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THE NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE (1)
Neil Young
transcription by Jesse Gress,
Guitar School magazine
Intro:
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A:First verse
I caught you knockin' at my cellar door. I love you baby can I have some
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Oh, oh, the damage done
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B:Second Verse
I hit the city and I lost my band. I watched the needle take another man.
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Gone, gone, the damage done.
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C:Interlude
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D:Third Verse:
I sing the song because I love the man I know that some of you don't understand
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milk blood to keep from runnin' out
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E:Fourth Verse:
I've seen the needle and the damage done. A little part of it in ev'ryon
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But ev'ry junkie's like a setting sun.
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F.Outro
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Needle and the damage done (2)
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One of the first songs I ever learned on guitar!
This is not identical to what Neil plays on the record (his C/F
section is very slightly different) but your audience won't pick it.
Especially with your wailing emotional vocal over the to
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