{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1746606,"song":"Powderfinger","artist":"Neil Young","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1746606-powderfinger-chords-by-neil-young/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1746606?type=chord","rating":4.85,"votes":730,"content":"Powderfinger\r\nNeil Young\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLook out, Ma, there's a white boat comin' up the river[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a big red beacon and a flag and a man on the rail[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI think you'd better call John[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'cause it don't look like they're here to deliver the mail[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd it's less than a mile away[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI hope they didn't come to stay[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's got numbers on the side and a gun[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch] ////’//// [ch]G[/ch] //// [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand it's makin' big waves[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]B|3-3-3--1-0---1-0-----|\r\nG|-----------2-----0---|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDaddy's gone and my brother's out huntin' in the mountains[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBig John's been drinkin' since the river took Emmy Lou[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                      [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo the powers that be left me here to do the thinkin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I just turned twenty-two[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was wonderin' what to do[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]           \r\nAnd the closer they got[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch] ////’//// [ch]G[/ch] //// [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe more those feelin's grew[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]B|3-3-3--1-0---1-0-----|\r\nG|-----------2-----0---|[/tab]\r\n\r\nJam here -->\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] ////’////’//// [ch]C[/ch] //// [ch]G[/ch] ////’//// [ch]C[/ch] ////’//// [ch]G[/ch] ////’////\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] ////’//// [ch]Bm[/ch] //// [ch]C[/ch] //// [ch]Bm[/ch] //// [ch]C[/ch] //// [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n//// C//// Bm//// [ch]C[/ch] //// [ch]D[/ch] ////’////’//// [ch]G[/ch] //// [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDaddy's rifle in my hand felt reassurin’[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe told me \"Red means run, son, and numbers add up to nothin'\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen the first shot hit the dock I saw it comin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRaised my rifle to my eye[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNever stopped to wonder why[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch] ////’//// [ch]G[/ch] //// [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen I saw black and my face splashed in the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]B|3-3-3--1-0---1-0-----|\r\nG|-----------2-----0---|[/tab]\r\n\r\n- then Jam again -->\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] ////’////’//// [ch]C[/ch] //// [ch]G[/ch] ////’//// [ch]C[/ch] ////’//// [ch]G[/ch] ////’////\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] ////’//// [ch]Bm[/ch] //// [ch]C[/ch] //// [ch]Bm[/ch] //// [ch]C[/ch] //// [ch]Bm[/ch] ////\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] //// [ch]Bm[/ch] ////C //// [ch]D[/ch] ////’////’//// [ch]G[/ch] ////\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShelter me from the powder and the finger[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCover me with the thought that pulled the trigger[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust think of me as one you never figured[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWould fade away so young[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo much left undone[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch] ////’//// [ch]G[/ch] //// [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRemember me to my love, I know I'll miss her[/tab]\r\n\r\n** Just a lick -->\r\n\r\n[tab]|--------------------|    |--------------------|\r\n|3-3-3-1-0---1-0-----|    |--------------------|\r\n|-----------2-----0--|    |7-7-7-5-4-0-5-4-0---|\r\n|--------------------| OR |--------------------|\r\n|--------------------|    |--------------------|\r\n|--------------------|    |--------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(add a little spice with a quick C->G at the end of the 1st two lines of each verse)","plain_text":"Powderfinger\nNeil Young\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJam here -->\n\nG ////’////’//// C //// G ////’//// C ////’//// G ////’////\n\nC ////’//// Bm //// C //// Bm //// C //// Bm\n\n//// C//// Bm//// C //// D ////’////’//// G //// C    G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n- then Jam again -->\n\nG ////’////’//// C //// G ////’//// C ////’//// G ////’////\n\nC ////’//// Bm //// C //// Bm //// C //// Bm ////\n\nG //// Bm ////C //// D ////’////’//// G ////\n\nC    G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n** Just a lick -->\n\n\n\n\n(add a little spice with a quick C->G at the end of the 1st two lines of each verse)","chords":["G","C","Bm","D","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}