First Tab Ever!! but trust me it sounds good.
Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd
When playing the first G of each verse, start at low E and go up the strings, and
hammer-on the third fret up (from the capo) on the B string.
When switching to C, hammer-on the same fret on the B string to make it sound good.
Just listen to the song to get a feel for what it sounds like.
Intro:
Back in the old folky days
The air was magic when we played
The riverboat was rockin in the rain
Midnight was the time for the raid
Oh, Isabela, proud Isabela
They tore you down and plowed you under
You re only real with your make-up on
How could I see you and stay too long
All along the Navajo Trail
Burn-outs stub their toes on garbage pails.
Waitresses are cryin in the rain
Will their boyfriends pass this way again
Oh, Mother Goose, she s on the skids
Sure ain t happy, neither are the kids
She needs someone that she can scream at
And I m such a heel for makin her feel so bad
I guess I ll call it sickness gone
It s hard to say the meaning of this song
An ambulance can only go so fast
It s easy to get buried in the past
When you try to make a good thing last
Harmonica Solo: (x3)
I saw today in the entertainment section
There s room at the top for private detection
To Mom and Dad this just doesn t matter
But it s either that or pay off the kidnapper
So all you critics sit alone
You re no better than me for what you ve shown
With your stomach pump and your hook and ladder dreams
We could get together for some scenes
Harmonica Solo: (x3)
Well, I m up in T.O. keepin jive alive
And out on the corner it s half past five
But the subways are empty, and so are the cafes
Except for the Farmer s Market
And I still can hear him say
You re all just pissin in the wind
You don t know it but you are
And there ain t nothin like a friend
Who can tell you you re just pissin in the wind
Harmonica Solo: (x3)
I never knew a man could tell so many lies
He had a different story for every set of eyes
How can he remember who he s talking to
Cause I know it ain t me, and hope it isn t you
Outro:
----Long Live Neil Young----
