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Em7When I was a hitchhiker on the road I had to count on you
But you needed me to ease the load and for Dconversation Em7too
Or Ddid you just ride on CthroughEm  
You didn't see me in Toronto when I first tried out some hash
Smoked through a pen and I'd do it again if I only had some cash
I only had some cash
Then I tried amphetamines and my head was in a glass
Taped underneath the speedometer wires of my '48 Buick's dash
But I knew that wouldn't last
CHORUS #1:
CThen came CalGifornia, where I Cfirst saw open Gwater
In the Cland of oppoEm7rtunity, I kDnew I was getting hEm7otter
I Dknew I was getting Chotter
The neon lights and the endless nights
The neon lights and the endless nights
The neon lights and the endless nights
They took me by surprise
The doctor gave me valium but I still couldn't close my eyes
I still couldn't close my eyes
CHORUS #2:
Then came paranoia and it ran away with me
I couldn't sign my autograph or appear on TV
Or see or be seen, see or be seen
Or see or be seen
GLiving in the country sounded good to me
Smoking grass while the summer lasts in the rDeal organic Emscene
Where eveDrything was grCeen, everything was greAmenEm  
Then we had a kid and we split apart, I was living on the road
A little cocaine went a long long way to ease that different load
But my head did explode, my head did explode
CHORUS #3:
I wish I was an Aztec or a runner in Peru
I would build such beautiful buildings to house the chosen few
Like an Inca from Peru
When I was a hitchhiker on the road I had to count on you
But you needed me to ease the load and for conversation too
Or did you just ride on through, did you just ride on through
Did you just ride on through
When I was a hitchhiker on the road

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Hitchhiker

by Neil Young

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Em7

When I was a hitchhiker on the road I had to count on you

D Em7

But you needed me to ease the load and for conversation too

D C Em

Or did you just ride on through

You didn't see me in Toronto when I first tried out some hash

Smoked through a pen and I'd do it again if I only had some cash

I only had some cash

Then I tried amphetamines and my head was in a glass

Taped underneath the speedometer wires of my '48 Buick's dash

But I knew that wouldn't last

CHORUS #1:

C G C G

Then came California, where I first saw open water

C Em7 D Em7

In the land of opportunity, I knew I was getting hotter

D C

I knew I was getting hotter

The neon lights and the endless nights

They took me by surprise

The doctor gave me valium but I still couldn't close my eyes

I still couldn't close my eyes

CHORUS #2:

Then came paranoia and it ran away with me

I couldn't sign my autograph or appear on TV

Or see or be seen, see or be seen

Or see or be seen

Living in the country sounded good to me

D Em

Smoking grass while the summer lasts in the real organic scene

D C Am Em

Where everything was green, everything was green

Then we had a kid and we split apart, I was living on the road

A little cocaine went a long long way to ease that different load

But my head did explode, my head did explode

CHORUS #3:

I wish I was an Aztec or a runner in Peru

I would build such beautiful buildings to house the chosen few

Like an Inca from Peru

When I was a hitchhiker on the road I had to count on you

But you needed me to ease the load and for conversation too

Or did you just ride on through, did you just ride on through

Did you just ride on through

When I was a hitchhiker on the road

About Hitchhiker Chords by Neil Young

Learn how to play Hitchhiker by Neil Young with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Hitchhiker chords”, “Hitchhiker guitar chords”, or “Neil Young Hitchhiker chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Hitchhiker chords and for experienced players who want accurate Hitchhiker lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em7, D, C, Em, G, Am.

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The chords for "Hitchhiker" show the original chord names (including Em7, D, C, Em, G, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.