The Needle And The Damage Done Chords

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The Needle And The Damage Done by Neil Young is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, Em7, Gm, Bb, F, E4 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
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 D                           C  
  I caught you knocking at my cellar door, 
 Em7                  Gm   Bb  
  I love you baby can I have some more 
 C   F            E4      E  
  Oh oh the damage done 


        D                          C  
  I hit the city and I lost my van 
 Em7                   Gm     Bb  
  I watched the needle take another man 
 C    F                 E4      E  
  Gone, gone, the damage done 


    D                                    C  
  I sing the song because I love the man 
      Em7                Gm          Bb  
  I know that some of you don't understand 
      C    F             E4          E  
  Milk blood to keep from running out 


    D                  C  
  I've seen the needle and the damage done 
 Em7              Gm       BB  
  A little part of it in everyone 
 C             F        E4      E  
  Every junky's like a setting sun 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante