E
F#m
Although we walk in the rain
Bm
D
My heart feels sunny inside
E
E
E
E
With you babe
A
Solo over verse chords
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
Long blonde hair, blue blue eyes Come on baby, please don't cry Talk to me, let me know it's alright
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
E
Although we walk in the rain My heart feels sunny inside With you babe
Repeat intro while singing "Feel sunny inside, sunny inside"
A
Bm
C#m
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
All day long I will sing my song to you
A
Bm
C#m
D
A
D
A
D
A
... All day long I can sing this song to you

Can't Believe Your Lyin'

[Show chord shapes]
F#7 xxx670
Fmaj7 xxx560
E xxx450
Am
D
C
Am
D
C
Daylight breaks and I go to bed
D
C
Am
I find myself worryin' about things you said
D
C
A
Oh honey, I can't believe your lyin'
D
C
A
But you tell me things things I know aren't true
B9
Dmaj7
You have changed my life in too many ways Well I lost my job thinkin' about you Now there's another man workin' in my place Oh honey, I can't believe your lyin' But you tell me things things I know aren't true You have changed my life in too many ways
Am
D
C
Am
D
C
D
C
Am
D
C
A
D
C
A
You have changed my life in too many ways Well my money's gone and so are you My friends all tell me I have been a fool Oh honey, I can't believe your lyin' But you tell me things things I know aren't true You have changed my life in too many ways
F#7
Fmaj7
E

Hey Hey

B
A
E
E
G
A
E
G
A
E
Well I've seen some women they put your soul on ice They want a piece of the action
G
A
E
G
A
E
But they never let you roll the dice
E
D
That's the kind of woman bring a good man down
C
B
E
That's the kind of woman I don't want around Hey Hey
E
G
A
E
I got a woman that dances she knows how to jump and shout No she don't want to use me cause she knows how it wears me out Yeah she's the kind of woman with the magic touch She don't want to lose me cause she loves me too much Hey Hey
E
G
A
E
E
D
C
B
E
Hey hey, my woman looks good to me
A
E
Hey hey, my woman looks good to me
B
She knows how to please me
A
E
She knows how to set me free
E
E
Get off of that couch turn off that MTV
A
E
Get off of that couch turn off your MTV
E
A
E
Hey hey, my woman looks good to me
E
A
E
B
A
E
E
Hey hey, my woman looks good to me
A
E
Hey hey, my woman looks good to me
B
She knows how to please me
A
E
She knows how to set me free

One Thing

Neil plays the different forms at different times depending on sax jams.
Bm7 to Am7 is a slide. During some of the jams you can hear Neil underneath
throwing in a Bbm7 during the trip down to Am7.
Am
Bm7
Am7
Am
Bm7
Am7
Dm7
Em7
Am
Bm7
Am7
x2
Am
Bm7
Am7
When I try to tell you one thing
Am
Bm7
Am7
You don't listen
Dm7
Em7
When I try to tell you one thing
Am
Bm7
Am7
You don't care
Am
Bm7
Am7
I think we're headed for a heartache
Am
Bm7
Am7
That's my suspicion
Dm7
Em7
I think we're headed for a heartache
Am
Bm7
Am7
That's how I feel
F
G
And I don't want
Am
Bm7
Am7
The silent treatment
F
G
And I don't need
Am
Bm7
Am7
To feel the chill
Solo over intro chords
You know a body feels empty with no love inside Yeah a body feels empty with no love at all I think we're headed for a heartache that's my suspicion I think we're headed for a heartache that's how I feel One of these days you're gonna wake up and I'll be gone You'll open your eyes and see the truth
Solo over intro chords
When I try to tell you one thing you don't listen When I try to tell you one thing baby you don't care
Solo over intro chords