Neil Young - Keep On Rockin In The Free World

i play a lot in open D , so when i decided to learn this song , i figured out how to play
in that tuning . so , this is what i came up with . the top three strings are played open
all chords , and make this great drone effect that really captures the tone of this song .
could also be played in open E – i think that would be the same key that neil young
it in .
if you have any questions email me ( demarreg@csp . edu ) .

open D : D – A – F# – D – A – D

here’s the chords :

Dm – 0 – 0 – 11 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – |
C – 10 – 10 – 10 – 0 – 0 – 0 – |
A# – 8 – 8 – 8 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – |
F – 3 – 3 – 3 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – |

Dm C – A#
there’s colors on the street
Dm C – A#
red , white and blue
Dm C – A#
people shufflin’ their feet
Dm C – A#
people sleepin’ in their shoes
Dm C A#
but there’s a warnin’ sign on the road ahead
Dm C A#
there’s a lot of people sayin’ we’d be better off dead
Dm C A#
don’t feel like satan , but i Am to them
Dm C A#
so i try to forget it , any way i can .

F C A# – A# – Dm
keep on rockin’ in the free world ,
F C A# – A# – Dm
keep on rockin’ in the free world
F C A# – A# – Dm
keep on rockin’ in the free world ,
F C A# – A# – Dm
keep on rockin’ in the free world .

( the same pattern goes for the rest of the song )

i see a woman 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
there’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 ,
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 .