falling from above" by neil young, From Greendale, as performed at the Hammersmith
London, England, 5/18/03
Notes:
D*:0 5 4 0 3 0
C*: C to Csus2 to C

Intro: D*  C (do this 3 times.)
G Gsus (do this twice)
Ggrandpa (320003@1)said to cousin jed
C (x32010@1)              Gsittin' (320003@1)on the porch,
                  D"i (xx0232@1)won't retire
             C*
but i might retread
Gseems (320003@1)like that guy singin' this song
C (x32010@1)                  Gbeen (320003@1)doin' it for a long time
                           Dis (xx0232@1)there anything he knows
               C*
that he ain't said?
G (320003@1)               Csing (x32010@1)a song for freedom
G (320003@1)               Csing (x32010@1)a song for love
G (320003@1)              Csing (x32010@1)a song for depressed angels
             Gfalling (320003@1)from above"
D*  C (x32010@1)D*  C (x32010@1)D*  C (x32010@1)D* CG (x32010@1) Gsus  G Gsus

Ggrandpa (320003@1)held the paper
C (x32010@1)                 Gpretendin' (320003@1)he could see
                        D (xx0232@1)            C*
but he couldn't read without his glasses on
G"how (320003@1)can all these people
C (x32010@1)              Gafford (320003@1)so many things?

when i was young
         D (xx0232@1)              C*
people wore what they had on...and mama said
  G (320003@1)                C'a (x32010@1)little love and affection
G (320003@1)               Cin (x32010@1)everything you do
G (320003@1)                    Cwill (x32010@1)make the world a better place
              Gwith (320003@1)or without you'"

D*
a little love and affection
Cin (x32010@1)everything you do
D*  C (x32010@1)D*  CG (x32010@1)Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus

Gslammin' (320003@1)down a late night shot
C (x32010@1)                       Gthe (320003@1)hero and the artist compared
                         Dgoals (xx0232@1)and visions and afterthoughts
Cfor (x32010@1)the 21st century

Gbut (320003@1)mostly came up with nothin'
C (x32010@1)                         Gso (320003@1)the truth was never learned
                              D (xx0232@1)        Cand (x32010@1)the human race just kept rollin' on

G (320003@1)                   Crollin' (x32010@1)through the fighting
G (320003@1)                            Crollin' (x32010@1)through the religious wars
G (320003@1)                     Crollin' (x32010@1)down the temple walls
                         Gand (320003@1)the church's exposed sores

D*
rollin' through the fighting
Cthe (x32010@1)religious wars
D*
mostly came up with nothin'
C (x32010@1) D* C (x32010@1)D* CG (x32010@1)Gsus G Gsus G Gsus G Gsus

G"grandpa (320003@1)here's your glasses
C (x32010@1)                     Gyou'll (320003@1)see much better now,"
G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1)              C*
said that young girl of edith and earl's
Gbut (320003@1)grandpa just kept starin'
C (x32010@1)                           Ghe (320003@1)was lost in some distant thought

then he turned and said
                D (xx0232@1)      CCsus2 Cto (x32010@1)that young girl

G (320003@1)                   C"a (x32010@1)little love and affection
G (320003@1)               Cin (x32010@1)everything you do
G (320003@1)                           Cwill (x32010@1)make the world a better place
                 Gwith (320003@1)or without you"
D*
with or without you
Ca (x32010@1)better place
D*
with or without you
Cwith (x32010@1)or without you
D*   CG
hear that rooster crowin'
Cdown (x32010@1)on the double e

it's a new morning
D (xx0232@1)              C*
dawning on the green
Gbouncing (320003@1)off the towers
Cand (x32010@1)the sun's heading down for the streets

the business meeting
D (xx0232@1)                  C*
window shades are drawn

G (320003@1)               Canother (x32010@1)morning edition
G (320003@1)              Cheaded (x32010@1)for the porch
G (320003@1)                            Cbecause (x32010@1)grandma puts down the paper
                           Gbefore (320003@1)grandpa raises his fork

D*
a little love and affection
Cin (x32010@1)everything you do
D*             CA (x32010@1)Better Place
D*
hear the rooster crowing
Cdown (x32010@1)on the double e
G Gsus  G Gsus  G Gsus  G 
G Gsus Gsus(Repeat till end)