Neil Young – John Oaks (Guitar)

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SONG: JOHN OAKS ARTIST: NEIL YOUNG TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected] INTRO: F G G F G VERSE:
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John Oaks is in the neighborhood

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Protecting all the trees

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He's the master of irrigation

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And he knows what he sees
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Grape farmers watering everywhere

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Pipes running where they please

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John sees his laws are broken

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Trees drowning where they breathe
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Now John used to be a mellow man

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Drinking Chai and smoking weed

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Ain't no one in the county

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Ever see'd whatever he see'd
CHORUS:
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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks,
VERSE:
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Old John rides in his pickup

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With rakes and friends in the back

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  Workers he takes with him

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Then he drives them all back
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To protect them from the politicians

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Using them to get ahead 

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  Preying on the people

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Trying to get inside their heads
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John Oaks is really stand-up

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He won't take shit lying down

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He calls it like he sees it

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And he puts his money down
CHORUS:
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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 
VERSE:
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One day at the demonstration

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John Oaks was standing up

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He arrived there at the location

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In his old pickup truck
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Took a rake in his hand

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And his workers by his side

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  Stood there waiting for his turn

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To speak and turn the tide
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When he found himself surrounded

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By police everywhere

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They tried to take his workers to jail

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When he grabbed one by his hair
CHORUS:
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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 
VERSE:
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  Shots rang out and people yelled

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As the police took control

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Shot a black man right where he fell

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With a sniper on the knoll
VERSE:
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John Oaks saw law and order

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Was leading him astray

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  Tried to get back in his pickup

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With his workers to get away
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That's when the police moved in

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And stood there in his way

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John started up his pickup

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And that was his last day
CHORUS:
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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO: F G F G F G F C G VERSE:
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They said he had a pistol

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When the old pickup backfired

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And shot him there behind the wheel

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And then John Oaks expired
VERSE:
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The workers grabbed the rakes

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And that's all that I can say

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They went to the cemetery

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And they stay there to this day
CHORUS:
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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks,
John Oaks OUTRO: E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7
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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks, 

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John Oaks,