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