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Distant Camera

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Distant Camera – Neil Young
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Written by: Neil Young
From "Silver & Gold" (2000)
Tabbed by maguri
Tuning Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro] / [Coda]
  G                Dsus4            D         Dadd9  Fmaj7(sus2)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----7-7---------|--5-------5-----|----5-5---0-----|------0---------|
B|8---8-8---8-----|8-----8---8-----|7---7-7---7-----|6---6-6---6---0-|
G|0h7-------7-----|7-----7---------|0h7---------7---|0h5-5-------5---|
D|----------------|----------------|------------0---|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Dsus4     x-x-0-2-3-3
Dadd9     x-x-0-2-3-2
Fmaj7     x-x-3-5-6-0  or  Fmaj7(sus2) x-x-3-0-1-0
C         x-3-2-0-1-3
G/B       x-2-0-0-0-3
Am7       x-0-2-0-1-3
Cadd9     x-3-2-0-3-0
Am7*      x-0-2-0-1-0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
  G  Dsus4D  Fmaj7
|  |  |  |  | 
[Verse]
G                 D
 The flash from a distant camera
Em            C
 Reconnecting thoughts and actions
G         D              Em C
                       |  |  |
 Fragments of our missing dream
G            D
 Pieces from here and there
Em              C
 Fall in place along the line
G     D/F#                Em C
                        |  |  |
  Disappearing between you and me
[Bridge]
C        G/B      Am7          G
 Life is changing everywhere I go
C               G/B           Am7
 New things and old both disappear
D            Cadd9G/B         Am7
                              *
 If life is a photograph fading in the mirror
[Chorus]
C   G  D           G    D  C
All I want is this song of love
C    G  D               Em  D  C
Song of love to sing to you
C  Cmaj7D           G   D C                    G
                       [break]           [  ]
All I     need is this song of love ... to sing for you
[Interlude]
  G
|  | % | % | % | 
[Verse]
G                  D
 On the floor where daylight dances
Em                 C
 With the ones who missed their chances
G          D              Em C
                        |  |  |
  When they couldn't let it show
G              D
 Lies the land of sweet surrender
Em               C
 Like a dream it might have ended there
G       D           Em C
                  |  |  |
  But we didn’t even know
[Bridge]
C       G/B  Am7             G
 Now forever we will live as one
C         G/B            Am7
 Floating in love's atmosphere
D            Cadd9   G/B          Am7
                                  *
 If love is a piece of dust shining in the sun
[Chorus]
C   G  D           G    D  C
All I want is this song of love
C    G  D               Em  D  C
Song of love to sing to you
C  Cmaj7D           G   D C                    G
                       [break]           [  ]
All I     need is this song of love ... to sing for you
[Interlude]
  G
|  | % | % | % | 
[Coda]
  G  Dsus4D  Fmaj7(sus2)
|  |  |  |  | 
  G  Dsus4D  Fmaj7(sus2)
|  |  |  |  | 
          G  Dsus4D  Fmaj7(sus2)
        |  |  |  |  | 
Song of love
| G | Dsus4 | D (bass plays “f” as the root here) | Fmaj7(sus2) (root “c”)| 
          G  Dsus4D  Fmaj7(sus2)
        |  |  |  |  | 
Song of love
  G  Dsus4D  Fmaj7(sus2)G
|  |  |  |  | 

Distant Camera chords and lyrics

Free chords for Distant Camera by Neil Young. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Distant Camera – Neil Young
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Neil Young
From "Silver & Gold" (2000)
Tabbed by maguri
Tuning Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro] / [Coda]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| G | Dsus4 | D | Fmaj7 | 
[Verse]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
| G | % | % | % | 
[Verse]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
| G | % | % | % | 
[Coda]
| G | Dsus4 | D | Fmaj7(sus2) | 
| G | Dsus4 | D | Fmaj7(sus2) | 
| G | Dsus4 | D (bass plays “f” as the root here) | Fmaj7(sus2) (root “c”)| 
| G | Dsus4 | D | Fmaj7(sus2) | G

Distant Camera Chords by Neil Young

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