Powderfinger

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Powderfinger
Neil Young
G C G
Look out, Ma, there's a white boat comin' up the river
C G
With a big red beacon and a flag and a man on the rail
C
I think you'd better call John
Bm C
'cause it don't look like they're here to deliver the mail
Bm C
And it's less than a mile away
Bm C
I hope they didn't come to stay
Bm C
It's got numbers on the side and a gun
D G C G
////’//// ////
and it's makin' big waves
B|3-3-3--1-0---1-0-----|
G|-----------2-----0---|
G C G
Daddy's gone and my brother's out huntin' in the mountains
C G
Big John's been drinkin' since the river took Emmy Lou
C Bm C
So the powers that be left me here to do the thinkin'
Bm C
And I just turned twenty-two
Bm C
I was wonderin' what to do
Bm
And the closer they got
C D G C G
////’//// ////
The more those feelin's grew
B|3-3-3--1-0---1-0-----|
G|-----------2-----0---|
Jam here -->
G C G C G
////’////’//// //// ////’//// ////’//// ////’////
C Bm C Bm C Bm
////’//// //// //// //// ////
C D G C G
//// C//// Bm//// //// ////’////’//// ////
G C G
Daddy's rifle in my hand felt reassurin’
C G
He told me "Red means run, son, and numbers add up to nothin'"
C Bm C
When the first shot hit the dock I saw it comin'
Bm C
Raised my rifle to my eye
Bm C
Never stopped to wonder why
Bm C D G C G
////’//// ////
Then I saw black and my face splashed in the sky
B|3-3-3--1-0---1-0-----|
G|-----------2-----0---|
- then Jam again -->
G C G C G
////’////’//// //// ////’//// ////’//// ////’////
C Bm C Bm C Bm
////’//// //// //// //// //// ////
G Bm D G
//// ////C //// ////’////’//// ////
C G
G C G
Shelter me from the powder and the finger
C G
Cover me with the thought that pulled the trigger
C Bm C
Just think of me as one you never figured
Bm C
Would fade away so young
Bm C
So much left undone
Bm C D G C G
////’//// ////
Remember me to my love, I know I'll miss her
** Just a lick -->
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(add a little spice with a quick C->G at the end of the 1st two lines of each verse)

Powderfinger chords and lyrics

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

Powderfinger
Neil Young
Jam here -->
G ////’////’//// C //// G ////’//// C ////’//// G ////’////
C ////’//// Bm //// C //// Bm //// C //// Bm
//// C//// Bm//// C //// D ////’////’//// G //// C    G
- then Jam again -->
G ////’////’//// C //// G ////’//// C ////’//// G ////’////
C ////’//// Bm //// C //// Bm //// C //// Bm ////
G //// Bm ////C //// D ////’////’//// G ////
C    G
** Just a lick -->
(add a little spice with a quick C->G at the end of the 1st two lines of each verse)

Powderfinger Chords by Neil Young

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