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Rockin in the Free World

Neil Young
Tab
4.7(48)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Em D C

e|---------2-2-0-0-|\
B|---------3-3-1-1-| \
G|---------2-2-0-0-|  \ 4x
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-|  /
A|-2-2-2-2-----3-3-| /
E|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|/

Verse 1

Em D C

e|---------2-2-0-0-|\
B|---------3-3-1-1-| \
G|---------2-2-0-0-|  \ 8x
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-|  /
A|-2-2-2-2-----3-3-| /
E|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|/

Chorus

G D C Em

e|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|\
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-| \
G|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|  \ 4x
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|  /
A|-2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-| /
E|-3-3-3-3---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|/

Interlude

G

e|-3-3-0-0-0-0-|\
B|-3-3-2-2-2-2-| \
G|-0-0-2-2-2-2-|  \
D|-0-0-2-2-2-2-|  / 3x
A|-2-2-0-0-0-0-| /
E|-3-3---------|/

Verse 2

Em D C

e|---------2-2-0-0-|\
B|---------3-3-1-1-| \
G|---------2-2-0-0-|  \ 8x
D|-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-|  /
A|-2-2-2-2-----3-3-| /
E|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|/

Chorus

G D C Em

e|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|\
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-| \
G|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|  \ 4x
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|  /
A|-2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-| /
E|-3-3-3-3---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|/

Interlude

G

e|-3-3-0-0-0-0-|\
B|-3-3-2-2-2-2-| \
G|-0-0-2-2-2-2-|  \
D|-0-0-2-2-2-2-|  / 3x
A|-2-2-0-0-0-0-| /
E|-3-3---------|/

Solo

e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---^^^^^^^^^-------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12----15--15-15-15-12-------^^^^^^^--12-------12|
G|--------------------------------------15-12-12-12h14----14-14---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------^^^^^12-15b15b15^^^15b---12--------------------------|
B|-12-------12----12---------------15-------------------14--------|
G|----14b14-14-14------------------------14-14-12-^^^^^-14-12-----|
D|------------------------------------------------14-14-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------0---------------------12-12-12-12|
B|-------------------------------0-15---------------15-15-15-15-15|
G|12----------12--^^^^^------12b14b---14-12-14b-14b---------------|
D|---14-12----12-14----14-14--------------------------------------|
A|---------14-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-12---------^^^^^-12----12-12b---15-15^^^^14 15--------------|
B|-15-15-12-15-15---------15b---15b15----------------15-----------|
G|-------------------------------0-------------------15-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-14-12^^^^12^^^15-14-12----12-14-12-15b----------------------|
B|---------------------------15-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Last Verse] is different

e|---------------------------------|\
B|---------------------------------| \
G|---------------------------------|  \
D|---------------------------------|  / 8x
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-| /
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|/

Chorus

G D C Em

e|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|\
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-| \
G|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|  \ 4x
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|  /
A|-2-2-2-2---------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-| /
E|-3-3-3-3---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|/

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