Thrasher
Neil Young • Key:
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Thrasher
Neil Young
D
G
D
D
D+C#
D+B
D
G
A
D
G
D
D
D+C#
D+B
D
G
A
They were
D
hiding behind hay bales,
they were
Giii
planting in the
D
full moon
They had given
D+C#
all they
D+B
had for
D
something
Giii
new
Av
But the
D
light of day was on them
They could
Giii
see the thrashers
D
coming
and the water
D+C#
shone like
D+B
diamonds in the
Giii
dew.
Av
Giii
And I was just
Av
getting up, hit the
D
road before it's
Giii
light
Tryin' to catch an
Av
hour on the
D
sun
DM7
D
DM7
.... (see notes)
When I
Giii
saw those thrashers
Av
rollin' by,
Looking
D
more than
D+C#
two lanes
D+B
wide
I was
G
or
Em7
feelin like my day had just be
Av
gun
Where the eagle glides ascending there's an
ancient river bending
Down the timeless gorge of changes
where sleeplessness awaits
I searched out my companions, they were lost
in crystal canyons
When the aimless blade of science slashed
the pearly gates
It was then I knew I'd had enough, burned my
credit card for fuel
Headed out to where the pavement turns to sand
With a one-way ticket to the land of truth
and my suitcase in my hand
How I lost my friends I still don't understand
They had the best selection, they were
poisoned with protection
There was nothing that they needed, they hd
nothing left to find
They were lost in rock formations or became
park bench mutations
On the sidewalks and in the stations
they were waiting, waiting
So I got bored and left them there, they were
just deadweight to me
It's better on the road wothout that load
Brought back the time when I was eight or nine
I was watchin' my mama's T.V., it was that great
Grand Canyon rescue episode
Where the vulture glides descending on
an asphalt highay bending
Thru libraries and museums, galaxies and stars
Down the windy alls of friendship to the rose
clipped by the bullwhip
The motel of lost companions waits with
heated pool and bar
But me I'm not stopping there, got my own row left to hoe
Just another line in the field of time
When the thrashers come and I'm stuck in the sun
like dinosaurs in shrines
But I'll know the time has come to give what's mine
verse
#notes:
#the run from D to D+C# to D+B (Bm7) to D goes like:
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#'tryin'a catch an hour on the [D]sun [DM7] ...' - alternate between
#x00232 and x00222. listen to the music to see what is meant....
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