Ambulence Blues chords by Neil Young

Chords with lyrics

Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd

When playing the first G+G of each verse, start at low E MajorE and go up the strings, and
hammer-on the third fret up (from the capo) on the BB string.

When switching to C, hammer-on the same fret on the BB string to make it sound good.
Just listen to the song to get a feel for what it sounds like.

Intro: G+G C majorC E minorEm A augmentedA

G+G           C majorC
Back in the old folky days
E minorEm             A augmentedA
The air was magic when we played
G+G                 C majorC
The riverboat was rockin' in the rain
E minorEm               A augmentedA
Midnight was the time for the raid
D MajorD
Oh, Isabela, proud Isabela
E minorEm
They tore you down and plowed you under
F# minorF#m             G+G
You're only real with your make-up on
D MajorD            A augmentedA
How could I see you and stay too long

G+G           C majorC
All along the Navajo Trail
E minorEm                  A augmentedA
Burn-outs stub their toes on garbage pails.
G+G               C majorC
Waitresses are cryin' in the rain
E minorEm                  A augmentedA
Will their boyfriends pass this way again
D MajorD
Oh, Mother Goose, she's on the skids
E minorEm
Sure ain't happy, neither are the kids
F# minorF#m         G+G
She needs someone that she can scream at
D MajorD          A augmentedA
And I'm such a heel for makin' her feel so bad

G+G               C majorC
I guess I'll call it sickness gone
E minorEm                  A augmentedA
It's hard to say the meaning of this song
G+G              C majorC
An ambulance can only go so fast
E minorEm               A augmentedA
It's easy to get buried in the past
G+G                 C majorC   E minorEm   A augmentedA
When you try to make a good thing last

Harmonica Solo: D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G E minorEm (x3)


D MajorD
I saw today in the entertainment section
E minorEm
There's room at the top for private detection
F# minorF#m      G+G
To Mom and Dad this just doesn't matter
D MajorD          A augmentedA
But it's either that or pay off the kidnapper
G+G            C majorC
So all you critics sit alone
E minorEm                    A augmentedA
You're no better than me for what you've shown
G+G              C majorC
With your stomach pump and your hook and ladder dreams
E minorEm               A augmentedA
We could get together for some scenes


Harmonica Solo: D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G E minorEm (x3)

D MajorD
Well, I'm up in T.O. keepin' jive alive
E minorEm
And out on the corner it's half past five
F# minorF#m            G+G
But the subways are empty, and so are the cafes
D MajorD
Except for the Farmer's Market
A augmentedA
And I still can hear him say

G+G               C majorC
You're all just pissin' in the wind
E minorEm            A augmentedA
You don't know it but you are
G+G               C majorC
And there ain't nothin' like a friend
E minorEm                     A augmentedA
Who can tell you you're just pissin' in the wind

Harmonica Solo: D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G E minorEm (x3)

D MajorD
I never knew a man could tell so many lies
E minorEm
He had a different story for every set of eyes
F# minorF#m        G+G
How can he remember who he's talking to
D MajorD            A augmentedA
Cause I know it ain't me, and hope it isn't you

Outro: G+G C majorC E minorEm A augmentedA G+G C majorC E minorEm
A augmentedA D MajorD