{"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":1958561,"song":"Thrasher","artist":"Neil Young","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1958561-thrasher-chords-by-neil-young/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1958561?type=chord","rating":4.75308,"votes":41,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n Thrasher – Neil Young\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWritten by: Neil Young\r\nFrom: \"Rust Never Sleeps\" (1979)\r\n\r\nTabbed by: maguri\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\ncapo: 2nd fret\r\nplay: C\r\nkey: D\r\n\r\nFor original chords transpose this tab +2 to D.\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nThese are the voicings used in the intro. Whatever your strumming pattern,\r\ntry to use the rhythm indicated here. Many of the hammering ons etc are\r\nUsed throughout the song in the verses, too\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\n [C [F [C\r\n 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\ne|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|----------------|1---------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nG|0---0-----------|0---------------|----2-2---0---0-|----------------|\r\nD|2---0h2---------|2—-0h2—2p0------|3---3-3---3-----|2---------------|\r\nA|3---3-----------|3---------3-2p0-|3---------------|3-----------0-2-|\r\nE|----------------|---------------3|1---------------|--------3-------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [C [Gsus4/B [Am7 [C/G [F [G\r\n 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\ne|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|----1-------1---|----1-------1---|1---------------|0---------------|\r\nG|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|2---------------|0---------------|\r\nD|----2-------0---|----2-------2---|3---------------|0---------------|\r\nA|3-------2-------|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|\r\nE|----------------|--------3-------|1---------------|3---------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [C [F/A [C\r\n 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\ne|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|----------------|----------------|1---------------|----------------|\r\nG|0---------------|----0---0-------|2---2-2---0---0-|----------------|\r\nD|0h2-------------|---0h2--0-------|3---3-3---3-----|2---------------|\r\nA|3---------------|------------3---|0---------------|3-----------0-2-|\r\nE|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [C [Gsus4/B [Am7 [C/G [F [G\r\n 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \r\ne|----------------|----------------|----1-1---0-----|----------------|\r\nB|----1-------1---|----1-------1---|1---1-1---1-----|0---------------|\r\nG|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|2---------2-----|0---------------|\r\nD|----2-------0---|----2-------2---|3---------------|0---------------|\r\nA|3-------2-------|0---------------|3---------------|----------------|\r\nE|----------------|--------3-------|1---------------|3---------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab]CHORDS\r\n E-A-D-G-B-e\r\nGsus4/B x-2-0-0-1-x\r\nAm7 x-0-2-0-1-0\r\nC/G 3-x-2-0-1-0\r\nCmaj7 x-3-2-0-0-0\r\nF/A x-0-3-2-1-1\r\nFadd9/A x-0-3-2-1-3[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] | % | [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Gsus4/B[/ch] | [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] | % | [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Gsus4/B[/ch] | [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] | [ch]F/A[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey were hiding behind hay bales[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThey were planting in the full moon[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Gsus4/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey had given all they had for something new[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the light of day was on them[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThey could see the thrashers coming[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Gsus4/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the water shone like diamonds in the dew[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n And I was just getting up[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHit the road before it's light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Trying to catch an hour on the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I saw those thrashers rolling by[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLooking more than two lanes wide[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was feelin' like my day had just begun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the eagle glides ascending[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F/A[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThere's an ancient river bending[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Gsus4/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nDown the timeless gorge of changes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nWhere sleeplessness awaits[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI searched out my companions[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F/A[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nWho were lost in crystal canyons[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Gsus4/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the aimless blade of science slashed the pearly gates[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was then I knew I'd had enough[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBurned my credit card for fuel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Csus2[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Headed out to where the pavement turns to sand[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a one-way ticket to the land of truth[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd my suitcase in my hand[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow I lost my friends I still don't understand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey had the best selection[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Fadd9/A[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey were poisoned with protection[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Gsus4/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThere was nothing that they needed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nNothing left to find[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Csus2[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey were lost in rock formations[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F/A[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nOr became park bench mutations[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Gsus4/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nOn the sidewalks and in the stations[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nThey were waiting, waiting[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n So I got bored and left them there[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey were just deadweight to me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Csus2[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Better down the road without that load[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Brings back the time when I was eight or nine[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was watchin' my mama's T.V[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was that great Grand Canyon rescue episode[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere the vulture glides descending[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nOn an asphalt highway bending[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Gsus4/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nThru libraries and museums[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] \r\nGalaxies and stars[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Csus2[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDown the windy halls of friendship[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch]\r\nTo the rose clipped by the bullwhip[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Gsus4/B[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe Motel of Lost Companions waits with heated pool and bar[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n But me I'm not stopping there[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nGot my own row left to hoe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Csus2[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Just another line in the field of time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n When the thrasher comes I'll be stuck in the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike the dinosaurs in shrines[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut I'll know the time has come to give what's mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] | % | [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Gsus4/B[/ch] | [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]F[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C6[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]F[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] | [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]Dm7[/ch] | % | [ch]G[/ch] | % |\r\n\r\n(fade out over last six bars)","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n Thrasher – Neil Young\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWritten by: Neil Young\nFrom: \"Rust Never Sleeps\" (1979)\n\nTabbed by: maguri\nTuning: Standard\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\ncapo: 2nd fret\nplay: C\nkey: D\n\nFor original chords transpose this tab +2 to D.\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThese are the voicings used in the intro. Whatever your strumming pattern,\ntry to use the rhythm indicated here. Many of the hammering ons etc are\nUsed throughout the song in the verses, too\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro]\n| C | % | F | C |\n| C Gsus4/B | Am7 C/G | F | G |\n| C | % | F | C |\n| C Gsus4/B | Am7 C/G | F/A | G |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n| C | % | F | C |\n| C Gsus4/B | Am7 C/G | F | G |\n| F | G | C | F |\n| F | G | C | C Cmaj7 C6 C |\n| F | G | C Cmaj7 | Am C |\n| Dm7 | % | G | % |\n\n(fade out over last six bars)","chords":["C","D","F","B","G","A","E","Gsus4/B","C/G","F/A","Fadd9/A","Am7","Cmaj7","Am","Dm7","Csus2","C6"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}