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Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) chords by Neil Young, Crazy Horse (Official Version)

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Am
G/D
F/A
C
G
F

Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
G/D 
F/A 
 (A minor) Hey,  (G/D) hey,  my,  (F/A) my
Am 
G/D 
F/A 
 (A minor) Rock and  (G/D) roll can never  (F/A) die
C 
G 
There's  (C major) more to the  (G major) picture
Am 
F 
 (A minor) Than meets the eye  (F major) 
Am 
G/D 
F/A 
 (A minor) Hey,  (G/D) hey,  my,  (F/A) my

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
Am 
G/D 
F/A 
 (A minor) Out of the  (G/D) blue  and into the  (F/A) black
Am 
G/D 
 (A minor) You pay for  (G/D) this,
F/A 
but they give you  (F/A) that
C 
G 
 (C major) And once you're  (G major) gone,
Am 
F 
 (A minor) you can't come  (F major) back
Am 
G/D 
 (A minor) When you're out of the  (G/D) blue
F/A 
and into the  (F/A) black

Solo 1

Verse 3
Am 
G/D 
 (A minor) The king is  (G/D) gone
F/A 
but he's not for (F/A) gotten
(Johnny Rotten, Johnny Rotten)
Am 
G/D 
F/A 
 (A minor) Is this the  (G/D) story of Johnny  (F/A) Rotten?
(Johnny Rotten, Rotten Johnny)
C 
G 
 (C major) It's better to  (G major) burn out
Am 
F 
 (A minor) 'cause rust never sleeps  (F major) 
Am 
G/D 
 (A minor) The king is  (G/D) gone
F/A 
but he's not for (F/A) gotten

Solo 2

Verse 4

Hey, hey, my, my

Rock and roll can never die

There's more to the picture

Than meets the eye

Outro 1
Am 
G/D 
F/A 
F/A 
 (A minor)  (G/D)  (F/A)  (F/A) 
Am 
G/D 
F/A 
F/A 
 (A minor)  (G/D)  (F/A)  (F/A) 
Am 
G/D 
F/A 
F/A 
 (A minor)  (G/D)  (F/A)  (F/A) 
C 
G 
Am 
F 
 (C major)  (G major)  (A minor)  (F major) 
Am 
G/D 
F/A 
F/A 
 (A minor)  (G/D)  (F/A)  (F/A) 
Am 
G/D 
F/A 
 (A minor)  (G/D)  (F/A) 

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Am
G/D
F/A
C
G
F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: A minorBPM: 122

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) by Neil Young, Crazy Horse, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) the way Neil Young, Crazy Horse intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)

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