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Rockin In The Free World by Neil Young
Rockin In The Free World
NOTES: this is the acoustic version of the song. Neil plays it tuning his guitar
one step down (DGCFAD). I play it in standard tuning. On my guitar the song seems
the best in standard tuning.
CHORDS used in this song:
EADGBE EADGBE
Em7 022030 Em 022000
D 000323 A x02220
C x32010 G/A x00000
G 320003
This is an example of how you can play the intro and the verse. It's hard to put this intro in tabs.
You have to find it out yourself actually. When you start to play the intro with the Em chord it
sounds good if you add your little finger (Em7) just before the chord change to D.
INTRO:
Em Em7 D C
e |----0--0--0--0--0--2--2--0--0--0--0----------------------------------------|
B |----0--0--0--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1----------------------------------------|
G |----0--0--0--0--0--2--2--0--0--0--0----------------------------------------|
D |----2--2--2--2--2--0--0--2--2--2--2----------------------------------------|
A |----2--2--2--2--2--------3--3--3--3----------------------------------------|
E |--0------------------------------------------------------------------------| X 4
VERSES:
Em D C
e |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------2--2--2-------0--0--0--0---------------------|
B |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------3--3--3-------1--1--1--1---------------------|
G |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------2--2--2-------0--0--0--0---------------------|
D |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------0--0--0-------2--2--2--2---------------------|
A |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Colors on the street
Red, white, and blue
People shuffling their feet
People sleeping in their shoes
There's a warning sign in the road ahead
There's a lot of people saying we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan, but I am to them
So I try forget them any way I can
I see a girl in the night
with a baby in her hands
Under an old street light
near a garbage can
Now she put her kid away, she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life, and what she's done with it
That's one more kid, that'll never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool
CHORUS:
G D C Em G/A
e |--3--3--3----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------0----0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
B |--0--0--0----3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------1----1--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
G |--0--0--0----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------0----0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
D |--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------2----2--|--2--2--2--0--0--0--0------|
A |--2--2--2------------------------------3----3--|--2--2--2--0--0--0--0------|
E |--3--3--3--------------------------------------|---------------------------| X 4
Keep on rocking in the free world X 4
INTERLUDE: (played after each chorus goes something like this:)
A G/A A G/A A G/A
e |--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------|
B |--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0h2----2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0h2---2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0h2------------|
G |--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0h2----2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0h2---2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0h2------------|
D |--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0h2----2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0h2---2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0h2------------|
A |--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO: (Neil ends live with hitting the chords once quite hard)
e |--3~~~~~~~~------2----0---------------------------------------|
B |--0~~~~~~~~------3----1---------------------------------------|
G |--0~~~~~~~~------2----0---------------------------------------|
D |--0~~~~~~~~------0----2---------------------------------------|
A |--2~~~~~~~~-----------3---------------------------------------|
E |--3~~~~~~~~---------------------------------------------------|
Keep on rocking in the free world
keep on rocking in the free world
keep on rocking in the free world
keep on rocking in the free world
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version 2
You can skip the instructions right into the lyrics/chords but note
that Neil plays Em7 (add your pinky on the D on the second string) in
the verses instead of the Em at the beginning of each line, and that he
plays C and Cadd9 in the chorus instead the C here.
[INTRO and VERSES:]
For the verses you basically need: Em, D and C
but the strumming pattern and fretting actually
involve a G. Here's how to strum the Em measure
(intro and verse alike):
Em
|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +)
DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP
B - $ $ - $ $ $
Meaning it is an Em chord for the whole measure,
play only the bass note (the E string) on the first
beat (indicated by the 'B' -from Bass- above), the '-' means don't
strum on the strings and a '$' means play the chord indicated
above (Em in this case).
The D and C measure is strummed as follows:
D N C N
| | | |
DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP
$ $ $ $ - $ $ $
Meaning play a D chord for the first beat then on the
down stroke of the second beat hit the strings without
any fretting (indicated by 'N' above), this would actually
sound as a G (especially that you're most likely to hit only
the D, G, B and E strings). Then directly play a C chord on
the up-stroke of the second beat (in fact you'd ready your fingers
for the C chord while hitting the "G chord"). The same trick is
done at the last up-stroke of the 4th beat where you, again, play the
open strings just before hitting the bass of the Em chord of the
following measure (as indicated in the Em measure).
[Chorus]
--------
As for the chorus: it is G, D, C and Em which is easy to play:
The 3 measures of G D and C are the same:
G/D/C
|
DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP
$ - ($) $ - $ $ $
The ($) means optional. In fact you'd interleave all kinds of strumming
patterns here.
The last measure (4th) of each line in the chorus goes like this:
C Em
| |
DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP
$ $ $ $ - $ $ $
Here you'd notice that in fact you'd naturally hammer on
the Em on the upstroke of the 2nd beat.
Between chorus and verses:
---------------------------------
Basically 4 measures of A (interleaved with A7) anyways if you want
to get a flavor of how it is played (read I play it ;-):
1) 2)
A A7 A7 A A7
| | | | |
DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP
$ - $ - $ $ $ $ - $ $ $ $ $ $ $
3) 4)
A7 A A7 A7 A
| | | | |
DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP
- $ $ $ $ $ $ $ - $ $ - $ - $ -
The second time the bridge is played a different pattern is used
but who cares (I'm tired of typing ;-).
VERSION and NOTES:
------------------
1) BTW I have 3 versions of the song, 2 electric (from Freedom and Weld)
and one acoustic, this is the acoustic version from Neil Young's "Freedom"
album.
2) Note though that he plays it by tuning all the strings one WHOLE NOTE
down: (E A D G B E -> D G C F A D). Except this, he seems to add
a D note on the second string when playing the Em making it an Em7
(or actually, in his tuning, a C note when playing Dm) but that's a minor
detail and it sounds just beautiful with the Em.
3) The acoustic version has only 2 verses while the "plugged" ;-) ones
contain one additional verse. I have included it here too.
There's colors on the street
Red, white and blue
People shufflin' their feet
People sleepin' in their shoes
But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan, but I am to them
So I try to forget it any way I can
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
I see a woman in the night
With a baby in her hand
There's an old street light (near a garbage can)
Near a garbage can (near a garbage can)
And now she put the kid away and she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life and what she's done to it
There's one more kid that'll never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler machine gun hand
We got department stores and toilet paper
Got Styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people, says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn, got roads to drive
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
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version 3
[Intro]
Em D C (4 times in total)
[Verse 1]
Em D C
Colours on the street
Em D C
Red white and blue
Em D C
People shufflin' their feet
Em D C
People sleepin' in their shoes
Em D C
But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead
Em D C
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Em D C
Don't feel like Satan but I'm to them
Em D C
so I try to forget it anyway I can
[Chorus]
-------
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
A(7) x4 (interleave A with A7)
Em D C x4 (just like in the intro)
[Verse 2]
I see a girl in the night
With a baby in her hand
Under an old street light
Near a garbage can
Now she puts the kid away and she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life and what she's done to it
That's one more kid that will never go to school
Never get to fall in love never get to be cool
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD x 4 times
A(7) x4 (interleave A with A7)
Em D C x4
Verse3 (not included in the acoustic version):
We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder gentler machine gun hand
--->(Here add an additional Em, D and C without lyrics)
We got department stores and toilet paper
Got styrophone boxes for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn got roads to drive
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD x 4 times
A(7) x4 (interleave A with A7)
Em D C x4
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version 4
Intro: E5 (0799xxx) D (x577xx) C (x355xx)
[Verse]
Em D C (standard position)
Em D C
There's colors on the street.
Red white and blue.
People shufflin' their feet.
People sleepin' in thier shoes
Em7 D C
There's a warning sign on the road ahead.
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead.
Don't feel like satan but I am to them,
So I try to forget it any way that I can
*****
G D C C+9 Em G
Keep on Rockin' in the free world
X 4
*****
A ... (INTRO) X 4 ...
Em D C
There's a woman in the night
With a baby in her hand.
There's an old street light.
Near a garbage can.
Em D C
Now she puts the kid away and she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life and what she's done to it
THERE'S ONE MORE KID THAT WILL NEVER GO TO SCHOOL
NEVER GET TO FALL IN LOVE NEVER GET TO BE COOL
****
G D C C+9 Em G
Keep on rockin' in the free world
X 4
****
We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man.
We got a kinder gentler machine gun hand.
Em D C
We got de-partment stores and toilet paper.
Got styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer.
Got a man of the people, says keep hope alive.
Got fuel to burn, we got roads to drive.
****
G D C C+9 Em G
Keep on rockin' in the free world
------------------
version 5
G, D, C, Em for the chorus, then 4 bars of some A varients (Am, Asus,
A7) that I just play A for.
[Intro]
Em D C (4 times in total)
[Verse 1]
Em D C
Colours on the street
Em D C
Red white and blue
Em D C
People shufflin' their feet
Em D C
People sleepin' in their shoes
Em D C
But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead
Em D C
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Em D C
Don't feel like Satan but I'm to them
Em D C
so I try to forget it anyway I can
[Chorus]
-------
G D C C Em
Keep on rockin' in the free world
G D C C Em
Keep on rockin' in the free world
G D C C Em
Keep on rockin' in the free world
G D C C Em
Keep on rockin' in the free world
A(7) x4 (interleave A with A7)
Em D C x4 (just like in the intro)
[Verse 2]
I see a girl in the night
With a baby in her hand
Under an old street light
Near a garbage can
Now she puts the kid away and she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life and what she's done to it
That's one more kid that will never go to school
Never get to fall in love never get to be cool
Keep on rockin' in the free world...(x4)
A(7) x4 (interleave A with A7)
Em D C x4
[Verse 3]
(not included in the acoustic version):
We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder gentler machine gun hand
--->[Here add an additional Em, D and C without lyrics]
We got department stores and toilet paper
Got styrophone boxes for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn got roads to drive
Keep on rockin' in the free world...(x4)
A(7) x4 (interleave A with A7)
Em D C x4
------------------
version 6
[Intro] (x4)
Em D C
[Verse 1]
Em D C
Colours on the street
Em D C
Red white and blue
Em D C
People shufflin' their feet
Em D C
People sleepin' in their shoes
Em D C
But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead
Em D C
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Em D C
Don't feel like Satan but I'm to them
Em D C
so I try to forget it anyway I can
[Chorus]
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
[Instrumental]
A
(play for 4 bars, interleave A with A7)
Em D C (x4)
(just like in the intro)
[Verse 2]
Em D C
I see a girl in the night
Em D C
With a baby in her hand
Em D C
Under an old street light
Em D C
Near a garbage can
Em D C
Now she puts the kid away and she's gone to get a hit
Em D C
She hates her life and what she's done to it
Em D C
That's one more kid that will never go to school
Em D C
Never get to fall in love never get to be cool
[Chorus]
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
[Instrumental]
A
(play for 4 bars, interleave A with A7)
[Solo] (x8)
Em D C
[Verse 3]
Em D C
We got a thousand points of light
Em D C
For the homeless man
Em D C
We got a kinder gentler machine gun hand
Em D C
Em D C
We got department stores and toilet paper
Em D C
Got styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer
Em D C
Got a man of the people says keep hope alive
Em D C
Got fuel to burn got roads to drive
[Chorus]
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
G D C C Em
KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD
[Instrumental]
A
(play for 4 bars, interleave A with A7)
Em D C (x8)
[Progression]
[Intro] E5 (0799xxx) D5 (x577xx) C5 (x355xx)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------5---3--------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------|
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version 7
[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-|/
There's colors on the street
Red, white and blue
People shufflin' their feet
People sleepin' in their shoes
But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan, but I am to them
So I try to forget it any way I can
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
I see a woman in the night
With a baby in her hand
There's an old street light (near a garbage can)
Near a garbage can (near a garbage can)
And now she put the kid away and she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life and what she's done to it
There's one more kid that'll never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler machine gun hand
We got department stores and toilet paper
Got Styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people, says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn, got roads to drive
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
------------------
version 8
Electric version: Standard tuning(EADGBe)
Guitar 1: Neil Young, Intro/Main riff:
Em D C
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------7~-----5~-------------|
G|---------------------7~-----5~-------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----7~-----5~-------------| x4
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------|
P.M ----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1: Neil Young, Interlude:
A A A A
e |--000--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
B |--222--2-2--0-0-0h2--2-2-2--|
G |--222--2-2--0-0-0h2--2-2-2--|
D |--222--2-2--0-0-0h2--2-2-2--| x2
A |--000--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
E |----------------------------|
Guitar 2: Pearl Jam, Intro/Main riff:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5~-----3~----| x4
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----7~-----5~----|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Pearl Jam, Interlude:
A A
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7---------------7-|
A|-7---------------7-|
E|-5---------------5-|
Guitar 2: Pearl Jam, Chorus:
G D C C C/B Em
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-----7---5---5-0-----|
D|-5---7---5---5-0---2-| x4
A|-5---5---3---3-0---2-|
E|-3-------------------|
Guitar 1: Neil Young, 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|
G12----------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----------------------------------------------------------------|
There's colors on the street
Red, white and blue
People shufflin' their feet
People sleepin' in their shoes
But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan, but I am to them
So I try to forget it any way I can
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
I see a woman in the night
With a baby in her hand
There's an old street light (near a garbage can)
Near a garbage can (near a garbage can)
And now she put the kid away and she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life and what she's done to it
There's one more kid that'll never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler machine gun hand
We got department stores and toilet paper
Got Styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people, says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn, got roads to drive
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
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version 9
Guitar is tuned half step down
The signs (XYZW) are used to mark the parts where it is played equal to the tab parts
to their pairs
(x)
F5 A#5 G#5
D#---------------------------------------------------|
A#---------------------------------------------------|
F#-------------------------------------4------2------|
C#------4---x---x---x---x---x---x------4------2------|
G#------4---x---x---x---x---x---x------2------0------|
D#------2---2---2---2---2---2---2--------------------|
If you’re playing alone, sounds better to change those (x)’s for (2)’s
(Repeat 4 times after start singing then 4 more times wile singing)
There are colors on the street
Red, white and blue
People shufflin' their feet
People sleepin' in their shoes
(Y)
Gm#5 D#5 F#5
D#---------------------------------------|
A#------1-------1------------------------|
F#------2---2---2---2-2------------------|
C#------2---2---2---2-2---2----2--4------|
G#------0---0---0---0-0---2----2--4------|
D#------------------------0----0--2------|
Release the strings after itch chord picking
(repeat 4 times wile singing)
But there's a warnin' sign
on the road ahead
There's a lot of people sayin'
we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan,
but I am to them
So I try to forget it,
any way I can.
(Z)
F5 A#5 G#5
D#----------------------------------------------|
A#----------------------------------------------|
F#-------------4------3------4---2---2----------|
C#------4------4------3------4---2---2---4------|
G#------4------2------0------2---0---0---4------|
D#------2--------------------------------2------|
(play it every time you say "Keep on rockin" in the free world)
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
(W)
G#
D#-------------------------------------------------------|
A#-------------------------------------------------------|
F#-------------------------------------------------------|
C#------7------7------7------7------7------7------7------|
G#------7------7------7------7------7------7------7------|
D#------5------5------5------5------5------5------5------|
(X)
I see a woman in the night
With a baby in her hand
Under an old street light
Near a garbage can
(Y)
Now she puts the kid away,
and she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life,
and what she's done to it
There's one more kid
that will never go to school
Never get to fall in love,
never get to be cool.
(Z)
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
(W)
SOLO
D#----------------------------------------------17b---17---17---17---17------------------|
A#------19---19---19---19---19---19---19---------------------------------19--------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----17---------17b---17bb---17b---17b---17b---17---------------------------------|
A#-----------19----------------------------------------------19b------19---19---19--|
F#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Most of the tone changes are made with the leverage but I won’t explain it by tab.
When I use the [bb] is to bend then over bend)
(X)
We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler,
Machine gun hand
(Y)
We got department stores
and toilet paper
Got styrofoam boxes
for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people,
says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn,
got roads to drive.
(Z)
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
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version 10
[Intro]
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-----------------7--5-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5-| Repeat 4x
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
[Verse]
Guitar 1-play intro chords
Guitar 2
repeat
E|---0-0-----0------2-------0--0-0-0------2-----0----------|
B|---------3---3----3------1------3-3-----3-----1----------|
G|-------0-------0----2--------------0-----2---------------|
D|-2---------------0---2------2-------2-0----2-------------| 2x
A|---------------------3---------------------3-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
repeat 4x behind guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
Guitar 2
repeat twice over guitar 1
E|-0-0-0-0----2---0--0---0-----------------------------|
B|----3-----------1--1---1-----------------------------|
G|----------2---2------2-------------------------------|
D|----------0---0---2--0-------------------------------|
A|------------------3----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1 (still going with 4x)
Guitar 2
E|--3---3-------2--0---0--0-------0------2--0--0---0-|
B|----3--3---------1---1--1----3----3-------1--1---1-|
G|-0---0--0---2--2------2----0---0---0-2---2-----0---|
D|---------2--0--0---2--0--------------0---0--3--2---|
A|-------------------3------------------------2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------7----5---5-2-2-2-----|
D|-5----7----5---5-2-2-2--5--| repeat x4
A|-5----5----3---3-4-4-2--5--|
E|-3-------------------0--3--|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-5-4-4-2---2--2---------2---------------|
D|-5-4-4-2---2--2---------2----2-2-2-2-2\-|
A|-3-2-2-2---0--0-----0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0\-|
E|-------0--------------------------------|
Guitar 1-play verse chords over guitar 2 solo
[Solo]
E|-12-12---12---------------------------------------------15-|
B|-12-12-12--15-15-12--------12--12--12--12--12--------17----|
G|----12-12-----------14-12~---14--14--14--14--14b-14~-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-15b--15b--15--15-x-x-12-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------x-x12------------------------------|
G|------------------------------(14)-(12)-11------14-12-11---|
D|-------------------------------------------14-12--------14-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12------------12------------12--15-12-------------12-15-|
G|-12-14-12------12------12-14-14b------14b-14-14b-14------|
D|---------14-12---14--14----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-12b-12b-12b-15--------------12-12--12----15~-15--15-|
B|-15b-15b-15b--15-12-------------15b-15b-15----18b-15-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------12-10~~~-------------------------|
E|-12-12-15--14-12--15-14-12---12-14-12---12-15b-15~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
B|---------------------------15----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Guitar 1-play intro chords
Guitar 2
repeat
E|---0-0-----0------2-------0--0-0-0------2-----0----------|
B|---------3---3----3------1------3-3-----3-----1----------|
G|-------0-------0----2--------------0-----2---------------|
D|-2---------------0---2------2-------2-0----2-------------| 2x
A|---------------------3---------------------3-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
repeat 4x behind guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
Guitar 2
repeat twice over guitar 1
E|-0-0-0-0----2---0--0---0-----------------------------|
B|----3-----------1--1---1-----------------------------|
G|----------2---2------2-------------------------------|
D|----------0---0---2--0-------------------------------|
A|------------------3----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1 (still going with 4x)
Guitar 2
E|--3---3-------2--0---0--0-------0------2--0--0---0-|
B|----3--3---------1---1--1----3----3-------1--1---1-|
G|-0---0--0---2--2------2----0---0---0-2---2-----0---|
D|---------2--0--0---2--0--------------0---0--3--2---|
A|-------------------3------------------------2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------7----5---5-2-2-2-----|
D|-5----7----5---5-2-2-2--5--| repeat x4
A|-5----5----3---3-4-4-2--5--|
E|-3-------------------0--3--|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-5-4-4-2---2--2---------2---------------|
D|-5-4-4-2---2--2---------2----2-2-2-2-2\-|
A|-3-2-2-2---0--0-----0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0\-|
E|-------0--------------------------------|
Solo- Im too lazy to tab the second (outro)solo right now so ill do it later.
There's colors on the street
Red, white and blue
People shufflin' their feet
People sleepin' in their shoes
But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan, but I am to them
So I try to forget it any way I can
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
I see a woman in the night
With a baby in her hand
There's an old street light (near a garbage can)
Near a garbage can (near a garbage can)
And now she put the kid away and she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life and what she's done to it
There's one more kid that'll never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler machine gun hand
We got department stores and toilet paper
Got Styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people, says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn, got roads to drive
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| b Bend
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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version 11
[INTRO]
GUITAR 1
PM------| Let Ring
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------| this is played 2 times alone
D|-99999999------7-----5---------------| just this guitar, the the 2nd guitar, bass
A|-77777777------5-----3---------------| and drums come in on the third time.
E|-XXXXXXXX----------------------------|
GUITAR 2
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-22222222---------------------------|
A|-22222222------7----5---------------|
E|-00000000------5----3---------------|
[VERSE]
GUITAR 1
PM------| Let Ring
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-99999999------7-----5---------------|
A|-77777777------5-----3---------------|
E|-XXXXXXXX----------------------------|
GUITAR 2
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-22222222---------------------------|
A|-22222222------7----5---------------|
E|-00000000------5----3---------------|
[CHORUS]
GUITAR 1
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--5----7---5------55--5------------------|
A|--5----5---3------33--3------------------|
E|--3----------------------0---------------|
^PM^
GUITAR 2
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---5---7---5------------------------|
A|---5---5---3----3-2-0---------------|
E|---3------------------3-0-0---------|
After playing the chorus through 4 times..
both guitars play an A5 and hold it for 1 measure then return to verse riff
[SOLO]
You are on your own.
I will tell you the cords are the same as the intro E, D, C
There's colors on the street
Red, white and blue
People shufflin' their feet
People sleepin' in their shoes
But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan, but I am to them
So I try to forget it any way I can
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
I see a woman in the night
With a baby in her hand
There's an old street light (near a garbage can)
Near a garbage can (near a garbage can)
And now she put the kid away and she's gone to get a hit
She hates her life and what she's done to it
There's one more kid that'll never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler machine gun hand
We got department stores and toilet paper
Got Styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people, says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn, got roads to drive
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world
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version 12
Tune down one whole step; key of Dm
Intro: | Em | D C | 4x
Verse 1:
Em D C Em D C
Colours on the street, Red white and blue
Em D C Em D C
People shufflin' their feet, People sleepin' in their shoes
Em D C
But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead
Em D C
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Em D C
Don't feel like Satan but I'm to them
Em D C
so I try to forget it anyway I can
CHORUS:
G D | C | C Em |
Keep on rockin' in the free world
G D C C Em
Keep on rockin' in the free world
G D C C Em
Keep on rockin' in the free world
G D C C Em
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Interlude: Am A Am A9 | Em | D C | (4x)
Verse 2:
Em D C Em D C
I see a girl in the night, with a baby in her hand
Em D C Em D C
Under an old street light, near a garbage can
Em D C
Now she puts the kid away and she's gone to get a hit
Em D C
She hates her life and what she's done to it
Em D C
That's one more kid that will never go to school
Em D C
Never get to fall in love never get to be cool
CHORUS:
G D C C Em
Keep on rockin' in the free world
G D C C Em
Keep on rockin' in the free world
G D C C Em
Keep on rockin' in the free world
G D C C Em
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Harmonica Solo: |Em| |D C| (4x)
Chorus
Outro: Am A Am A9 | Em | D C | (strum Em D C chords once)
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