No Wonder
Neil Young
*From Album Praire Wind* Tuning: Double Dropped D Tuning (DADGBD) CHORDS: D5 000230 F x33210 C x32010 Am7 x02010 Am x02210 C(v) xx5555 D(vii) xx7777 Bb xx3333 Bb(vi) 880760 G5 550030 The chords for the intro and main picking theme: / / / / / / / / / / / Then it’s: / / / / / / / / / / / / For the "Tick Tock" CHORUS bit: D|--5-----7-----3---5----7---| B|--5-----7-----3---5----7---| G|--5-----7-----3---5----7---| D|--5-----7-----3---5----7---| D|----0-----0-----0---0------| / / / / / (v) (vii) (v) (vii) / / / / / / / / / (vi) / / / / / / VERSE: See the bluebird flyin’ easy as a dream dippin’ and bobbin’ in the sun Could she be the one I saw so long ago could she be the one to take me home This pasture is green I’m walking in the sun It’s turning brown I’m standing in the rain My overcoat is worn the pockets are all torn I’m moving away from the pain CHORUS: Tick tock the clock on the wall No wonder we’re losin time Ring ring the old church bell The bride and her love Seeking guidance from above SOLO with D5 improvisation VERSE: Amber waves of grain bow in the prairie wind I’m hearin’ Willie singing on the radio again That song from 911 keeps ringin in my head I’ll always remember somethin’ Chris Rock said Don’t send more candles no matter what you do Then Willie stopped singin’ and the prairie wind blew The grain kept rollin on for miles and miles Fields of fuel rollin’ on for miles CHORUS: Tick tock the clock on the wall No wonder we’re losin time Torn torn the fallen soldier fell The old church on the hill still standin’ when so many fell SOLO with D5 improvisation VERSE: Back when I was young the birds blocked out the sun Before the great migration stopped We only shot a few they last the winter through Mother cooked them good and served them up Somewhere a senator sits in a leather chair Behind a big wooden desk The caribou he killed mean nothing to him He took his money just like all the rest CHORUS: Tick tock the clock on the wall No wonder we’re losin’ time Ring ring ring the wedding bells The bride takes the ring And the happy people sing