Modified: 2010-02-28
 
Released on:
American Stars N Bars (Neil Young, 1977)
 
Submitted by:
Ron Starrett (ron@net-serve.net)
Fredrik (rust@palaxia.se) (Intro)
 
Tuning:
EADGBE (Standard)
 
Chords & lyrics:
CHORDS:      Bo7: 003434    C#7: x46464    D:   xx0232    G:   320003 
             E7:  020100    A7:  x02020    F#7: 242322 
 
INTRO: (x2) 
   D             G           D           G 
e---------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------- 
G----------------0--0--------------------0----------- 
D--0----0--2--4--------4--2--0--0--2--4-----4--2--0-- 
A---------------------------------------------------- 
E---------------------------------------------------- 
 
VERSE 1: 
D   G       D    G 
Oh, oh Carmelina. 
     D               G          D  G 
The daughter of the wealthy banker. 
      D            G          D            G 
Since she came to town all my friends are gone, 
    D              G          D    G 
and I'm stuck out here with melody. 
 
 
CHORUS: 
E7 
Saddle up the palomino, 
    A7 
the sun is going down. 
    D      F#7       G      E7 
The way I feel this must be real. 
Bo7  C#7   D 
Ooh. 
 
INTRO (x2) 
 
If you can't cut it, 
don't pick up the knife. 
There's no reward in your conscience stored 
when your sleepin' with another mans wife. 
 
CHORUS 
 
SOLO: (over VERSE and CHORUS chords) 
 
INTRO (x2) 
 
I wanna lick the platter, 
the gravy doesn't matter. 
It's a cold bowl of chili when love let's you down, 
but it's the neighbours wife I'm after. 
 
CHORUS