Rockin In The Free World Tab

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I havent seen many good tabs for this so i thought id post this up.
I know that this is 100% correct, so enjoy.
 
 
[Intro]
 
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-----------------7--5-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5-|  Repeat 4x
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
Guitar 1-play intro chords
 
Guitar 2
                                                     repeat
E|---0-0-----0------2-------0--0-0-0------2-----0----------|
B|---------3---3----3------1------3-3-----3-----1----------|
G|-------0-------0----2--------------0-----2---------------|
D|-2---------------0---2------2-------2-0----2-------------| 2x
A|---------------------3---------------------3-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 1
                                   repeat 4x behind guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
 
Guitar 2
                                   repeat twice over guitar 1
E|-0-0-0-0----2---0--0---0-----------------------------|
B|----3-----------1--1---1-----------------------------|
G|----------2---2------2-------------------------------|
D|----------0---0---2--0-------------------------------|
A|------------------3----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
guitar 1 (still going with 4x)
 
Guitar 2
E|--3---3-------2--0---0--0-------0------2--0--0---0-|
B|----3--3---------1---1--1----3----3-------1--1---1-|
G|-0---0--0---2--2------2----0---0---0-2---2-----0---|
D|---------2--0--0---2--0--------------0---0--3--2---|
A|-------------------3------------------------2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------7----5---5-2-2-2-----|
D|-5----7----5---5-2-2-2--5--|  repeat x4
A|-5----5----3---3-4-4-2--5--|
E|-3-------------------0--3--|
 
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-5-4-4-2---2--2---------2---------------|
D|-5-4-4-2---2--2---------2----2-2-2-2-2\-|
A|-3-2-2-2---0--0-----0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0\-|
E|-------0--------------------------------|
 
Guitar 1-play verse chords over guitar 2 solo
 
 
[Solo]
 
E|-12-12---12---------------------------------------------15-|
B|-12-12-12--15-15-12--------12--12--12--12--12--------17----|
G|----12-12-----------14-12~---14--14--14--14--14b-14~-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|-15b--15b--15--15-x-x-12-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------x-x12------------------------------|
G|------------------------------(14)-(12)-11------14-12-11---|
D|-------------------------------------------14-12--------14-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12------------12------------12--15-12-------------12-15-|
G|-12-14-12------12------12-14-14b------14b-14-14b-14------|
D|---------14-12---14--14----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|-12b-12b-12b-15--------------12-12--12----15~-15--15-|
B|-15b-15b-15b--15-12-------------15b-15b-15----18b-15-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------12-10~~~-------------------------|
 
E|-12-12-15--14-12--15-14-12---12-14-12---12-15b-15~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
B|---------------------------15----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
Guitar 1-play intro chords
 
Guitar 2
                                                     repeat
E|---0-0-----0------2-------0--0-0-0------2-----0----------|
B|---------3---3----3------1------3-3-----3-----1----------|
G|-------0-------0----2--------------0-----2---------------|
D|-2---------------0---2------2-------2-0----2-------------| 2x
A|---------------------3---------------------3-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 1
                                   repeat 4x behind guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|
 
Guitar 2
                                   repeat twice over guitar 1
E|-0-0-0-0----2---0--0---0-----------------------------|
B|----3-----------1--1---1-----------------------------|
G|----------2---2------2-------------------------------|
D|----------0---0---2--0-------------------------------|
A|------------------3----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
guitar 1 (still going with 4x)
 
Guitar 2
E|--3---3-------2--0---0--0-------0------2--0--0---0-|
B|----3--3---------1---1--1----3----3-------1--1---1-|
G|-0---0--0---2--2------2----0---0---0-2---2-----0---|
D|---------2--0--0---2--0--------------0---0--3--2---|
A|-------------------3------------------------2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------7----5---5-2-2-2-----|
D|-5----7----5---5-2-2-2--5--|  repeat x4
A|-5----5----3---3-4-4-2--5--|
E|-3-------------------0--3--|
 
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-5-4-4-2---2--2---------2---------------|
D|-5-4-4-2---2--2---------2----2-2-2-2-2\-|
A|-3-2-2-2---0--0-----0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0\-|
E|-------0--------------------------------|
Solo- Im too lazy to tab the second (outro)solo right now so ill do it later.
 
 
 
************************************
 
| x    Dead note
| (n)  Ghost note
| b    Bend
| \    Slide down
| ~    Vibrato
 
************************************
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Rockin In The Free World – Neil Young

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I personally play this with open chords, Em D C There's colors on the street Em D C Red, white and blue, Em D C People shuffling their feet, Em D C People sleeping in their shoes, Em There's a warning sign, D C On the road ahead, Em There's a lot of people saying, D C We'd be better off dead etc... G D C (C) Em Keep on rockin' in the free world, G D C (C) Em Keep on rockin' in the free world, etc... I know a lot of people play it as Emaj but I think the chord's Em... Sounds good to me. I play a lot of Neil stuff, solo, w/ Crazy Horse and w/ CSN. This has always worked for me... This tab looks really good though... just where's that solo? You didnt even post it later man. Anyways four stars, one off for the Emaj and the lazy comment... Next time just don't say that man.

neil plays it with open chords... u can actually hear it in the chorus.

you said this was %100 correct, well its not without the solo. and it is also different than when i saw Neil play this song live.