• Song:

    The Last Trip To Tulsa

  • Artist:

    Neil Young

  • Album:

    Neil Young

VETTERS@VAX1.ELON.EDU (Steve Vetter  )

THE LAST TRIP TO TULSA
lyrics by Paul Hellander                             
chords by Steve Vetter
from the book _NYCMV1_

A(add2)  x02200
A9 (x02423@1)     x02423
Esus4    xx2200
Dsus4    xx0233

Intro:
A(add2)   A(add2)   A(add2)

            A(add2)
Well, I used to drive a cab, you know
C (x32010@1) 
I heard a siren scream
DPulled (xx0232@1)over to the corner
C (x32010@1)                   A(add2)
And fell into a dream
A(add2)
There were two men eating pennies
CAnd (x32010@1)three young girls who cried
D"The (xx0232@1)West coast is falling,
C (x32010@1)                       A(add2)
I see rocks in the sky."
EThe (022100@1)preacher took his bible

And he laid it on the stool
                   DHe (xx0232@1)said: "with the congegration running,
           CWhy (x32010@1)should I play the fool?"
A(add2)  

       A(add2)
Well I used to be a woman, you know
CI (x32010@1)took you for a ride,
DI (xx0232@1)let you fly my airplane
C (x32010@1)                     AIt (x02220@1)looked good for your pride.
A'cause (x02220@1)you're the kind of man you know
CWho (x32010@1)likes what he says.
DI (xx0232@1)wonder what's it's like
             C (x32010@1)     ATo (x02220@1)be so far over my head.
          EWell, (022100@1)the lady made the wedding

EAnd (022100@1)she brought along the ring.
        D (xx0232@1)         CShe (x32010@1)got down on her knees
          CAnd (x32010@1)said: 'let's get on with this thing'.
A7 (x02020@1)
       A7Well (x02020@1)I used to be a folk singer 
CKeeping (x32010@1)managers alive,
DWhen (xx0232@1)you saw me on a corner
    C (x32010@1)                 A7And (x02020@1)told me I was jive.
     A7So (x02020@1)I unlocked your mind, you know
CTo (x32010@1)see what I could see.
DIf (xx0232@1)you guarantee the postage,
     C (x32010@1)                    A9I'll (x02423@1)mail you back the key.
       EWell (022100@1)I woke up in the morning
EWith (022100@1)an arrow through my nose
             DThere (xx0232@1)was an Indian in the corner
CTryin' (x32010@1)on my clothes.
A (x02220@1)

Em7    A (x02220@1)Well I used to be asleep you know
CWith (x32010@1)blankets on my bed.
DI (xx0232@1)stayed there for a while
              C (x32010@1)               Esus4 (022200@1)
'til they discovered I was dead.
A (x02220@1)
The coroner was friendly
CI (x32010@1)liked him quite a lot.
DIf (xx0232@1)I hadn't 've been a woman
            C (x32010@1)                    AI (x02220@1)guess I'd never have been caught.
     EThey (022100@1)gave me back my house and car
                          EAnd (022100@1)nothing more was said.
A (x02220@1)
           AWell (x02220@1)I was driving down the freeway
        CWhen (x32010@1)my car ran out of gas.
DPulled (xx0232@1)over to the station
      C (x32010@1)               ABut (x02220@1)I was afraid to ask.
AThe (x02220@1)servicemen were yellow
        CAnd (x32010@1)the gasoline was green.
DAlthough (xx0232@1)I knew I could not
               C (x32010@1)              Athought (x02220@1)that I was gonna scream.
               EThat (022100@1)was on my last trip to Tulsa
EJust (022100@1)before the snow.
       DIf (xx0232@1)you ever need a ride there,
        CBe (x32010@1)sure to let me know.
A (x02220@1)      AI (x02220@1)was chopping down a palm tree
CWhen (x32010@1)a friend dropped by to ask
DIf (xx0232@1)I would feel less lonely
         C (x32010@1)                  A(add2)
If he helped me swing the axe.
          A (x02220@1)                        CI (x32010@1)said 'no, it's not a case of being lonely
CWe've (x32010@1)have here,
          DI've (xx0232@1)been working on this palm tree
    C (x32010@1)                 A(add2)
For eighty seven years.'

       A(add2)*                      CI (x32010@1)said 'no, it's not a case of being lonely
CWe've (x32010@1)have here,
DI've (xx0232@1)been working on this palm tree
                 C (x32010@1)  A7 (x02020@1)      
eighty seven years.'
         EHe (022100@1)said "go get lost"
EAnd (022100@1)walked towards his Cadillac.
D (xx0232@1)                Dsus4I (xx0233@1)chopped down the palm tree
    C (x32010@1)              CAnd (x32010@1)it landed on his back.

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  %  Steve Vetter                    %  I'm not the same                    %
  %  vetters@vax1.elon.edu           %   As I was long ago                  %
  %  Elon College                    %  I've learned some new things        %
  %  Love School of Business         %   And I hope that it shows...        %
  %  Alpha Kappa Psi                 %      - Neil Young                    %
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