The Old Country Waltz by Neil Young, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

The Old Country Waltz

Biography:

Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and social activist who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation, particularly as Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Young was born in Toronto, but he moved to the family home of Winnipeg as a child, which is where his music career began. Young began performing as a solo artist in Canada in 1960, before moving to California in 1966, where he co-founded the band Buffalo Springfield along with Stephen Stills and Richie Furay.

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The Old Country Waltz by Neil Young
>From the album American Stars 'n Bars
Submitted by Malc Brookes

Tuning:
Standard, EADGBE.

Chords:
C12 x32013
C/B x2x010
C/A X0x010

Intro:
G / / D / / G / / G7 / /
C / / Em / / Am / / Am / /
C / / Em / / D / / C12 / /
G / / D / / C C/B C/A G / /

Verse:
G D G G7
They were playing that old country waltz

C Em Am Am
In this empty bar echoing off the wall,

C Em D C12
When I first got the bad news that you set me free,

G D C C/B C/A G
The band played the old country waltz to me.

Verse:
G (rest) D (rest) G G7
Well, I loved, and I lost, and I cried,
The day that the two of us died,
Ain't got no excuses, I just want to ride,
While the band plays the old country waltz.

Instrumental (as intro):

Bridge:
C C
Out the window the moon shines

G G7
On the roofs of the cars,

C C G D
While I knock down tequila and sa-lt,

G D C C/B C/A G
And the band plays the old country waltz.

Verse:
G (rest) D (rest) G G7
And we're playing it, that old country waltz,
In this empty bar echoing off the wall,
Ain't got no excuses, we just want to play
That good old country waltz,

I ain't got no excuses, I just want to play
That good old country waltz,

G D Em C G
That good old country waltz.