Sun Green Neil Young
(Live)
"sun green" by neil young, as performed live at the hammersmith Apollo, London, England, 5/18/03
Intro: D F C D (Do this 6 times)
[D]sun green started makin' wa[F]ves
on the d[C]ay her grandpa d[D]ied
[D]speakin' out against anyt[F]hing
unju[C]st or packed with l[D]ies
[D]she chained herself to a st[F]atue of an eagle
in the lo[C]bby of power[D]co
a[D]nd started yellin' through a m[F]egaphone
[C]"there's corruption on the highest f[D]loor"
[D]suits poured out of ele[F]vators "they're all dirty"
[C]phoneheads began to sp[D]eak "you can't trust anybody"
[D]but security couldn't g[F]et her down
she was we[C]lded to the eagle's [D]beak
F (Slide) G (do this twice)
[D]sun green leaned into that me[F]gaphone
and said, "tr[C]uth is all i [D]seek"
[D]security brought in some blow[F]torches
[C]news cameras recorded the spe[D]ech
[D]"when the city is plunged into dar[F]kness
[C] [D]
[D]the white house always blames the g[F]overnor,
[C]sayin', 'the solution is to vote him[D] out'"
[D]on top of that great bronze ea[F]gle
[C]sun's voice was loud and cl[D]ear
she said, "p[D]owerco is workin' with the wh[F]ite house
to par[C]alyze our state with f[D]ear"
[D]it was a golden mo[F]ment
[C]in the history of tv ne[D]ws
[D]no one could exp[F]lain it
[C]it just got great revi[D]ews
[F] [G] [D]
"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
[F] [G] [D]
hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
[F] [G] [D]
hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too"
[D] [F] [G]
[D]the imitators were pla[F]yin'[G]
[D]down at john lee's [F]bar[G]
[D]when sun went down to see 'em[F] [G]
[D]someone followed her in a ca[F]r[G]
[D]so now when she goes dancin'[F] [G]
[D]she has to watch her back[F] [G]
[D]the FBI just trashed her room
one of them kicked her cat [F] [G]
[D]the damn thing scratched his le[F]g
[C]and he had to shoot it de[D]ad
[D]and leave it lyin' in a pu[F]ddle of blood
[C]at the foot of sun green's [D]bed
[F] [G] [D]
"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too
[F]he[G]y [D]mr. clean, you're dirty now too
[F]he[G]y [D]mr. clean, you're dirty now too
[F]he[G]y [D]mr. clean, you're dirty now too"
D F G (Do this Four Times)
[D]john lee's was rockin'[F] [G]
[D]the imitators drove it home[F] [G]
[D]sun was dancin' up a heatwave[F] [G]
[D]for a while she was all alone..[F].[G]
[D]when up walked a tall stranger[F] [G]
[D]he shadowed her move to move[F] [G]
[D]in perfect unison[F] [G]
[D]a supernatural groove[F] [G]
[D]he took her by the h[F]and
[C]and the room began to s[D]pin
[D]he said, "i'm earth... e[F]arth brown
[C]you know the shape i'm [D]in
[D]i'm leavin' tonight for ala[F]ska
[C]and i want you to come in the sp[D]ring
[D]and be a goddess in the pla[F]net wars
[C]tryin' to save the livin' t[D]hings"
[D]"i'm ready to go right n[F]ow,"
[C]sun green told earth bro[D]wn
[D]"let's go back to my pl[F]ace,
[C]pick up my cat and leave this t[D]own behind"
[F]he[G]y [D]mr. clean, you're dirty now too
[F]he[G]y [D]mr. clean, you're dirty now too
[F]he[G]y [D]mr. clean, you're dirty now too
[F]he[G]y [D]mr. clean, you're dirty now too
D F C D (Do this four timeS)
[D]next day sun green got bus[F]ted for pot
[C]and it made the headline n[D]ews
[D]but then the charges a[F]ll got dropped
[C]and the story got con[D]fused
[D]she'd still like to meet julia b[F]utterfly
[C]and see what remedy [D]brings
[D]and be a goddess in the pl[F]anet wars
[C]tryin' to save the livin' [D]things
[D]but that might not be [F]easy
[C]livin' on the r[D]un
[D]mother earth has many ene[F]mies
[C]there's much work to be d[D]one
[F] [G] [D]
"hey mr. clean, you're dirty now too"
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