Boxcar Chords by Neil Young

Tempo:
88.8 bpm
Chords used:

Em

G

Am

E

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Boxcar chords
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[Em] [A] [E]
[Em]
I'm like an eagle to [G] fly high I'm like [Am] a snake I like to [E] lay low
[Em] I'm like a black man I'm like a [G] white man
Maybe [Em] a [Am] red man I [Em] don't know [E] I'm just a [Em] passenger on this [G] old freight train
I [Am] ride a boxcar through [Em] the night It doesn't matter where [G] I might get off
[Am] Doesn't matter where [Em] I lie
[G]
[Am] [Em] When the coastline is underwater [G] And [Am] the desert line is [Em] underdug
And the mountain line is closed [G] forever In the [Am] great spirit I place my [Em] trust
I'm just a passenger on this [G] old freight train I ride [Am] a boxcar through the night
[Em] It doesn't matter where I [G] might get off [Em] It doesn't [Am] matter where [Em] I lie
[G]
[Am] [Em]
[G]
[Am] [C] [Em]
[E] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[A]
[Em]
Key:  
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Neil Young - Boxcar chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, Am, Em, G, Em and Am in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 44 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 89. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm like an eagle to [G] fly high I'm like [Am] a snake I like to [E] lay low
[Em] I'm like a black man I'm like a [G] white man
Maybe [Em] a [Am] red man I [Em] don't know [E] I'm just a [Em] passenger on this [G] old freight train
I [Am] ride a boxcar through [Em] the night It doesn't matter where [G] I might get off
[Am] Doesn't matter where [Em] I lie _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] When _ _ the coastline is underwater [G] And [Am] the desert line is [Em] underdug
And the mountain line is closed [G] forever _ In the [Am] great spirit I place my [Em] trust
I'm just a passenger on this [G] old freight train I ride [Am] a boxcar through the night
[Em] It doesn't matter where I [G] might get off [Em] It doesn't [Am] matter where [Em] I lie _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _

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