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"sun green" by neil young, as performed live at the hammersmith Apollo, London, England, 5/18/03
Intro: D F C D (Do this 6 times)
Dsun green started makin' waFves
on the dCay her grandpa dDied
Dspeakin' out against anytFhing
unjuCst or packed with lDies
Dshe chained herself to a stFatue of an eagle
in the loCbby of powerDco
aDnd started yellin' through a mFegaphone
C"there's corruption on the highest fDloor"
Dsuits poured out of eleFvators    "they're all dirty"
Cphoneheads began to spDeak    "you can't trust anybody"          
Dbut security couldn't gFet her down
she was weClded to the eagle's Dbeak
F (Slide) G (do this twice)
Dsun green leaned into that meFgaphone
and said, "trCuth is all i Dseek"
Dsecurity brought in some blowFtorches
Cnews cameras recorded the speDech
D"when the city is plunged into darFkness
Cby an unpredicted rolling blDackout
Dthe white house always blames the gFovernor, 
Csayin', 'the solution is to vote him Dout'"
Don top of that great bronze eaFgle
Csun's voice was loud and clDear
she said, "pDowerco is workin' with the whFite house
to parCalyze our state with fDear"
Dit was a golden moFment
Cin the history of tv neDws
Dno one could expFlain it
Cit just got great reviDews
F G D
"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
F G D
hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
F G D
hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too"
D F G
Dthe imitators were plaFyin'G  
Ddown at john lee's FbarG  
Dwhen sun went down to see 'emF  G  
Dsomeone followed her in a caFrG  
Dso now when she goes dancin'F  G  
Dshe has to watch her backF  G  
Dthe FBI just trashed her room
one of them kicked her cat  F  G  
Dthe damn thing scratched his leFg
Cand he had to shoot it deDad
Dand leave it lyin' in a puFddle of blood
Cat the foot of sun green's Dbed
F G D
"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
FheGy Dmr. clean, you're dirty now too
FheGy Dmr. clean, you're dirty now too
FheGy Dmr. clean, you're dirty now too"
   D   F G (Do this Four Times)
Djohn lee's was rockin'F  G  
Dthe imitators drove it homeF  G  
Dsun was dancin' up a heatwaveF  G  
Dfor a while she was all alone..F.G  
Dwhen up walked a tall strangerF  G  
Dhe shadowed her move to moveF  G  
Din perfect unisonF  G  
Da supernatural grooveF  G  
Dhe took her by the hFand
Cand the room began to sDpin
Dhe said, "i'm earth... eFarth brown
Cyou know the shape i'm Din 
Di'm leavin' tonight for alaFska
Cand i want you to come in the spDring
Dand be a goddess in the plaFnet wars
Ctryin' to save the livin' tDhings"
D"i'm ready to go right nFow,"
Csun green told earth broDwn
D"let's go back to my plFace,
Cpick up my cat and leave this tDown behind"
FheGy Dmr. clean, you're dirty now too
FheGy Dmr. clean, you're dirty now too
FheGy Dmr. clean, you're dirty now too
FheGy Dmr. clean, you're dirty now too
  D    F    C     D(Do this four timeS)
Dnext day sun green got busFted for pot
Cand it made the headline nDews
Dbut then the charges aFll got dropped 
Cand the story got conDfused
Dshe'd still like to meet julia bFutterfly
Cand see what remedy Dbrings
Dand be a goddess in the plFanet wars
Ctryin' to save the livin' Dthings
Dbut that might not be Feasy
Clivin' on the rDun
Dmother earth has many eneFmies
Cthere's much work to be dDone
F G D
"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too"

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Sun Green Live

by Neil Young

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"sun green" by neil young, as performed live at the hammersmith Apollo, London, England, 5/18/03

Intro: D F C D (Do this 6 times)

D F

sun green started makin' waves

C D

on the day her grandpa died

D F

speakin' out against anything

C D

unjust or packed with lies

D F

she chained herself to a statue of an eagle

C D

in the lobby of powerco

D F

and started yellin' through a megaphone

C D

"there's corruption on the highest floor"

D F

suits poured out of elevators "they're all dirty"

C D

phoneheads began to speak "you can't trust anybody"

D F

but security couldn't get her down

C D

she was welded to the eagle's beak

F (Slide) G (do this twice)

D F

sun green leaned into that megaphone

C D

and said, "truth is all i seek"

D F

security brought in some blowtorches

C D

news cameras recorded the speech

D F

"when the city is plunged into darkness

C D

by an unpredicted rolling blackout

D F

the white house always blames the governor,

C D

sayin', 'the solution is to vote him out'"

D F

on top of that great bronze eagle

C D

sun's voice was loud and clear

D F

she said, "powerco is workin' with the white house

C D

to paralyze our state with fear"

D F

it was a golden moment

C D

in the history of tv news

D F

no one could explain it

C D

it just got great reviews

F G D

"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too

F G D

hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too

F G D

hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too

hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too"

D F G

the imitators were playin'

D F G

down at john lee's bar

D F G

when sun went down to see 'em

D F G

someone followed her in a car

D F G

so now when she goes dancin'

D F G

she has to watch her back

the FBI just trashed her room

F G

one of them kicked her cat

D F

the damn thing scratched his leg

C D

and he had to shoot it dead

D F

and leave it lyin' in a puddle of blood

C D

at the foot of sun green's bed

F G D

"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too

F G D

hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too

F G D

hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too

F G D

hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too"

D F G (Do this Four Times)

D F G

john lee's was rockin'

D F G

the imitators drove it home

D F G

sun was dancin' up a heatwave

D F G

for a while she was all alone...

D F G

when up walked a tall stranger

D F G

he shadowed her move to move

D F G

in perfect unison

D F G

a supernatural groove

D F

he took her by the hand

C D

and the room began to spin

D F

he said, "i'm earth... earth brown

C D

you know the shape i'm in

D F

i'm leavin' tonight for alaska

C D

and i want you to come in the spring

D F

and be a goddess in the planet wars

C D

tryin' to save the livin' things"

D F

"i'm ready to go right now,"

C D

sun green told earth brown

D F

"let's go back to my place,

C D

pick up my cat and leave this town behind"

F G D

hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too

F G D

hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too

F G D

hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too

F G D

hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too

D F C D

(Do this four timeS)

D F

next day sun green got busted for pot

C D

and it made the headline news

D F

but then the charges all got dropped

C D

and the story got confused

D F

she'd still like to meet julia butterfly

C D

and see what remedy brings

D F

and be a goddess in the planet wars

C D

tryin' to save the livin' things

D F

but that might not be easy

C D

livin' on the run

D F

mother earth has many enemies

C D

there's much work to be done

F G D

"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too"

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