Neil Young - Sun green live
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"sun green" by neil young, as performed live at the hammersmith Apollo, London, England, 5/18/03
Intro: D F C D (Do this 6 times)
Asun green started makin' waDves
on the dDay her grandpa dAied
Aspeakin' out against anytDhing
unjuDst or packed with lAies
Ashe chained herself to a stDatue of an eagle
in the loDbby of powerAco
aAnd started yellin' through a mDegaphone
D"there's corruption on the highAest floor"
Asuits poured out of eleDvators "they're all dirty"
Dphoneheads began to spAeak "you can't trust anybody"
Abut security couldn't gDet her down
she was weDlded to the eagle's Abeak
F (Slide) G (do this twice)
Asun green leaned into that meDgaphone
and said, &quDot;truth is aAll i seek"
Asecurity brought in some blowDtorches
Dnews cameras recorded the speAech
A"when the city is plunged intDo darkness
Dby an unpredicted rolling blAackout
Athe white house always blames the gDovernor,
Dsayin', 'the solution is to vote himA out'"
Aon top of that great bronze eaDgle
Dsun's voice was loud and clAear
she said, &qAuot;powerco is workin' with tDhe white house
to parDalyze our state with fAear"
Ait was a golden moDment
Din the history of tv neAws
Ano one could expDlain it
Dit just got great reviAews
D D A
"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
D D A
hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
D D A
hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too"
A D D
Athe imitators were plaDyin'D
Adown at john lee's Dbar D
Awhen sun went down to see 'em D D
Asomeone followed her in a caDr D
Aso now when she goes dancin'D D
Ashe has to watch her back D D
Athe FBI just trashed her room
one of them kicked her cat D D
Athe damn thing scratched his leDg
Dand he had to shoot it deAad
Aand leave it lyin' in a puDddle of blood
Dat the foot of sun green's Abed
D D A
"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
DheDy Amr. clean, you're dirty now too
DheDy Amr. clean, you're dirty now too
DheDy Amr. clean, you're dirty now too"
D F G (Do this Four Times)
Ajohn lee's was rockin' D D
Athe imitators drove it home D D
Asun was dancin' up a heatwaveD D
Afor a while she was all alone..D. D
Awhen up walked a tall stranger D D
Ahe shadowed her move to move D D
Ain perfect unison D D
Aa supernatural grooveD D
Ahe took her by the hDand
Dand the room began to sApin
Ahe said, "i'm earthD... earth brown
Dyou know the shape i'm Ain
Ai'm leavin' tonight for alaDska
Dand i want you to come in the spAring
Aand be a goddess in the plaDnet wars
Dtryin' to save the livin' tAhings"
A"i'm ready to go riDght now,"
Dsun green told earth broAwn
A"let's go back to Dmy place,
Dpick up my cat and leave this tAown behind"
DheDy Amr. clean, you're dirty now too
DheDy Amr. clean, you're dirty now too
DheDy Amr. clean, you're dirty now too
DheDy Amr. clean, you're dirty now too
A D D A (Do this four timeS)
Anext day sun green got busDted for pot
Dand it made the headline nAews
Abut then the charges aDll got dropped
Dand the story got conAfused
Ashe'd still like to meet julia bDutterfly
Dand see what remedy Abrings
Aand be a goddess in the plDanet wars
Dtryin' to save the livin' Athings
Abut that might not be Deasy
Dlivin' on the rAun
Amother earth has many eneDmies
Dthere's much work to be dAone
D D A
"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too"