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Hangin On A Limb by Neil Young
Hangin On A Limb
Chords
E 022100
A9 x02220
D6 (no 3rd) xx0230 (start on 7th fret)
B(F#bass) x33210
A(EBass) x33210 (start on 5th fret)
?(Ebass) 044200
eMaj7 033100 (start on 4th fret )
E A9
Though the river flows gently to the sea
D6 A9 E
He was on the shore rooted like a tree
E A9
She was here and there riding in the waves
D6 A9 E
Through it all she heard his call and gave it all she gave
Chorus
B(f#bass) A9(ebass)
And though their love was hangin on a limb
E ?(ebass)Emaj7 A9(ebass)
She taught him how to dance and start again
and though their love was hangin on a limb
she taught him how to dance
Though the river flows
Gently to the sea
He was on the shore
Rooted like a tree
She was here and there
Riding on the waves
Through it all she heard his call
And gave it all she gave.
And though their love
was hangin' on a limb
She taught him how to dance
and start again
And though their love
was hangin' on a limb
She taught him how to dance.
And when the melody
Through the window called
It echoed in the courtyard
And whispered in the halls
He played it through the night
She knew he had to go
There was something about freedom
He thought he didn't know.
And though their love
was hangin' on a limb
She taught him how to dance
and start again
And though their love
was hangin' on a limb
She taught him how to dance.
Though the river flowed
Gently to the sea
He was on the shore
Rooted like a tree
She was here and there
Riding on the waves
Through it all she heard his call
And gave it all she gave.
And though their love
was hangin' on a limb
She taught him how to dance.
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version 2
TUNING: D-G-C-F-A-A (Chords will then sound in the key of D)
Tune 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th strings down a whole tone,
then tune 1st string way down to match 2nd string.
Using a chromatic tuner may make this process a bit easier.
N.B.
I have simplified a few of the chord names, which would have
been quite long and made the tab look messier.
With dropped tuning the chords will sound as those in brackets:
Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website
might automatically suggest and use the typed shapes
shown below:
(D) (Gadd9) (C6) (A) (Gadd9) (Em11) (F#m)
E Aadd9 D6 B Aadd9 * F#m11 G#m
A|---0--------0--------0-------0-------0--------0-------0---|
A|---0--------2--------3-------7-------5--------0-------0---|
F|---1--------2--------2-------8-------6--------2-------4---|
C|---2--------2--------0-------9-------7--------4-------6---|
G|---2--------0----------------9-------7--------4-------6---|
D|---0--------------------------------(5)------(2)-----(4)--|
[Optional bass notes using thumb]
[Optional riff on Aadd9 chords]
Aadd9 Asus2 Aadd9
A|---0-----0--0----0--0---0----|
A|---2-----0--0----0--0--h2----|
F|---2-----2--2----2--2---2----|
C|---2-----2--2----2--2---2----|
G|---0-----0--0----0--0---0----|
D|-----------------------------|
Neil uses the dropped tuning for the track on the 'Freedom'
album. There are also live versions, where he plays the song in
standard tuning except for the top E string tuned down to B.
He plays the same chord shapes as above, and performs it a tone
higher than the record, in the key of E.
Live version dropped tuning: E-A-D-G-B-B
[Intro]
E Aadd9 D6 Aadd9 E
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]
[Verse 1]
E Aadd9
Though the river flows gently to the sea,
D6 Aadd9 E
He was on the shore, rooted like a tree,
E Aadd9
She was here, and there, riding on the waves,
D6 Aadd9 E
Through it all she heard his call, and gave it all she gave!
[Chorus]
B Aadd9 *
And though their love was hanging on a limb,
E Fm#11 G#m Aadd9 *
She taught him how to dance-------------, and start a - gain,
B Aadd9 *
And though their love was hanging on a limb,
E Fm#11 G#m Aadd9 * B
She taught him how to dance! (She taught him how to dance------!)
[Break]
E Aadd9 D6 Aadd9 E
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]
[Verse 2]]
E Aadd9
And when the melody, through the window called,
D6 Aadd9 E
It echoed in the courtyard, and whispered in the halls,
E Aadd9
He played it through the night, she knew he had to go,
D6 Aadd9 E
There was something about freedom ...he thought he didn't know!
[Chorus]
B Aadd9 *
And though their love was hanging on a limb,
E Fm#11 G#m Aadd9 *
She taught him how to dance-----------------, and start a - gain,
B Aadd9 *
And though their love was hanging on a limb,
E Fm#11 G#m Aadd9 * B
She taught him how to dance! (She taught him how to dance------!)
[Break]
E Aadd9 D6 Aadd9 E
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]
[Verse 3]
E Aadd9
Though the river flows gently to the sea,
D6 Aadd9 E
He was on the shore, rooted like a tree,
E Aadd9
She was here, and there, riding on the waves,
D6 Aadd9 E
Through it all she heard his call, and gave it all she gave!
[Coda]
B Aadd9 *
And though their love was hanging on a limb,
E Fm#11 G#m Aadd9 *
She taught him how to dance!(She taught him how to dance-------!)
Aadd9 *
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