John Oaks chords by Neil Young

Chords with lyrics

• Submitter: Donczarski53
• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

INTRO:
FF G+G  G+G FF  G+G


VERSE:
 G+G  FF           G+G
John Oaks is in the neighborhood
 G+G FF        G+G
Protecting all the trees
 G+G    FF        G+G
He`s the master of irrigation
 G+G    FF      G+G
And he knows what he sees


VERSE:
 G+G  FF           G+G
Grape farmers watering everywhere
 G+G   FF          G+G
Pipes running where they please
 G+G  FF          G+G
John sees his laws are broken
 G+G   FF             G+G
Trees drowning where they breathe

VERSE:
 G+G  FF         G+G
Now John used to be a mellow man
 G+G    FF        G+G
Drinking Chai and smoking weed
 G+G  FF       G+G
Ain`t no one in the county
 G+G  FF         G+G
Ever see`d whatever he see`d


CHORUS:
 G+G  E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,


VERSE:
 G+G  FF         G+G
Old John rides in his pickup
 G+G  FF            G+G
With rakes and friends in the back
G+G FF        G+G
 Workers he takes with him
 G+G    FF         G+G
Then he drives them all back

VERSE:
G+G  FF            G+G
To protect them from the politicians
G+G   FF        G+G
Using them to get ahead
G+G  FF       G+G
 Preying on the people
 G+G     FF         G+G
Trying to get inside their heads


VERSE:
 G+G  FF        G+G
John Oaks is really stand-up
G+G  FF           G+G
He won`t take shit lying down
G+G  FF        G+G
He calls it like he sees it
 G+G   FF       G+G
And he puts his money down


CHORUS:
 G+G  E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,


VERSE:
 G+G  FF         G+G
One day at the demonstration
 G+G  FF        G+G
John Oaks was standing up
G+G   FF          G+G
He arrived there at the location
G+G  FF        G+G
In his old pickup truck


VERSE:
 G+G   FF      G+G
Took a rake in his hand
 G+G    FF       G+G
And his workers by his side
G+G  FF             G+G
 Stood there waiting for his turn
G+G  FF         G+G
To speak and turn the tide


VERSE:
 G+G    FF        G+G
When he found himself surrounded
G+G  FF      G+G
By police everywhere
 G+G   FF        G+G
They tried to take his workers to jail
 G+G    FF         G+G
When he grabbed one by his hair


CHORUS:
 G+G  E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,


VERSE:
G+G  FF         G+G
 Shots rang out and people yelled
G+G    FF        G+G
As the police took control
 G+G    FF        G+G
Shot a black man right where he fell
 G+G    FF       G+G
With a sniper on the knoll


VERSE:
 G+G  FF        G+G
John Oaks saw law and order
 G+G  FF       G+G
Was leading him astray
G+G  FF            G+G
 Tried to get back in his pickup
 G+G    FF        G+G
With his workers to get away


VERSE:
 G+G   FF          G+G
That`s when the police moved in
 G+G  FF         G+G
And stood there in his way
 G+G   FF       G+G
John started up his pickup
 G+G  FF         G+G
And that was his last day


CHORUS:
 G+G  E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,


INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
FF G+G
FF G+G
FF G+G
FF C majorC G+G


VERSE:
 G+G  FF       G+G
They said he had a pistol
 G+G    FF       G+G
When the old pickup backfired
 G+G  FF             G+G
And shot him there behind the wheel
 G+G  FF        G+G
And then John Oaks expired


VERSE:
 G+G  FF          G+G
The workers grabbed the rakes
 G+G     FF       G+G
And that`s all that I can say
 G+G  FF        G+G
They went to the cemetery
 G+G    FF         G+G
And they stay there to this day


CHORUS:
 G+G  E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,

John Oaks


OUTRO:

E MajorE E7E7
E MajorE E7E7
E MajorE E7E7
E MajorE E7E7

   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,
   E MajorE  E7E7
John Oaks,

John Oaks chords

John Oaks is another tune from the 2016 album simply called Pace trail. Neil Young is a hard working man and the ten track on the primarily acoustic album was recorded in four days. Songs by Young are always fun to play on guitar, so good luck with these guitar chords.