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Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3

            Tuning: Double Drop D (tune down both of the E-Strings)

Chords:   DADGBD
C6/9      000555
D         000777
C         x320xx
G/B       x200xx
A5        x022xx
F5        333xxx
G5        555xxx
D5        000230
Am11      x02010
Cadd9     x32010
G5*       550030
D5*       x00xxx
Am11*     x00555
D*        x00777
Gm7       553333
A11w3     x02020

The chords are named odd due to this special tuning. So even though the
Cadd9 chord is in a C Major shape, the actual notes are different causing
the name change. Hopefully, it's not too confusing.


[Intro] (x2)
C6/9 D
C G/B A5 F5 G5
C6/9 D
C G/B A5 F5

[Verse 1]
D5
  I wanna live
       Am11
with a cinnamon girl
Cadd9
I could be happy
    G5*
the rest of my life
       F5  G5 D5* Am11* D*
With a cin-na-mon girl.
C G/B C Am11

[Verse 2]
  D5
A dreamer of pictures
  Am11
I run in the night
    Cadd9
You see us together,
G5*
chasing the moonlight,
   F5  G5 D5* Am11* D*
My cin-na-mon girl.
C G/B C Am11

[Instrumental]
C6/9 D
C G/B A5 F5 G5
C6/9 D
C G/B A5 F5

[Verse 3]
D5
Ten silver saxes,
  Am11
a bass with a bow
    Cadd9
The drummer relaxes
    G5*
and waits between shows
        F5  G5 D5* Am11 D*
For his cin-na-mon girl.
C G/B C Am11

[Verse 2]
  D5
A dreamer of pictures
  Am11
I run in the night
    Cadd9
You see us together,
G5*
chasing the moonlight,
   F5  G5 D5* Am11* D*
My cin-na-mon girl.
C G/B C Am11

[Instrumental]
C6/9 D
C G/B A5 F5 G5
C6/9 D
C G/B A5 F5

[Bridge]
Cadd9
Pa sent me money now
I'm gonna make it somehow
                     Gm7
I need another chance
                                Am11
You see your baby loves to dance_
           A11w3
Yeah...yeah...yeah.

[Solo 1] 
(The lead guitar seems to be playing the third fret on the B string and the
 open high D string at the same time while the rhythm guitar plays the chords.)
F5 G5 D5* Am11* D* 
C G/B C Am11
C6/9 D

[Solo 2]
No chords, but the lead can just improvise in the key of D.

[Ending]
G 
        

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