The Old Homestead Chords by Neil Young

_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Up and down the [F] old homestead, [C] the [Bm] naked [Gm] rider gallops [D] through his head.
_ _ _ And although [F] the moon isn't full, [C] _ [Bm] he still [Bb] feels the pull.
[D] _ _ [D] _ _
Out on the floor [F] where the cowboys dance, [C] _ [G] approaching slowly [Bb] [D] at a glance.
_ _ Here comes the shadow [F] of his stance, [C] the [B] reins are [Bb] falling from [D] his hand.
_ _ Why do you ride [F] that crazy horse?
[C] It [Bm] requires a shadow [Bb] with little [D] remorse.
_ _ Just then [Dm] a priest [C] comes down the [F] stairs, [C] with a sack of dreams and an [D] old nightmare. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Who are you?
[F] the rider [C] says.
You dress in [G] black, but you [Bb] talk [D] like a fag. _
_ You spout ideas [F] from books that you've read.
[C] _ [G] Don't you care [Bb] about this [D] guy's head?
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_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Just then the sound [F] of howl of beats was heard.
[C] The sky was darkened by a [D] prehistoric bird.
_ _ Who flew between [Dm] the [F] unfulfilled moon [C] and the [G] naked rider to a [D] telephone booth? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ We'll call the moon [F] and see what's up.
[C] _ [Bm] I've got some change in this [D] little tin cup.
_ We'll say that the shadow [F] is broad and [C] dim, and he needs some light to get back to [Am] him.
_ _ [Dm] Just one call [G] should do it [Bb] all.
A powerless [D] number on the wall with my feet. _
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_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Flying feathers [F] were all around.
[G] The air was [Bb] filled with a ringing [D] sound. _ _ _
Two more [F] birds, the second and the third, came [Bm] down from the sky [Bb] to deliver the word. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Where have you [F] been?
they said to the [C] first.
[Bm] Get back to the clouds, we're [A] dying of thirst.
_ There's not enough time [F] to make that [C] call.
[G] Let's ditch this rider's [D] shadow.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The sky was [F] filled with the beautiful [C] birds.
Still [G] on the ground, [Bb] crying [D] was heard.
_ With his dime in his hand, [F] and his hand on the dial, [C]
his ears [G] were sweating as he [D] forced a smile. _ _
_ Blue feet speeding [F] across the [C] range, he rode [Bm] through the night [Bb] with his cup [D] of chain. _
_ _ Tired and beaten, [F] he fell into [C] slumber.
But [G] up in the sky, [Bb] they still [D] had his number.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ Up and down [F] the old [C] homestead, the [Bm] naked rider [Bb] gallops [D] through his head. _
_ And although the [F] moon isn't [C] full, he [Gb] still feels the [Gm] cold.
[Dm] Still feels the cold.
_ _ Still [D] feels the cold. _
_ _ Still [Dm] feels the cold. _ _
_ [Bb] Still [A] feels the cold.
[D] _ _ _