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Ambulance Blues

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*Tune guitar down one step, but I think it sounds all right if you don't*
[Intro]
C  F
Am  Em  D
[Verse 1]
CBack in the old folky dayFs
AmThe air was maEmgic when we playDed
CThe river boat was rocking in the raFin
AmMidnight was the tEmime for the raDid
GOh Isabella, proud Isabella
AmThey tore you down and plowed you under
BmYou're only real with your Cmakeup on
GHow could I see you Dand stay too long
[Verse 2]
CAll along the Navajo TraiFl
Amburnouts stub their Emtoes on garbage pDails
CWaitresses are crying in the raiFn
AmWill their boyfriends Empass this way aDgain?
GOh Mother Goose, she's on the skids
AmThe shoe ain't happy, neither are the kids
BmShe needs someone Cthat she can scream at
GAnd I'm such a heel Dfor making her feel so bad
[Verse 3]
CI guess I'll call it sickness gFone
AmIt's hard to say the Emmeaning to this sDong
CAn ambulance can only go so fFast
AmIt's easy to get Emburied in the pDast
CWhen you try to make a good thing lFast
Am   Em   D
[Harmonica Break]
G     Am
G     Am
G     Am
G     Am
[Verse 4]
GI saw today, in the entertainment section
AmThere's room at the top for private detection
BmTo Mom and Dad Cthis just doesn't matter
GBut it's either that Dor pay off the kidnapper
CSo all you critics sit alonFe
AmYou're no better than Emme for what you've sDhown
CWith your stomach pump and your hook and ladder dFreams
AmWe could get togEmether for some scDenes
[Harmonica Break]
G     Am
G     Am
G     Am
G     Am
[Verse 5]
GWell I'm up in T.O. keepin' jive alive
Amand out on the corner it's half past five
BmBut the subways are empty Cand so are the cafes
GExcept for the Farmer's Market Dand I can still hear him sayin'
C"You're all just pissin' in the winFd
AmYou don't know Emit but you aDre"
CAnd there ain't nothing like a frFiend
AmWho can tell you you're just pisEmsin' in the wDind
[Harmonica Break]
G     Am
G     Am
G     Am
[Verse 6]
GI never knew a man could tell so many lies
Amhe had a different story for every set of eyes
BmHow can he remember Cwho he's talking to?
GCause I know it ain't me Dand I hope it isn't you
[Outro]
C  F
Am  Em  D
C  F
Am  Em  D
G

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Ambulance Blues

by Neil Young

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

*Tune guitar down one step, but I think it sounds all right if you don't*

[Intro]

C F

Am Em D

[Verse 1]

C F

Back in the old folky days

Am Em D

The air was magic when we played

C F

The river boat was rocking in the rain

Am Em D

Midnight was the time for the raid

Oh Isabella, proud Isabella

They tore you down and plowed you under

Bm C

You're only real with your makeup on

G D

How could I see you and stay too long

[Verse 2]

C F

All along the Navajo Trail

Am Em D

burnouts stub their toes on garbage pails

C F

Waitresses are crying in the rain

Am Em D

Will their boyfriends pass this way again?

Oh Mother Goose, she's on the skids

The shoe ain't happy, neither are the kids

Bm C

She needs someone that she can scream at

G D

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

[Verse 3]

C F

I guess I'll call it sickness gone

Am Em D

It's hard to say the meaning to this song

C F

An ambulance can only go so fast

Am Em D

It's easy to get buried in the past

C F

When you try to make a good thing last

Am Em D

[Harmonica Break]

G Am

[Verse 4]

I saw today, in the entertainment section

There's room at the top for private detection

Bm C

To Mom and Dad this just doesn't matter

G D

But it's either that or pay off the kidnapper

C F

So all you critics sit alone

Am Em D

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

C F

With your stomach pump and your hook and ladder dreams

Am Em D

We could get together for some scenes

[Harmonica Break]

G Am

[Verse 5]

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

and out on the corner it's half past five

Bm C

But the subways are empty and so are the cafes

G D

Except for the Farmer's Market and I can still hear him sayin'

C F

"You're all just pissin' in the wind

Am Em D

You don't know it but you are"

C F

And there ain't nothing like a friend

Am Em D

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

[Harmonica Break]

G Am

[Verse 6]

I never knew a man could tell so many lies

he had a different story for every set of eyes

Bm C

How can he remember who he's talking to?

G D

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

[Outro]

C F

Am Em D

C F

Am Em D

About Ambulance Blues Chords by Neil Young

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