Capo
2
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: Bm
Difficulty: Novice
Based on the tab from the "Neil Young PDF Songbook Project"
Capo II
Intro:
Am E
Am F
Am G Am
C G Am
Am G F E
Verse 1:
Am G Am
Back in the days of shock and awe
C G Am
We came to liberate them all
Am C D F
History was the cruel judge of overconfidence
Am G F E
Back in the days of shock and awe
Am G Am
Back in the days of "mission accomplished"
C G Am
Our chief was landing on the deck
Am C D F
The sun was setting on a golden photo op
Am G Am
Back in the days of "mission accomplished"
Am G Am
Thousands of bodies in the ground
C G Am
Brought home in a boxes to a trumpet's sound
Am C D F
No one sees them coming home that way
Am G Am
Thousands buried in the ground
Bridge:
Am E
Am F
Am G Am
C G Am
Am G F E
Verse 2:
Am G Am
Thousands of children scarred for life
C G Am
Millions of tears for a soldier's wife
Am C D F
Both sides losing now, Heaven takes them in
Am G Am
Thousands of children scarred for life
Am G Am
We had a chance to change our mind
C G Am
But somehow wisdom was hard to find
Am C D F
We went with what we knew an now we can't go back
Am G Am
But we had a chance to change our mind.
Outro:
Am E
Am F
Am G Am
C G Am
Am G F E
Trumpet Solo:
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G|-11-11-11---------------------------|
D|-----------14--12--11---------------|
A|-----------------------12--14-------|
E|------------------------------------|
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B|------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-11--14--12--11------11-------|
D|-----------------------14-----------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
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B|--12-12-12--------------------------|
G|-----------14--11-----11------------|
D|-------------------14----14--12-----|
A|---------------------------------14-|
E|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-11---------------------------|
D|-----------14--12--11---------------|
A|-----------------------12--14-------|
E|------------------------------------|
Other versions of this song
- Shock And Awe (Chords)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025