Chords for Neil Young - Ordinary People
Tempo:
130.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
E
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [D]
[B] [E]
[C] [D]
[B] [E]
[Am] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [Em]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [D]
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[Em]
[C] [D]
in place and a half a [C] million people.
I [G] moved in the midst of [D] the past, a factory [C] full of people.
[C] [G] Building parts that go to outer [D] space,
between [C] the people.
Hey,
[D] out of [C] town people.
[D]
[D]
There's [Em] a piece [C] of history in the house,
[D] says everything's for sale.
Yeah, [Em] the house ain't a boat in [C] the real world.
[D] The owner's gotta go to jail.
He [Em] acquired this thing to throw away old crime.
Now [D] he's selling them to Waze's people.
He was stripping [C] off the people.
[G] Telling guns to shoot.
Selling [D] [C] out to people.
Selling the top when it's low.
[D] Trying to [C] help the people.
[Em] [D] Lose your ass for a piece of ground.
That's your [C] ground people.
Yeah, [D] yeah, yeah.
He [Em] was dealing in boutiques [C] and a hardware store,
[D] but he sure had a lot to hide.
[Em] Had a back room full [C] of fire.
[D] Had a dry ammunition piece of him.
[Em] Well, he was the king, [C] kept the food on the door.
[D] With barbed-pit walls inside, just a warning [C] to the people.
He [G] might try to break in [D] at night,
protection [C] from the people.
Selling safety in the darkest [D] night,
trying to [C] help the people.
Getting the drugs to the street, [D] all right.
Trying to [C] help the people.
Yeah, [D] yeah, yeah.
[E]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [E] It's hard to say [Cm] where a man goes wrong.
[D] Might be here and might be there.
[Em] What started out weak might have got [C] too [D] strong
if they couldn't tell a foul from fair.
But [E] it's hard to judge [C] from an angry [D] throng
of this sucking under the air, [B] [C] vigilante people.
[G] Taking the law into their own [D] hands,
punching [C] it to people.
[G] Cracking down on the drug [D] lord's band,
government [C] people.
[G] Conquering all the [D] dealer's land,
patch of [C] ground people.
Yeah, [D]
yeah, yeah.
[Em]
[C] [D] The front door windows,
[E]
the vandals [C] made a mess of the bank,
[D] and the homeless just walked right in.
[Em] Well, they worked here once, and they [C] live here now,
[D] but they might work here again for all [C] the people.
[G]
[D] Hard working [C]
people.
[G] And they don't know how [D] to act fair, [C] ordinary people.
They do the old thing [D] to give fair, patch [C] of ground people.
Yeah, [D] yeah, yeah.
[B] [E]
[C] [D]
[B] [E]
[Am] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [Em]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [D]
[E]
[C] [D]
[Em]
[C] [D]
in place and a half a [C] million people.
I [G] moved in the midst of [D] the past, a factory [C] full of people.
[C] [G] Building parts that go to outer [D] space,
between [C] the people.
Hey,
[D] out of [C] town people.
[D]
[D]
There's [Em] a piece [C] of history in the house,
[D] says everything's for sale.
Yeah, [Em] the house ain't a boat in [C] the real world.
[D] The owner's gotta go to jail.
He [Em] acquired this thing to throw away old crime.
Now [D] he's selling them to Waze's people.
He was stripping [C] off the people.
[G] Telling guns to shoot.
Selling [D] [C] out to people.
Selling the top when it's low.
[D] Trying to [C] help the people.
[Em] [D] Lose your ass for a piece of ground.
That's your [C] ground people.
Yeah, [D] yeah, yeah.
He [Em] was dealing in boutiques [C] and a hardware store,
[D] but he sure had a lot to hide.
[Em] Had a back room full [C] of fire.
[D] Had a dry ammunition piece of him.
[Em] Well, he was the king, [C] kept the food on the door.
[D] With barbed-pit walls inside, just a warning [C] to the people.
He [G] might try to break in [D] at night,
protection [C] from the people.
Selling safety in the darkest [D] night,
trying to [C] help the people.
Getting the drugs to the street, [D] all right.
Trying to [C] help the people.
Yeah, [D] yeah, yeah.
[E]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [E]
[C] [D]
[Bm] [E] It's hard to say [Cm] where a man goes wrong.
[D] Might be here and might be there.
[Em] What started out weak might have got [C] too [D] strong
if they couldn't tell a foul from fair.
But [E] it's hard to judge [C] from an angry [D] throng
of this sucking under the air, [B] [C] vigilante people.
[G] Taking the law into their own [D] hands,
punching [C] it to people.
[G] Cracking down on the drug [D] lord's band,
government [C] people.
[G] Conquering all the [D] dealer's land,
patch of [C] ground people.
Yeah, [D]
yeah, yeah.
[Em]
[C] [D] The front door windows,
[E]
the vandals [C] made a mess of the bank,
[D] and the homeless just walked right in.
[Em] Well, they worked here once, and they [C] live here now,
[D] but they might work here again for all [C] the people.
[G]
[D] Hard working [C]
people.
[G] And they don't know how [D] to act fair, [C] ordinary people.
They do the old thing [D] to give fair, patch [C] of ground people.
Yeah, [D] yeah, yeah.
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in place and a half a [C] million people.
_ _ _ _ I [G] moved in the midst of [D] the past, a factory [C] full of people.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] Building parts that go to outer [D] space,
between [C] the people.
_ _ _ _ _ Hey, _
_ _ [D] _ _ out of [C] town people.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There's [Em] a _ piece [C] of history in the house,
[D] says everything's for sale.
_ Yeah, [Em] the house ain't a boat in [C] the real world.
_ [D] The owner's gotta go to jail.
_ He [Em] acquired this thing to throw away old crime.
Now [D] he's selling them to Waze's people.
He was stripping [C] off the people.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Telling guns to shoot.
Selling [D] _ _ _ [C] out to people.
_ _ _ _ Selling the top when it's low.
[D] _ _ Trying to [C] help the people.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] Lose your ass for a piece of ground.
That's your [C] ground people.
_ _ _ _ Yeah, [D] yeah, yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He [Em] was dealing in boutiques [C] and a hardware store,
[D] but he sure had a lot to hide.
_ _ [Em] Had a back room full [C] of fire.
_ [D] Had a dry ammunition piece of him.
_ [Em] Well, he was the king, [C] kept the food on the door.
[D] With barbed-pit walls inside, just a warning [C] to the people.
_ _ _ _ He [G] might try to break in [D] at night,
protection [C] from the people.
_ _ _ _ _ Selling safety in the darkest [D] night,
trying to [C] help the people.
_ _ _ _ _ Getting the drugs to the street, [D] all right.
Trying to [C] help the people.
_ _ _ _ Yeah, [D] yeah, _ yeah. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] It's hard to say [Cm] where a man goes wrong.
[D] Might be here and might be there.
_ _ [Em] What started out weak might have got [C] too [D] strong
if they couldn't tell a foul from fair.
_ But [E] it's hard to judge [C] from an angry [D] throng
of this sucking under the air, _ [B] [C] vigilante people.
_ _ _ _ [G] Taking the law into their own [D] hands,
punching [C] it to people.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Cracking down on the drug [D] lord's band,
_ government [C] people.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Conquering all the [D] dealer's land,
patch of [C] ground people.
_ _ _ _ Yeah, [D]
yeah, yeah. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] The front door windows,
_ _ _ _ [E] _
the vandals [C] made a mess of the bank,
[D] and the homeless just walked right in.
_ [Em] Well, they worked here once, and they [C] live here now,
[D] but they might work here again for all [C] the people.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Hard working [C]
people.
_ _ _ _ [G] And they don't know how [D] to act fair, [C] ordinary people.
_ _ _ _ They do the old thing [D] to give fair, patch [C] of ground people.
_ _ _ Yeah, _ [D] yeah, yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
in place and a half a [C] million people.
_ _ _ _ I [G] moved in the midst of [D] the past, a factory [C] full of people.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] Building parts that go to outer [D] space,
between [C] the people.
_ _ _ _ _ Hey, _
_ _ [D] _ _ out of [C] town people.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There's [Em] a _ piece [C] of history in the house,
[D] says everything's for sale.
_ Yeah, [Em] the house ain't a boat in [C] the real world.
_ [D] The owner's gotta go to jail.
_ He [Em] acquired this thing to throw away old crime.
Now [D] he's selling them to Waze's people.
He was stripping [C] off the people.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Telling guns to shoot.
Selling [D] _ _ _ [C] out to people.
_ _ _ _ Selling the top when it's low.
[D] _ _ Trying to [C] help the people.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] Lose your ass for a piece of ground.
That's your [C] ground people.
_ _ _ _ Yeah, [D] yeah, yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ He [Em] was dealing in boutiques [C] and a hardware store,
[D] but he sure had a lot to hide.
_ _ [Em] Had a back room full [C] of fire.
_ [D] Had a dry ammunition piece of him.
_ [Em] Well, he was the king, [C] kept the food on the door.
[D] With barbed-pit walls inside, just a warning [C] to the people.
_ _ _ _ He [G] might try to break in [D] at night,
protection [C] from the people.
_ _ _ _ _ Selling safety in the darkest [D] night,
trying to [C] help the people.
_ _ _ _ _ Getting the drugs to the street, [D] all right.
Trying to [C] help the people.
_ _ _ _ Yeah, [D] yeah, _ yeah. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] It's hard to say [Cm] where a man goes wrong.
[D] Might be here and might be there.
_ _ [Em] What started out weak might have got [C] too [D] strong
if they couldn't tell a foul from fair.
_ But [E] it's hard to judge [C] from an angry [D] throng
of this sucking under the air, _ [B] [C] vigilante people.
_ _ _ _ [G] Taking the law into their own [D] hands,
punching [C] it to people.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Cracking down on the drug [D] lord's band,
_ government [C] people.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Conquering all the [D] dealer's land,
patch of [C] ground people.
_ _ _ _ Yeah, [D]
yeah, yeah. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] The front door windows,
_ _ _ _ [E] _
the vandals [C] made a mess of the bank,
[D] and the homeless just walked right in.
_ [Em] Well, they worked here once, and they [C] live here now,
[D] but they might work here again for all [C] the people.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Hard working [C]
people.
_ _ _ _ [G] And they don't know how [D] to act fair, [C] ordinary people.
_ _ _ _ They do the old thing [D] to give fair, patch [C] of ground people.
_ _ _ Yeah, _ [D] yeah, yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _