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Out on the WeekendNeil Young Capo 2 Note: Song originally recorded w/no capo in key of A. This uses capo 2 to avoid the Bm chord (for the most part).
| Chord Guide | |||
231Am: x02210 |
132D: xx0232 |
13421Bm: x24432 |
231E: 022100 |
3 4G: 3x0003 |
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/ Am - - - / D - - - / (x4)/ Bm - - - / E - - - / Am - - - / D - - - / G Am
Think I'll pack it in and buy a pick-upD G
Take it down to L.A.G Am
Find a place to call my own and try to fix upD G
Start a brand new day G Am
The woman I'm thinkin' of, she loved me all upD G
But I'm so down today.G Am
She's so fine she's in my mind. I hear her callin' / D - - - / Dsus4 - - - /
Chorus:G ( hold 1st measure) Am
See the lonely boy, out on the weekendD G (anticipate)
Trying to make it pay.G Am
Can't relate to joy, he tries to speak andD G (anticipate)
Can't begin to say Interlude:/ Am - - - / D - - - / (x2)/ Bm - - - / E - - - / Am - - - / D - - - / G Am
She got pictures on the wall they make me look upD G
From her big brass bed.G Am
Now I'm running down the road trying to stay upD G
Somewhere in her head. G Am
The woman I'm thinkin' of, she loved me all upD G
But I'm so down today.G Am
She's so fine she's in my mind. I hear her callin' / D - Dsus4 - / Chorus Outro:/ Am - - - / D - - - / (x2)
/ Bm - - - / E - - - / Am - - - / D - - - /
End on G
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
This is my favorite Neil Young song, and I can't really tell you why — it just seems perfect. Maybe part of it is that it reminds me of a carefree road trip I took in college with some friends, helping me move my stuff from Ketchum, Idaho back to California.