Tabs (Ver. 3)
THE NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE (1)
Neil Young
Intro:
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A:First verse
I caught you knockin' at my cellar door. I love you baby can I have some
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Oh, oh, the damage done
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B:Second Verse
I hit the city and I lost my band. I watched the needle take another man.
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Gone, gone, the damage done.
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C:Interlude
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D:Third Verse:
I sing the song because I love the man I know that some of you don't understand
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milk blood to keep from runnin' out
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E:Fourth Verse:
I've seen the needle and the damage done. 
A augmentedA little part of it in ev'ryon
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But ev'ry junkie's like a setting sun.
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F.Outro
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Needle and the damage done (2)
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One of the first songs I ever learned on guitar!
This is not identical to what Neil plays on the record (his 
C/FC/F
section is very slightly different) but your audience won't pick it.
Especially with your wailing emotional vocal over the top (so to speak).
(^H means hammer-on where indicated)
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^H ^H ^H ^H ^H
The Needle and the Damage Done
by Neil Young, on Harvest (1972)
Intro and half-way interlude without vocals:
[I play this as an extremely regular alternate bass/high picking with
either a flat pick or two fingers; all notes (or pairs of notes in the
hammer-ons and slides) in what I outline here should have the same
duration]
D MajorD D/C D/B D/Bb
e---2---0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
b-----------3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3---0-------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-0---0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-------------|
a-----------------3---------------2---------------1-----------0---------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC 
FF 
Esus4Esus4 
E MajorE
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
g---------0--0h2--3---2---0-------2---------------1---------------------|
d----0h2----------------------3-------2-------2-------2-----------------|
a-3---------------------------------------2---------------2---0---------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verses:
[Note how the first strip of tab is identical; what changes is the way
the C majorC and FF chords are played (simplified) and the passage from the
concluding E MajorE chord to the D MajorD chord that starts off the next verse.]
D MajorD D/C D/B D/Bb
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g-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-0---0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-------------|
a-----------------3---------------2---------------1-----------0---------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C majorC FF Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
g---------0---------------2------0h2--------------1---------------------|
d----0h2------2-------3-------3-------2-------2----------2\4--2---------|
a-3---------------3-----------------------2----------0h2----------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Conclusion:
[This is just the intro but truncated early]
D MajorD D/C D/B D/Bb
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Lyrics:
[I couldn't fit these too well under the tab, but knowing how to play
the tab and knowing the song well should allow you to sing while
playing. To synchronize the lyrics and tab I have placed the approximate
chords on the text. But DO NOT try to just strum these chords; that
idea just does not work with this song: you must pick it!]
D MajorD D/C
I caught you knocking at my cellar door
D/B D/Bb
I love you baby, can I have some more
C majorC FF Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
Ooo ooo the damage done
D MajorD D/C
I hit the city and I lost my band
D/B D/Bb
I watched the needle take another man
C majorC FF Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
Gone, gone, the damage done
[repeat the intro without words]
D MajorD D/C
I sing the song because I loved the man
D/B D/Bb
I know that some of you won't understand
C majorC FF Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
Milk, blood to keep from running out
D MajorD D/C
I've seen the needle and the damage done
D/B D/Bb
A augmentedA little part of it in everyone
C majorC FF Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
But every junkie's like a setting sun
+++++++++
lyrics: audio
chords: audio
corrections/additions welcome
rcwoods|[email protected]
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The Needle and the Damage Done : Harvest
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E MajorE --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
E MajorE --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
BB --- -0- --- -0- --- -0- --- -0- --- -0- --- -0- --- -0- --- ---
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A augmentedA --- --- -2- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- -2- --- --- --- --- ---
D MajorD --- --- --- --- -2- --- -0- --- --- --- --- --- -2- --- -0- ---
E MajorE --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
I caught you knocking at my cellar door,
I love you baby can i have some more
Oh-oh the damage done
I hit the city and i lost my van
I watched the needle take another man
Gone, gone, the damage done
I sing the song because i love the man
I know that some of you don't understand
Milk blood to keep from running out
I've seen the needle and the damage down
A augmentedA little part of it in everyone
Every junky's like a setting sun
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