Thrasher  Neil Young

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 Thrasher : Rust Never Sleeps : Neil Young.


 [D]  [G]  [D]         [D]  [D+C#]     [D+B]    [D]  [G]  [A]                    [D]  [G]  [D]         [D]  [D+C#]     [D+B]    [D]  [G]  [A]                    They were [D]hiding behind hay bales,


 they were [Giii]planting in the [D]full moon


                D+C#     D+B     D         Giii Av


 They had given all they had for something new


 But the [D]light of day was on them


 They could [Giii]see the thrashers [D]coming


               D+C#       D+B             Giii Av


 and the water shone like diamonds in the dew.


 Giii           Av                  D                Giii


 And I was just getting up, hit the road before it's light


                    Av          D   DM7 D DM7


 Tryin' to catch an hour on the sun        ....


        Giii                Av


 When I saw those thrashers rollin' by,


 Looking [D]more than [D+C#]two lanes [D+B]wide


       G or Em7                       Av


 I was  feelin like my day had just begun


 Where the eagle glides ascending there's an


 ancient river bending


 Down the timeless gorge of changes


 where sleeplessness awaits


 I searched out my companions, they were lost


 in crystal canyons


 When the aimless blade of science slashed


 the pearly gates


 It was then I knew I'd had enough, burned my


 credit card for fuel


 Headed out to where the pavement turns to sand


 With a one-way ticket to the land of truth


 and my suitcase in my hand


 How I lost my friends I still don't understand


 They had the best selection, they were


 poisoned with protection


 There was nothing that they needed, they hd


 nothing left to find


 They were lost in rock formations or became


 park bench mutations


 On the sidewalks and in the stations


 they were waiting, waiting


 So I got bored and left them there, they were


 just deadweight to me


 It's better on the road wothout that load


 Brought back the time when I was eight or nine


 I was watchin' my mama's T.V., it was that great


 Grand Canyon rescue episode


 Where the vulture glides descending on


 an asphalt highay bending


 Thru libraries and museums, galaxies and stars


 Down the windy alls of friendship to the rose


 clipped by the bullwhip


 The motel of lost companions waits with


 heated pool and bar


 But me I'm not stopping there, got my own row left to hoe


 Just another mine in the field of time


 When the thrashers come and I'm stuck in the sun


 like dinosaurs in shrines


 But I'll know the time has come to give what's mine


 verse


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                                 'tryin'a catch an hour on the sun D   DM7 ...'  - alternate between


 x00232 and x00222. listen to the music to see what is meant....