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Ambulance Blues chords by Neil Young (Official Version)

  • G

  • Cadd9

  • C

  • Em

  • Bm7

    2
  • A

  • Cmaj7

  • D

  • F#m

    2
  • G/D

Intro 1
G
G
Cadd9
C
Em
Bm7
A
A
Verse 1
G
C
Cmaj7
Back in the old folky days
Em
Bm7
A
The air was magic when we played
G
The Riverboat was rockin'
C
Cmaj7
in the rain
Em
Bm7
A
Midnight was the time for the raid
D
Oh, Isabella, proud Isabella
Em
They tore you down
and plowed you under
F#m
G
You're only real with your make-up on
D
A
How could I see you and stay too long?

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Verse 2
G
C
Cmaj7
All along the Navajo Trail
Em
Bm7
Burn-outs stub their toes
A
on garbage pails
G
C
Cmaj7
Waitresses are crying in the rain
Em
Will their boyfriends
Bm7
A
pass this way again?
D
Ol' Mother Goose, she's on the skids
Em
Shoe ain't happy, neither are the kids
F#m
She needs someone
G
that she can scream at
D
And I'm such a heel
A
for makin' her feel so bad
Verse 3
G
C
Cmaj7
I guess I'll call it sickness gone
Em
Bm7
A
It's hard to say the meaning of this song
G
C
Cmaj7
An ambulance can only go so fast
Em
Bm7
A
It's easy to get buried in the past
G
When you try to make
C
Cmaj7
a good thing last
Em
Bm7
A
A
Solo 1
D
G/D
D
G/D
Em
Em
Em
Em
D
G/D
D
G/D
Em
Em
Em
Em
D
G/D
D
G/D
Em
Em
Em
Em
D
G/D
D
G/D
Em
Em
Em
Em
Bridge 1
D
G/D
I saw today
D
G/D
in the entertainment section
Em
There's room at the top
for private detection
F#m
To mom and dad,
G
this just doesn't matter
D
But it's either that
A
or pay off the kidnapper
Verse 4
G
C
Cmaj7
So all you critics sit alone
Em
Bm7
You're no better than me
A
for what you've shown
G
With your stomach pump
C
Cmaj7
and your hook- and- ladder dreams
Em
Bm7
We could get together
A
for some scenes
Solo 2
D
G/D
D
G/D
Em
Em
Em
Em
D
G/D
D
G/D
Em
Em
Em
Em
D
G/D
D
G/D
Em
Em
Em
Em
D
G/D
D
G/D
Em
Em
Em
Em
Bridge 2
D
G/D
Well, I'm up in T.O.
D
G/D
keepin' jive alive
Em
And out on the corner,
it's half past five
F#m
But the subways are empty,
G
and so are the cafes
D
Except for the Farmer's Market,
A
and I still can hear him say
Verse 5
G
C
Cmaj7
"You're all just pissin' in the wind
Em
Bm7
A
You don't know it, but you are"
G
C
Cmaj7
And there ain't nothin' like a friend
Em
Bm7
Who can tell you you're just pissin'
A
in the wind
Solo 3
D
G/D
D
G/D
Em
Em
Em
Em
D
G/D
D
G/D
Em
Em
Em
Em
D
G/D
D
G/D
Em
Em
Em
Em
Bridge 3
D
G/D
I never knew a man
D
G/D
could tell so many lies
Em
He had a different story
for every set of eyes
F#m
How can he remember
G
who he's talkin' to?
D
'Cause I know it ain't me,
A
and I hope it isn't you
Outro 1
G
G
C
C
Em
Bm7
A
A
G
G
C
C
Em
Bm7
A
A
D
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