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#-------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents      #
#their interpretation of the song. You may only use this# 
#file for private study, scholarship, or research.      #
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Silver and Gold - Neil Young
From the album Silver and Gold, 2000
Transcribed by Kieran Samuk, Feb 08/2006

Skip to "OVERVIEW" section if you're not intrested in the specifics.

INTRO

This is the basic form, in reality the strumming is much more syncopated than shown. 
You may also wish to hit the low-D and A string's while playing this each chord to flesh them out. 
                                  
E|-0h2--3---2h3--3------0h2--3----0--|
B|-3----2---3----3------3----2----3--|
G|-2----3---2----2------2----3----2--|
D|-0----0---0----0------0----0----0--|
A|-x----x---x----x------x----x----x--|
D|-x----x---x----x------x----x----x--|

VERSE

-Uncle Neil uses alternating bass notes a lot. I've included strumming direction for clarity. 
-For the second verse chord (A-Major), either fret the alternative bass note with your thumb or play the A chord with 
you 2nd, 3rd and 4th finger and fret the alternative bass note with your first finger.
-For the G Theme Riff hammer-on, bar the second fret (strings 2,3&4) with your first finger and hammer on the 
third fret of the second string with your second finger and the fourth fret of the third string with your third 
finger. 
   
  D		               A
  Working hard                 every day
 
   D D U  D D U
E|---3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-|
B|---2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-|
G|---3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-|
D|-0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0----0-0----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-| 
A|---x-x--0-x-x----x-x--0-x-x--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0----0-0-|
D|---x-x----x-x----x-x----x-x----x-x--2-x-x----x-x--2-x-x-|

   G                            G Theme Riff
          Never notice how the time slips away
                                                                                  
E|---3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3-----------x---x-x-x---------|
B|---3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3-----------2h3-2-0-2---------|
G|-0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0----0-0---5-4-2-0-2---2-0-2---------|
D|---0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0-----------2h4-2-0-2---------|
A|---x-x----x-x----x-x----x-x-----------x---x-x-x---------|
D|---x-x----x-x----x-x----x-x-----------x---x-x-x---------|
  D		               A
  People come,                 seasons go
 
   D D U  D D U
E|---3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-|
B|---2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-|
G|---3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-|
D|-0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0----0-0----2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-| 
A|---x-x--0-x-x----x-x--0-x-x--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0----0-0-|
D|---x-x----x-x----x-x----x-x----x-x--2-x-x----x-x--2-x-x-|

   G                               G Theme Riff
   We got something time that will never grow old
                                                                                  
E|---3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3-----------x---x-x-x---------|
B|---3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3-----------2h3-2-0-2---------|
G|-0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0----0-0---5-4-2-0-2---2-0-2---------|
D|---0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0-----------2h4-2-0-2---------|
A|---x-x----x-x----x-x----x-x-----------x---x-x-x---------|
D|---x-x----x-x----x-x----x-x-----------x---x-x-x---------|

CHORUS	

I don't care...  
    D U U     U U D 
E|--3-3-3-----3-2-3--3-3-3-----3-3-2--3-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-3-----3-3-3-|
B|--2-2-2-----2-2-2--2-2-2-----2-2-2--2-2-2-----2-2-2--2-2-2-----2-2-2-|
G|--3-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-3-----3-3-3--3-3-3-----3-3-3-|
D|--0-0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0-|
A|--x-x-x-0h2-2-2-2--x-x-x-0h2-2-2-2--x-x-x-0h2-2-2-2--x-x-x-0h2-2-2-2-|
D|--x-x-x-----x-x-x--x-x-x-----x-x-x--x-x-x-----x-x-x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|

    Cause our kind of love...   ...old
    D D U U                         D  U U D U U        
E|--3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-5-5-5-x-7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--------------|
B|--2-2-2-x-5-5-5-x-7-7-7-x-8-8-8--0h3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--------------|
G|--3-3-3-x-4-4-4-x-6-6-6-x-7-7-7--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-Let Ring-----|
D|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--------------|
A|--x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--------------|
D|--x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x----------x-x-x-x-----------------------------|

After CHORUS, repeat intro.

SIMPLIFIED OVERVIEW

VERSE
D            A
Working hard every day
G                    (G Theme Riff)
Never notice how the time slips away
D            A
People come, seasons go
G                          (G Theme Riff)
We got something that will never grow old

CHORUS
D       GM7/B       D         GM7/B
I don't care if the sun don't shine
D                  GM7/B           D      GM7/B 
And the rain comes pourin' down on me and mine
D                 Am*    Bm*  G*          Asus4  A
Cause our kind of love  never seems to get old
(Silence)        D (Intro Riff)
It's better than silver and gold

I used to have a treasure chest
Got so heavy that I had to rest
I let it slip away from me
Didn't need it anyway, so I let it slip away

CHORUS

Harmonica Solo over Verse

CHORUS

CHORD BREAKDOWN

D xx0232
A x02220
G xx0033
GM7/B x20032 (G-Major 7 with B Root)
Am* xx0453 ---|
Bm* xx0675 ---|-> Triads + (optional) open D string
G*  xx0787 ---|
Asus4 x02230