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First Tab Ever!! but trust me it sounds good.
Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd
When playing the first G of each verse, start at low E and go up the strings, and 
hammer-on the third fret up (from the capo) on the B string.
When switching to C, hammer-on the same fret on the B string to make it sound good.  
Just listen to the song to get a feel for what it sounds like.
Intro:   G   C   Em  A  
GBack in the old folky dCays
EmThe air was magic when we plAayed
GThe riverboat was rockin' in the rCain
EmMidnight was the time for the rAaid
DOh, Isabela, proud Isabela
EmThey tore you down and plowed you under
F#mYou're only real with your maGke-up on
DHow could I see you and sAtay too long
GAll along the Navajo TrCail
EmBurn-outs stub their toes on garbage pAails.
GWaitresses are cryin' in the rCain
EmWill their boyfriends pass this way agAain
DOh, Mother Goose, she's on the skids
EmSure ain't happy, neither are the kids
F#mShe needs someone thGat she can scream at
DAnd I'm such a heel fAor makin' her feel so bad
GI guess I'll call it sickness gCone
EmIt's hard to say the meaning of this Asong
GAn ambulance can only go so Cfast
EmIt's easy to get buried in the Apast
GWhen you try to make a good thing ClastEm  A  
Harmonica Solo:    D    G    D    G    Em(x3)
DI saw today in the entertainment section
EmThere's room at the top for private detection
F#mTo Mom and Dad Gthis just doesn't matter
DBut it's either that Aor pay off the kidnapper
GSo all you critics sit alCone
EmYou're no better than me for what you've sAhown
GWith your stomach pump and yCour hook and ladder dreams
EmWe could get together for some Ascenes
Harmonica Solo:    D    G    D    G    Em(x3)
DWell, I'm up in T.O. keepin' jive alive
EmAnd out on the corner it's half past five
F#mBut the subways are empty, Gand so are the cafes
DExcept for the Farmer's Market
AAnd I still can hear him say
GYou're all just pissin' in the Cwind
EmYou don't know it but you Aare
GAnd there ain't nothin' like a Cfriend
EmWho can tell you you're just pissin' in the Awind
Harmonica Solo:    D    G    D    G    Em(x3)
DI never knew a man could tell so many lies
EmHe had a different story for every set of eyes
F#mHow can he remember Gwho he's talking to
DCause I know it ain't me, Aand hope it isn't you
Outro:  G   C   Em    A   G   C   Em  
A D
----Long Live Neil Young----

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Ambulence Blues

by Neil Young

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F#m

First Tab Ever!! but trust me it sounds good.

Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd

When playing the first G of each verse, start at low E and go up the strings, and

hammer-on the third fret up (from the capo) on the B string.

When switching to C, hammer-on the same fret on the B string to make it sound good.

Just listen to the song to get a feel for what it sounds like.

G C Em A

Intro:

G C

Back in the old folky days

Em A

The air was magic when we played

G C

The riverboat was rockin' in the rain

Em A

Midnight was the time for the raid

Oh, Isabela, proud Isabela

They tore you down and plowed you under

F#m G

You're only real with your make-up on

D A

How could I see you and stay too long

G C

All along the Navajo Trail

Em A

Burn-outs stub their toes on garbage pails.

G C

Waitresses are cryin' in the rain

Em A

Will their boyfriends pass this way again

Oh, Mother Goose, she's on the skids

Sure ain't happy, neither are the kids

F#m G

She needs someone that she can scream at

D A

And I'm such a heel for makin' her feel so bad

G C

I guess I'll call it sickness gone

Em A

It's hard to say the meaning of this song

G C

An ambulance can only go so fast

Em A

It's easy to get buried in the past

G C Em A

When you try to make a good thing last

D G D G Em

Harmonica Solo: (x3)

I saw today in the entertainment section

There's room at the top for private detection

F#m G

To Mom and Dad this just doesn't matter

D A

But it's either that or pay off the kidnapper

G C

So all you critics sit alone

Em A

You're no better than me for what you've shown

G C

With your stomach pump and your hook and ladder dreams

Em A

We could get together for some scenes

D G D G Em

Harmonica Solo: (x3)

Well, I'm up in T.O. keepin' jive alive

And out on the corner it's half past five

F#m G

But the subways are empty, and so are the cafes

Except for the Farmer's Market

And I still can hear him say

G C

You're all just pissin' in the wind

Em A

You don't know it but you are

G C

And there ain't nothin' like a friend

Em A

Who can tell you you're just pissin' in the wind

D G D G Em

Harmonica Solo: (x3)

I never knew a man could tell so many lies

He had a different story for every set of eyes

F#m G

How can he remember who he's talking to

D A

Cause I know it ain't me, and hope it isn't you

G C Em A G C Em

Outro:

A D

----Long Live Neil Young----

About Ambulence Blues Chords by Neil Young

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