On Broadway chords by Neil Young

Chords with lyrics

ON BROADWAY
As performed by Neil Young on 'Freedom' album 1989

Intro Riff   (x 4)
e---|-------0----------------------|
B---|-2---0-----2------------------|
G---|---2---------2--0------0---2--|
D---|---------------------0---0----|
A-0-|------------------------------|
E---|------------------------------|

  A augmentedA      G+G   A augmentedA     G+G     A augmentedA   G+G  A augmentedA G+G
1.They say the neon lights are ...
  A augmentedA        G+G   A augmentedA   G+G   A augmentedA G+G  A augmentedA G+G
 they say there's ...
  D MajorD        C majorC   D MajorD     C majorC   D MajorD
 but when you're walkin' ...
         C majorC   D MajorD    E MajorE
 and you ain't had ...
  A augmentedA      G+G     A augmentedA   G+G       A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA G+G
 the glitter rubs right ....
 (intro riff)

  A augmentedA       G+G     A augmentedA    G+G     A augmentedA   G+G A augmentedA G+G
2.They say the women all treat ...
  A augmentedA       G+G  A augmentedA   G+G      A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA G+G
 but lookin' at them just ...
  D MajorD    C majorC    D MajorD     C majorC   D MajorD
 How ya gonna  make ...
C majorC   D MajorD     E MajorE
 when all you got is one ...
  A augmentedA      G+G      A augmentedA  G+G      A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA G+G
 And one thin dime won't ....

3. (guitar solo) (use intro riff during A-G parts, make up
  your own on the D-C-E parts)

  A augmentedA      G+G    A augmentedA     G+G    A augmentedA   G+G  A augmentedA G+G
4.They say that I won't last too ...
  A augmentedA       G+G    A augmentedA    G+G       A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA G+G
 I'll catch a Greyhound bus ..
  D MajorD         C majorC      D MajorD    C majorC  D MajorD
 but they're dead wrong,  I ...
        C majorC     D MajorD   E MajorE
 cause I can play this here ...
 A augmentedA    G+G     A augmentedA   G+G     A augmentedA   G+G   A augmentedA G+G
 I won't quit till I'm a ....

ending - A augmentedA G+G chords over Neil's crazy ad lib.

 On Broad_________way

All chords shown are open, though for the ending he uses
Barre A augmentedA & G. For the riff, just finger the open A augmentedA chord
on & off. Let the note on e string ring out and mute somewhat
the last 4 notes. Any corrections, additions welcome.

Craig Sihner
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