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from the book _NYCMV3_
typed by Steve Vetter
This has a bunch of weird chords, thank goodness it's short.
D/E xx2232
Em(no 3rd) 022x00
C6 x3x213
B7sus4(addG) x24253
B7sus4 x24252
Em7(addA)/B x22233
C/F 1x2010
D/G 3x0323
E/A x02100
E(addA) xx2204
Intro:
[E] [D/E] [E] [D/E] [E]
Re[E]member the [D/E]Alam[E]o when help was [D/E]on the [E]way
it's better [D/E]here and [E]now I feel that [D/E]good to[E]day
No Chord
I'd like to take a walk but not around the block
I really got some news [C6]I met a man from Mars
Em(no3rd) G D Em(no3rd)
He picked up all my guitars and played me traveling songs
and [C6]when we got on ship [B7sus4(addG)]he brought out something for the trip
[B7sus4]he said "it's old but it's good[Em7(addA)/B]" like [C/F]any other [D/G]primitive [E/A]would
[A]Ah[D][E][E(addA)]
[A]Ah Ah
[E] [D/E] [E] [D/E] [E]
[E]I'm gonna [D/E]ride my [E]llama from Peru to [D/E]Texar[E]kana
I want to [D/E]ride hime [E]good in my old [D/E]neighbor[E]hood
I want to [D/E]ride hime [E]good in my old [D/E]neighbor[E]hood
I want to [D/E]ride hime [E]good in my old [D/E]neighbor[E]hood
[C6]when we got on ship [B7sus4(addG)]he brought out something for the trip
[B7sus4]he said "it's old but it's good[Em7(addA)/B]" like [C/F]any other [D/G]primitive [E/A]would
A (hold)
Ah
Ride my Llama : Rust Never Sleeps
to make it slightly easier, you might want to try the following changes:
Evii Dv Evii Dv Evii
Remember the Alamo E 779997 D 557775
When help was on the way
It's better here and now, I feel that good today
[E]I'd like[D/E] to tak[E]e a wa[D/E]lk [E] E 022100 D/E x02232
But not around the block
I really got some news....
[Am7]I met a man from Mars Am7 x02010
And [C]he picked up all [G]my gui[D]tars
Em(no third)
And played me traveling songs Em 022x00
And [Am7]when we got on ship
He [B7s4/G]brought out something for the trip B7s4/G x24253
22220(or5)3 is an alternative,
but not a good one, and not much easier :-(
[B7s4]He said, "it's old but it's [Em7(addA)/B]good" B7s4 x24252 or 222202
Like [C]any [CM7]other [G]primi[Gsus2]tive [E/A]would CM7 032000 Gs2 300233
E/A 002100
[A]Ah, ah,[D]ah, [E]ah (repeatedly hammer-on the A from A9 002200)
[A]Ah [A9]ah [A]ah
[A]Ah [A9]ah [A]ah
[A]Ah, ah,[D]ah, [E]ah
[A]Ah [A9]ah [A]ah
[A]Ah [A9]ah [A]ah
I'm gonna ride my Llama from Peru to Texarkana
I wanna ride him good thru my old neighbourhood
I'm gonna ride him good in my old neighbourhood
I'm gonna ride him good in my old neighbourhood
When we got on ship
He brought out something for the trip
And said,"It's old but it's good"
Like any other primitive would
Ah
RIDE MY LLAMA- Neil Young
TUNING: D A D G B D, capo 2nd fret
[D] [D11] [D] [D] [D11] [D(b)] [D] [D11] [D] [D] [D11] [D(b)]
Re[D]member the [D11]Alam[D]o [D11(2)] [D(2)] when [D]help was [D11]on the [D(b)]way[D11(2)][D(2)]
It's [D]better [D11]here and [D]now [D11(2)] [D(2)] I [D]feel that [D11]good to[D(b)]day[D11(2)][D(2)]
I'd l[D]ike to [D/C]take a w[D]alk[D/C] [D] but n[D]ot ar[D/C]ound the b[D/G]lock[D11(2)][D(2)]
I re[D]ally [D/C]got some n[D/F]ews [D/C] [D] I [Bb]met a man from Mars
AmaddD CaddD D (see riff at bottom)
He picked up all my guitars and played me traveling songs
And[Bb] when we got on ship he[G7] brought out something for the trip
[AmaddD]He said "it's old but it's go[D(2)]od" like a[Bb]ny other prim[CaddD]itive wo[D/G]uld
G G C(2) D(3) G G G G
Aaaaah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Aaaah Aaaah
G G C(2) D(3) G G G G
Aaaaah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Aaaah Aaaah
[D] [D11] [D] [D11(2)] [D(2)] [D] [D11] [D(b)] [D11(2)] [D(2)]
[D]I'm gonna [D11]ride my [D]llama [D11(2)] [D(2)] from Peru to T[D11]exark[D(b)]ana[D11(2)][D(2)]
I w[D]anna [D11]ride him g[D]ood [D11(2)] [D(2)] in my o[D]ld ne[D11]ighborho[D(b)]od[D11(2)][D(2)]
I'm [D]gonna r[D11]ide him g[D]ood [D11(2)] [D(2)] in my o[D]ld ne[D11]ighborho[D(b)]od[D11(2)][D(2)]
I'm [D]gonna r[D11]ide him g[D]ood [D11(2)] [D(2)] in my o[D]ld ne[D11]ighborho[D(b)]od[D11(2)][D(2)]
[Bb]When we got on ship he b[G7]rought out something for the trip
[AmaddD]He said "it's old but it's go[D(2)]od" like a[Bb]ny other prim[CaddD]itive w[D/G(2)]ould
[D/G(2)]Aaah
CHORDS:
[D] [D11] [D(b)] [D(2)] [D11(2)] [Bb] [CaddD] [G7] [AmaddD] [D/G(2)] [D/C] [D/F] [D/G] [G] [C(2)] [D(3)]
D -4---2--------7-----5-----3----0---0----0-----7------------------------------|
B -3---1--------7-----5-----3----1---3----1-----7------3---3---3---------------|
G -2---0---2----7-----5-----3----0---4----2-----7------2---2---2---0---0---0---|
D -0---0---0----0-----0-----3----2---5----2-----7------0---3---0---0---2---4---|
A -0---0---0----0-----0-----1----3---5----0-----5------3-------0---2---3---5---|
D -0---0---0----0-----0-----x----x---5----x-----5--------------3---0-----------|
RIFF (during "he picked up all my guitars...") (essential notes):
[AmaddD] [CaddD] [D]
D ------------------------------------------|
B --1-------------1---------------3---------|
G --2-2-2p0---2-2-0---------------2---------|
D --2-------3-----2---2-2-2-2h0---0---------|
A ----------------3-3-----------3-----------|
D ------------------------------------------|
NOTES: slide back and forth between D and D11. For chords marked , hammer on
the lower string fingerings.
