Neil Young – Ambulence Blues (Guitar)

Capo 3
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

First Tab Ever!! but trust me it sounds good. 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: G C Em A
G                      C
Back in the old folky days

Em                          A
The air was magic when we played

G                                 C
The riverboat was rockin' in the rain

Em                             A
Midnight was the time for the raid

D
Oh, Isabela, proud Isabela

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

G                      C
All along the Navajo Trail

Em                                    A
Burn-outs stub their toes on garbage pails.

G                             C
Waitresses are cryin' in the rain

Em                                    A
Will their boyfriends pass this way again

D
Oh, Mother Goose, she's on the skids

Em
Sure ain't happy, neither are the kids

F#m                 G
She needs someone that she can scream at

D                    A
And I'm such a heel for makin' her feel so bad

G                              C
I guess I'll call it sickness gone

Em                                   A
It's hard to say the meaning of this song

G                           C
An ambulance can only go so fast

Em                             A
It's easy to get buried in the past

G                                 C     Em     A
When you try to make a good thing last
Harmonica Solo: D G D G Em (x3)
D
I saw today in the entertainment section

Em
There's room at the top for private detection

F#m            G
To Mom and Dad this just doesn't matter

D                   A
But it's either that or pay off the kidnapper

G                        C
So all you critics sit alone

Em                                        A
You're no better than me for what you've shown

G                           C
With your stomach pump and your hook and ladder dreams

Em                             A
We could get together for some scenes
Harmonica Solo: D G D G Em (x3)
D
Well, I'm up in T.O. keepin' jive alive

Em
And out on the corner it's half past five

F#m                        G
But the subways are empty, and so are the cafes

D
Except for the Farmer's Market

A
And I still can hear him say

G                              C
You're all just pissin' in the wind

Em                        A
You don't know it but you are

G                              C
And there ain't nothin' like a friend

Em                                          A
Who can tell you you're just pissin' in the wind
Harmonica Solo: D G D G Em (x3)
D
I never knew a man could tell so many lies

Em
He had a different story for every set of eyes

F#m                G
How can he remember who he's talking to

D                        A
Cause I know it ain't me, and hope it isn't you
Outro: G C Em A G C Em A D ----Long Live Neil Young----