Neil Young – Carmichael (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar Tab
Guitar
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
A G x42
[Verse 1]
A G A silk scarf and a napkin A G Hidden in a drawer A G Two hundred bucks in an envelope A G Labelled Lenore A G "Maybe she shouldn't see this. A G She should never know," A G Said the widow's best friend, Ann, A G "I'll just take it and go." A G "I'll give her the money later A G Say it was in his shoe A G That way she'll never find out A G That'll do."
[Instrumental]
A G x8
[Verse 2]
A G "Carmichael was a credit to the force A G In everything he did. A G It's like we got a big hole in our side A G Where he fit. A G "If any of you officers A G Would like to say a word, A G Now would be the time A G To be heard."
[Verse 3]
A G "Well, thank you, Chief, I sure would. A G He was a partner of mine. A G He was always very careful, A G Played it straight down the line." A G One by one, the officers spoke A G And the service drew to a close A G He had no living relatives but his wife A G Who never showed. A G She just couldn't face the men A G They all understood A G They got in their cars A G And drove home as directly as they could
[Instrumental]
A G x17
[Verse 4]
A G "Carmichael, you asshole," A G the new widow sobbed beneath her veil A G "Shot down in the line of duty A G Is that how justice never fails?" A G "I wish that things were better A When we said goodbye today G But we had our share of good times though A G Along the way.
[Verse 5]
A G "Remember, hey Mr. Las Vegas, A G You used to be so cool A G We met Wayne Newton down at Pebble Beach A G And you acted like a fool A G "We both just couldn't stop laughing A G It seemed so funny to us A G We left our luggage back in the room A G And almost missed the bus.
[Verse 6]
A G "That was a great vacation A G Maybe the best of all A G But God damn it, Carmichael, you're dead now A G And I'm talkin' to the wall."
[Instrumental]
A G x7
[Verse 7]
A G The force got back to normal A G Carmichael was replaced A G For one year nobody parked a car A G In Carmichael's space.
[Outro]
A G x16