Chords for Neil Young - Introduction by John Mellencamp (Farm Aid 2014)
Tempo:
68.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Gm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The grassroots movement of Farm Aid, it's something bigger than all of us.
[Gm]
[G] Farm Aid is [A] going to support farmers in the [D] field and people in [G] the field.
We're too small to [F] fail.
[Bb] The best friend the farmer ever had, Mr.
Neil Young.
[A] Attention shoppers, buy with a conscience and save the family farm.
[D] [A]
We represent the spirit of [D] good fight.
Why can't our [A] family farmers make it in America?
Corporations and big business are swallowing these people.
We're here to fight for that.
But this thing is [D] such an evolving thing and we [A] keep discovering new ways.
We are tenacious.
Rebuilding the family farm infrastructure.
[C] This is [G] serious, serious business.
[Gm] [N]
Hello.
[Ebm] There are songwriters and then [B] there are songwriters.
[N] This guy here is probably one of the best, if not the best, songwriter of a generation.
I can't even imagine how many songs he's written,
not to mention how many songs we all know and can sing along with,
plus his songs that help us feel something.
And he's from Canada.
But we can't hold that against him because he's one of the greatest songwriters of our generation.
Ladies and gentlemen, Neil Young.
[Gm]
[G] Farm Aid is [A] going to support farmers in the [D] field and people in [G] the field.
We're too small to [F] fail.
[Bb] The best friend the farmer ever had, Mr.
Neil Young.
[A] Attention shoppers, buy with a conscience and save the family farm.
[D] [A]
We represent the spirit of [D] good fight.
Why can't our [A] family farmers make it in America?
Corporations and big business are swallowing these people.
We're here to fight for that.
But this thing is [D] such an evolving thing and we [A] keep discovering new ways.
We are tenacious.
Rebuilding the family farm infrastructure.
[C] This is [G] serious, serious business.
[Gm] [N]
Hello.
[Ebm] There are songwriters and then [B] there are songwriters.
[N] This guy here is probably one of the best, if not the best, songwriter of a generation.
I can't even imagine how many songs he's written,
not to mention how many songs we all know and can sing along with,
plus his songs that help us feel something.
And he's from Canada.
But we can't hold that against him because he's one of the greatest songwriters of our generation.
Ladies and gentlemen, Neil Young.
Key:
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Gm
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A
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G
The grassroots movement of Farm Aid, it's something bigger than all of us.
_ [Gm] _
[G] _ _ Farm Aid is [A] going to support farmers in the [D] field and people in [G] the field.
We're too small to [F] fail.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] The best friend the farmer ever had, Mr.
Neil Young.
[A] Attention shoppers, buy with a conscience and save the family farm.
[D] _ _ [A] _
We represent the spirit of [D] good fight. _
Why can't our [A] family farmers make it in America?
Corporations and big business are swallowing these people.
We're here to fight for that.
_ _ But this thing is [D] such an evolving thing and we [A] keep discovering new ways.
We are tenacious. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Rebuilding the family farm infrastructure.
[C] This is [G] serious, serious business.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hello. _
_ _ _ [Ebm] There are songwriters and then [B] there are songwriters.
[N] This guy here is probably one of the best, if not the best, songwriter of a generation.
_ _ _ _ I can't even imagine how many songs he's written,
not to mention how many songs we all know and can sing along with,
plus his songs that _ help us feel something.
_ _ And he's from Canada.
_ _ _ But we can't hold that against him because he's one of the greatest songwriters of our generation.
Ladies and gentlemen, Neil Young. _
_ [Gm] _
[G] _ _ Farm Aid is [A] going to support farmers in the [D] field and people in [G] the field.
We're too small to [F] fail.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] The best friend the farmer ever had, Mr.
Neil Young.
[A] Attention shoppers, buy with a conscience and save the family farm.
[D] _ _ [A] _
We represent the spirit of [D] good fight. _
Why can't our [A] family farmers make it in America?
Corporations and big business are swallowing these people.
We're here to fight for that.
_ _ But this thing is [D] such an evolving thing and we [A] keep discovering new ways.
We are tenacious. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Rebuilding the family farm infrastructure.
[C] This is [G] serious, serious business.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hello. _
_ _ _ [Ebm] There are songwriters and then [B] there are songwriters.
[N] This guy here is probably one of the best, if not the best, songwriter of a generation.
_ _ _ _ I can't even imagine how many songs he's written,
not to mention how many songs we all know and can sing along with,
plus his songs that _ help us feel something.
_ _ And he's from Canada.
_ _ _ But we can't hold that against him because he's one of the greatest songwriters of our generation.
Ladies and gentlemen, Neil Young. _