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Depression Blues

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1/18

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

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Step 1 / 18Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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	from: LUCKY THIRTEEN
	TUNING:
	Standard, EADGBE, with a capo on second fret.
	NOTES:
	The tab below is played between all verses.
	TAB:
	                  G           C/G                G  C/G  
	E|-----3--3--3-----3----3---|-----3--3--3-----3----3---|
	B|-----0--0--0-----0h1--0h1-|-----0--0--0-----0h1--0h1-|
	G|-----0--0--0-----0----0---|-----0--0--0-----0----0---|
	D|-----0--0--0-----0h2--0h2-|-----0--0--0-----0h2--0h2-|
	A|-----2--2--2--------------|-----2--2--2--------------|
	E|--3--3--3--3--3--3----3---|--3--3--3--3--3--3----3---|
	INTRO:
	G / / / C/G / G / / / C/G / (see tab)
	Cmaj7 / / G / / Cmaj7 / / G / /
	Cmaj7 / / G / / D / / Cmaj7
	G / / / C/G / G / / / C/G / (see tab)
	Got a Cmaj7woman that Gloves me
	And Cmaj7I love her Gso
	But Cmaj7she\'s all dressed Gup now
	With Dnowhere to Cmaj7go
	G / / / C/G / G / / / C/G / (see tab)
	All our old hang-outs
	Are boarded up and closed
	Or bein\' bought by somebody
	Nobody knows
	But things ain\'t that bad
	We still got the kids
	We\'re goin\' out to the movies
	Right after this
	(Repeat intro twice)
	Goin\' back to school
	Savin\' up my tuition
	Gonna rewrite all the rules
	On the old blackboard
	\'Cause it seems things today
	There ain\'t no magic in \'em
	They don\'t cut the grade
	Like they used to
	Depression blues
	Nowhere to go
	Bein\' bought by somebody
	Nobody knows
	(Repeat intro once)
	Is there anybody out there
	With a voice loud and clear
	Gonna sing all the words
	That we all want to hear
	Depression blues
	Nowhere to go
	Bein\' bought by somebody
	Nobody knows
	(Repeat intro once and finish)

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Depression Blues

by Neil Young

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/G

Cmaj7

-----------------------------

from: LUCKY THIRTEEN

TUNING:

Standard, EADGBE, with a capo on second fret.

NOTES:

The tab below is played between all verses.

TAB:

G C/G G C G

E|-----3--3--3-----3----3---|-----3--3--3-----3----3---|

B|-----0--0--0-----0h1--0h1-|-----0--0--0-----0h1--0h1-|

G|-----0--0--0-----0----0---|-----0--0--0-----0----0---|

D|-----0--0--0-----0h2--0h2-|-----0--0--0-----0h2--0h2-|

A|-----2--2--2--------------|-----2--2--2--------------|

E|--3--3--3--3--3--3----3---|--3--3--3--3--3--3----3---|

INTRO:

G / / / C/G / G / / / C/G / (see tab)

Cmaj7 / / G / / Cmaj7 / / G / /

Cmaj7 / / G / / D / / Cmaj7

G / / / C/G / G / / / C/G / (see tab)

Cmaj7 G

Got a woman that loves me

Cmaj7 G

And I love her so

Cmaj7 G

But she\'s all dressed up now

D Cmaj7

With nowhere to go

G / / / C/G / G / / / C/G / (see tab)

All our old hang-outs

Are boarded up and closed

Or bein\' bought by somebody

Nobody knows

But things ain\'t that bad

We still got the kids

We\'re goin\' out to the movies

Right after this

(Repeat intro twice)

Goin\' back to school

Savin\' up my tuition

Gonna rewrite all the rules

On the old blackboard

\'Cause it seems things today

There ain\'t no magic in \'em

They don\'t cut the grade

Like they used to

Depression blues

Nowhere to go

Bein\' bought by somebody

Nobody knows

(Repeat intro once)

Is there anybody out there

With a voice loud and clear

Gonna sing all the words

That we all want to hear

Depression blues

Nowhere to go

Bein\' bought by somebody

Nobody knows

(Repeat intro once and finish)

About Depression Blues Chords by Neil Young

Learn how to play Depression Blues by Neil Young with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Depression Blues chords”, “Depression Blues guitar chords”, or “Neil Young Depression Blues 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 Depression Blues chords and for experienced players who want accurate Depression Blues lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C/G, C, E, B, D.

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