Already Great Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays389

Already Great by Neil Young is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, G, A, C, Dm, C7M and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro 
E 

verse 1 
E 
I'm Canadian by the way 
G     A        C    E                 G  A  C 
And I love the USA (My American friend) 
E 
I love this way of life 
G              A           C          E  G  A  C 
The freedom to act and the freedom to say 


Dm      G 
Already great 
C7M            F 
You're already great 
Dm                  G 
You're the promised land 
F                  G    E 
You're the helping hand 

verse 2 
E 
Woke up this morning 
G              A       C        E                       G  A  C 
Thinking about you and your new deal (My American friend) 
E 
Tried to put myself in your shoes 
G        A    C       E  G  A  C 
Tried to feel how you feel 

 
Dm      G 
Already great 
C7M            F 
You're already great 
Dm                  G 
You're the promised land 
F                  G 
You're the helping hand 

Bridge 
   E 
No wall, no ban, no fascist USA (x2) 

verse 3 
    E 
(No wall) Not my words 
G                         A          C     E                       G  A  C 
That's just you the other day out on that street(My American friend) 
E 
You're looking at one of the lucky ones 
G              A     C     E   G  A  C 
Came here from there to be free 
E 
Got to chase the life with Freedom land 
G              A    C        E                      G  A  C 
Got to play my part in God's plan(My American friend) 

 
Dm      G 
Already great 
C7M            F 
You're already great 
Dm                  G 
You're the promised land 
F                  G 
You're the helping hand 

Bridge 
   E 
No wall, no ban, no fascist USA (x4) 

Guitar Solo 
E 

Outro 
       E 
Whose streets?    Our streets (x15) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante