Neil Young – Dont Be Denied (Guitar)

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Chords

    A7/D           G/D     Em7/D
e|-----9---9---9---7---7---0---0--|
B|-----10--10--10--8---8---8---8--| This fill is played in the intro
G|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| and at the end of each verse
D|--0-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
[Intro] A7/D G/D Em7/D x2 D A x2 [Verse 1]
D              A
  When I was a young boy,

D              A
  My mama said to me

A7                     Em
  Your daddy's leavin' home today,

A7             Em
  I think he's gone to stay.

D              A
  We packed up all our bags

D               A
  And drove out to Winnipeg.
A7/D G/D Em7/D x2 [Verse 2]
D              A
  When we got to Winnipeg

D              A
  I checked in to school.

A7                   Em
  I wore white bucks on my feet,

A7                   Em
  When I learned the golden rule.

D                  A
  The punches came fast and hard

D                  A
  Lying on my back in the school yard.
A7/D G/D Em7/D x2 [Chorus]
D            A    D            A
  Don't be denied, don't be denied.

A7           Em   A7           Em
  Don't be denied,  don't be denied.

D            A    D           A
  Don't be denied, don't be denied.
A7/D G/D Em7/D x2 [Verse 3]
D                    A
  Well pretty soon I met a friend,

D              A
  He played guitar.

A7                      Em
  We used to sit on the steps at school

A7             Em
  And dream of being stars.

D              A
  We started a band,

D               A
  We played all night.

A7/D   G/D  Em7/D        x2
          Oh no
[Chorus]
D            A    D            A
  Don't be denied, don't be denied.

A7           Em   A7           Em
  Don't be denied,  don't be denied.

D            A    D           A
  Don't be denied, don't be denied.
A7/D G/D Em7/D x2 [Bridge] D A x4 [Verse 4]
D                 A
  The businessmen crowded around

D                   A
  They came to hear the golden sound

A7                 Em
  There we were on the Sunset Strip,

A7                  Em
  Playing our songs for the highest bid.

D               A
  We played all night

D               A
  The price was right.

A7/D   G/D  Em7/D        x2
          Oh no
[Chorus]
D            A    D            A
  Don't be denied, don't be denied.

A7           Em   A7           Em
  Don't be denied,  don't be denied.

D            A    D           A
  Don't be denied, don't be denied.
A7/D G/D Em7/D x2 [Verse 5]
D                 A
  Well, all that glitters isn't gold

D                     A
  I know you've heard that story told.

A7                      Em
  And I'm a pauper in a naked disguise

A7                        Em
  A millionaire through a business man's eyes.

D    A
  Oh friend of mine

D            A
  Don't be denied
A7/D G/D Em7/D x2 [Ending] D