The Last Trip to Tulsa Neil Young
lyrics by Paul Hellander
chords by Steve Vetter
A(add2) x02200
A9 x02423
Esus4 xx2200
Dsus4 xx0233
Intro:
[A(add2)] [A(add2)] [A(add2)]
Well, I used[A(add2)] to drive a cab, you know
[C]I heard a siren scream
[D]Pulled over to the corner
[C]And fell into a dream[A(add2)]
[A(add2)]There were two men eating pennies
[C]And three young girls who cried
[D]"The West coast is falling,
[C]I see rocks in the sky."[A(add2)]
[E]The preacher took his bible
And he laid it on the stool
He said: "with the [D]congegration running,
Why should [C]I play the fool?"
[A(add2)]
Well I [A(add2)]used to be a woman, you know
[C]I took you for a ride,
[D]I let you fly my airplane
[C]It looked good for your [A]pride.
[A]'cause you're the kind of man you know
[C]Who likes what he says.
[D]I wonder what's it's like
To be so far [C]over my [A]head.
Well, the [E]lady made the wedding
[E]And she brought along the ring.
She got [D]down on her [C]knees
And said: [C]'let's get on with this thing'.
[A7]
Well I [A7]used to be a folk singer
[C]Keeping managers alive,
[D]When you saw me on a corner
And [C]told me I was jive.[A7]
So I [A7]unlocked your mind, you know
[C]To see what I could see.
[D]If you guarantee the postage,
I'll [C]mail you back the key.[A9]
Well I [E]woke up in the morning
[E]With an arrow through my nose
There was an [D]Indian in the corner
[C]Tryin' on my clothes.
[A]
[Em7]Well I [A]used to be asleep you know
[C]With blankets on my bed.
[D]I stayed there for a while
'til they disc[C]overed I was dead.[Esus4]
[A]The coroner was friendly
[C]I liked him quite a lot.
[D]If I hadn't 've been a woman
I guess I'd [C]never have been caught.[A]
They [E]gave me back my house and car
And nothing more was said.[E]
[A]
Well I was [A]driving down the freeway
When my [C]car ran out of gas.
[D]Pulled over to the station
But I [C]was afraid to ask.[A]
[A]The servicemen were yellow
And the [C]gasoline was green.
[D]Although I knew I could not
thought that I [C]was gonna scream.[A]
That was on my [E]last trip to Tulsa
[E]Just before the snow.
If you [D]ever need a ride there,
Be sure [C]to let me know.
[A]
I was [A]chopping down a palm tree
[C]When a friend dropped by to ask
[D]If I would feel less lonely
If he hel[C]ped me swing the axe.[A(add2)]
I said 'no[A], it's not a case of being [C]lonely
[C]We've have here,
I've been [D]working on this palm tree
For [C]eighty seven years.'[A(add2)]
A(add2)* C
I said 'no, it's not a case of being lonely
[C]We've have here,
[D]I've been working on this palm tree
eighty seven year[C]s.'[A7]
He said "[E]go get lost"
[E]And walked towards his Cadillac.
[D]I chopped down the [Dsus4]palm tree
And [C]it landed on his [C]back.
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% Steve Vetter % I'm not the same %
% Elon College % I've learned some new things %
% Love School of Business % And I hope that it shows... %
% Alpha Kappa Psi % - Neil Young %
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