The Last Trip To Tulsa Chords
by Neil Young
The Last Trip To Tulsa by Neil Young is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords E7, Asus2, Dsus4, A, C, D, A7 and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
SUBMITTED BY: shawn pinsonneault
CHORDS: E7 0 Asus2 0 Dsus4 3
3 0 3
1 2 2
2 2 0
2 0 x
0 x x
INTRO: Asus2
A C
Well, I used to drive a cab, you know
C
I heard a siren scream
D
Pulled over to the corner
C Asus2
And I fell into a dream
A
There were two men eating pennies
C
And three young girls who cried
D
The West coast is falling,
C Asus2
I see rocks in the sky.
E7
The preacher took his bible
And laid it on the stool.
D
He said: with the congregation running,
C Asus2 A Asus2 A
Why should I play the fool?
Well, I used to be a woman, you know
C
I took you for a ride,
D
I let you fly my airplane
C A
It looked good for your pride.
'Cause you're the kind of man you know
C
Who likes what he says.
D
I wonder what's it's like
C A
To be so far over my head.
E7
Well, the lady made the wedding
And she brought along the ring.
D C
She got down on her knees
C Asus2 A7
And said: Let's get on with this thing.
Well, I used to be a folk singer
C
Keeping managers alive,
D
When you saw me on a corner
C A7
And told me I was jive.
So I unlocked your mind, you know
C
To see what I could see.
D
If you guarantee the postage,
C A7
I'll mail you back the key.
E7
Well I woke up in the morning
With an arrow through my nose
D Dsus4
There was an Indian in the corner
C Asus2 Em Asus2 Em
Tryin' on my clothes.
A
Well, I used to be asleep you know
C
With blankets on my bed.
D
I stayed there for a while
C Asus2 A
'Til they discovered I was dead.
The coroner was friendly
C
And I liked him quite a lot.
D
If I hadn't 've been a woman
C Asus2
I guess I'd never have been caught.
E7
They gave me back my house and car
Asus2 A
And nothing more was said.
Well, I was driving down the freeway
C
When my car ran out of gas.
D
Pulled over to the station
C A
But I was afraid to ask.
The servicemen were yellow
C
And the gasoline was green.
D
Although I knew I couldn't
C A
I thought that I was gonna scream.
E7
That was on my last trip to Tulsa
Just before the snow.
D Dsus4
If you ever need a ride there,
C Asus2 Em x4 Asus2
Be sure to let me know.
A
I was chopping down a palm tree
C
When a friend dropped by to ask
D
If I would feel less lonely
C Asus2
If he helped me swing the axe.
A C
I said: No, it's not a case of being lonely
We have here,
D
I've been working on this palm tree
C C A Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus2 A
For eighty seven years
C
I said: No, it's not a case of being lonely
We have here,
D
I've been working on this palm tree
C A7
For eighty seven years
E7
He said: Go get lost!
And walked towards his Cadillac.
D Dsus4
I chopped down the palm tree
C
And it landed on his back.