Saddle Up The Palomino

saddle up the palomino
neil young
american stars ’n bars
standard tuning
– under the lyrics it sounds like neil hits the bass note and then strums the chord twice

intro/interlude :
E | | – – ( 2 ) – – – – – – – ( 3 ) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | |
B | | * – ( 3 ) – – – – – – – ( 3 ) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – * | |
G | | – – ( 2 ) – – – – – – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – | |
D | | – – – 0 – – 0 – 2 – 4 – – – – – – – 4 – 2 – 0 – – 0 – 2 – 4 – – – 4 – 2 – 0 – – – | |
A | | * – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – * | |
E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | |

verse :
D G D G
oh , oh , carmelina ,
D
the daughter
G D G
of the wealthy banker .
D G

since she came to town
D G
all my friends are gone ,
D
and i’m stuck
G D G
out here with melody .

chorus :
E
saddle up the palomino ,
A
the sun is going down .
D F#7
the way i feel ,
G E7 bo7 C#7 D
this must be real .

( verse )
if you can’t cut it ,
don’t pick up the knife .
there’s no reward
in your conscience stored
when you’re sleepin’
with another man’s wife .

( chorus )
saddle up the palomino ,
the sun is going down .
the way i feel ,
this must be real .

( verse )
i wanna lick the platter ,
the gravy doesn’t matter .
it’s a cold bowl of chili
when love lets you down ,
but it’s the neighbor’s wife
i’m after .