From: Malc Brookes <malc@malbro.demon.co.uk> Subject: y/young_neil/old_country_waltz.crd Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 22:51:08 GMT The Old Country Waltz by Neil Young >From the album American Stars 'n Bars Submitted by Malc Brookes <malc@malbro.demon.co.uk> Tuning: Standard, EADGBE. Chords: C12 x32013 C/B x2x010 C/A X0x010 Intro: G / / D / / G / / G7 / / C / / Em / / Am / / Am / / C / / Em / / D / / C12 / / G / / D / / C C/B C/A G / / Verse:

They were ^Gplaying that ^Dold country ^Gwaltz ^G7 In this ^Cempty bar ^Emechoing off the ^Amwall, ^Am

C Em D C12 When I first got the bad news that you set me free,

The ^Gband played the ^Dold country ^Cwa^C/Bltz ^C/Ato ^Gme.

Verse: G (rest) D (rest) G G7 Well, I loved, and I lost, and I cried, The day that the two of us died, Ain't got no excuses, I just want to ride, While the band plays the old country waltz. Instrumental (as intro): Bridge:

Out the ^Cwindow the ^Cmoon shines On the ^Groofs of the ^G7cars,

While I ^Cknock down ^Ctequila and ^Gsa-^Dlt, And the ^Gband plays the ^Dold country ^Cwa^C/Bltz.^C/A ^G

Verse: G (rest) D (rest) G G7 And we're playing it, that old country waltz, In this empty bar echoing off the wall, Ain't got no excuses, we just want to play That good old country waltz, I ain't got no excuses, I just want to play That good old country waltz,

That ^Ggood old ^Dcountry ^Emwaltz^C. ^G

Neil Young - Old country waltz