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            Don't Let It Bring You Down : After The Goldrush : Neil Young
[Intro]
 A G A C    (x2)
[Verse 1]
 A                                    
 Old man lying by the side of the road
          Am7               
 With the lorries rolling by
 D                                            
 Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load
         F                    Em7 
 And the buildings scrape the sky       
 A        
 Cold wind rippling down the alley at dawn
          Am7       
 And the morning paper fly
 D                 
 Dead man lying at the side of the road
         F               Em7 
 And the daylight in his eyes
[Chorus]
 Em7            D7            
   Don't let it bring you down
                   C      
 It's only castles burning
                    Bm7    
 Find someone who's turning
                    A    
 And you will come around
 G A C  A G A C
[Verse 2]
 A            
 Blind man running through the light of the night
         Am7
 With an answer in his hand
 D
 Come on down to the river of sight and
         F             Em7 
 You can really understand
                                     
 A            
 Red light flashin' through the window in the rain
         Am7
 Can you hear the sirens moan?
 D
 White cane lying in the gutter in the lane 
         F               Em7 
 And you're walking home alone
    
   
[Chorus]
 A                          
 Don't let it bring you down
                   D            
 It's only castles burning just
                    Bm7    
 Find someone who's turning
   
                    A    
 And you will come around
 G A C
     
 A G A C
 A                          
 Don't let it bring you down
                   D            
 It's only castles burning  just
                    Bm7    
 Find someone who's turning
                    A    
 And you will come around
 G A C
     
 A D A D
       
       
 [notes]
 Em7 022030 or 020030
 Am7 002010
 the emphasis here is _heavy_ on playability - the actual recorded version
 is on piano - the closest we can get on guitar is the following:
[Verse]
CIII  (5553)
Cm7IV (5343)
F     (33211)
AbIV  (66544)
Gm7   (53333)
[Chorus]
Gm7
F7III (3545)
EbIII (5343)
Dm7   (3211)
[Chorus2] (first time)
C    (332010)
F
Dm7  (0211) 
CIII (5553)
Bb
CIII
EbIII
[Chorus2] (2nd time)
C F Dm7 
CIII
FVIII (10,10,10,8)
CIII
FVIII
or retune your guitar (to D) and change accordingly