Neil Young – Sun Green Live (Guitar)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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"sun green" by neil young, as performed live at the hammersmith Apollo, London, England, 5/18/03
Intro: D F C D (Do this 6 times)
D F sun green started makin' waves C D on the day her grandpa died D F speakin' out against anything C D unjust or packed with lies D F she chained herself to a statue of an eagle C D in the lobby of powerco D F and started yellin' through a megaphone C D "there's corruption on the highest floor" D F suits poured out of elevators "they're all dirty" C D phoneheads began to speak "you can't trust anybody" D F but security couldn't get her down C D she was welded to the eagle's beak
F (Slide) G (do this twice)
D F sun green leaned into that megaphone C D and said, "truth is all i seek" D F security brought in some blowtorches C D news cameras recorded the speech D F "when the city is plunged into darkness C D by an unpredicted rolling blackout D F the white house always blames the governor, C D sayin', 'the solution is to vote him out'" D F on top of that great bronze eagle C D sun's voice was loud and clear D F she said, "powerco is workin' with the white house C D to paralyze our state with fear" D F it was a golden moment C D in the history of tv news D F no one could explain it C D it just got great reviews
F G D
"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
F G D
hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
F G D
hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too"
D F G
D F G the imitators were playin' D F G down at john lee's bar D F G when sun went down to see 'em D F G someone followed her in a car D F G so now when she goes dancin' D F G she has to watch her back D the FBI just trashed her room F G one of them kicked her cat D F the damn thing scratched his leg C D and he had to shoot it dead D F and leave it lyin' in a puddle of blood C D at the foot of sun green's bed
F G D
"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
F G D hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too F G D hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too F G D hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too"
D F G (Do this Four Times)
D F G john lee's was rockin' D F G the imitators drove it home D F G sun was dancin' up a heatwave D F G for a while she was all alone... D F G when up walked a tall stranger D F G he shadowed her move to move D F G in perfect unison D F G a supernatural groove D F he took her by the hand C D and the room began to spin D F he said, "i'm earth... earth brown C D you know the shape i'm in D F i'm leavin' tonight for alaska C D and i want you to come in the spring D F and be a goddess in the planet wars C D tryin' to save the livin' things" D F "i'm ready to go right now," C D sun green told earth brown D F "let's go back to my place, C D pick up my cat and leave this town behind" F G D hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too F G D hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too F G D hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too F G D hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
D F C D (Do this four timeS)
D F next day sun green got busted for pot C D and it made the headline news D F but then the charges all got dropped C D and the story got confused D F she'd still like to meet julia butterfly C D and see what remedy brings D F and be a goddess in the planet wars C D tryin' to save the livin' things D F but that might not be easy C D livin' on the run D F mother earth has many enemies C D there's much work to be done
F G D
"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too"