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My Pledge - Neil Young

My Pledge

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Intro: G F C G F C G F C G

verse 1

G F

If it please the court I've had a lot to say

C G

And it's not always been true

G F

Standing here before you, judge

C G

I make my pledge of truth to you

verse 2

G F

The waves came over the bowsprit

C G

The decks awash with running green and foam

G F

Back there at the wheel I was terrified

C G

Next day we first saw home

verse 3

G F

My relatives came over on the Mayflower

C G

Landed on the shore almost alone

G F

No that damn traffic today is terrible

C G

And everywhere I look I see people alone

verse 4

G F

Alone with their heads looking in their hands

C G

Lost in the conversation stare

G F

Walking with their eyes looking at the screen

C G

Talking like they were really there

Instrumental

G F C G

Verse 5

G F

I'm lost in this new generation

C G

Left me behind it seems

G F

Listening to the shadow of Jimi Hendrix

C G

"Purple Haze", sounding like TV

Verse 6

G F

I stepped on someone's hand laying on the street

C G

Both asleep and dead it may seem

G F

He didn't even move there on the sidewalk

C G

I stood there staring in a dream

Verse 7

G F

She came along in her uniform

C G

Stood moving me away with a gentle hand

G F

Dressed in white like a nightingale

C G

Her name was Florence, Florence of the Land

G F C G

(I knew I'd seen her somewhere)

Verse 8

G F

I knew I'd seen her somewhere

C G

But she was busy with him gone

G F

She came with three different brothers

C G

Abraham, Martin and John

Verse 9

G F

I heard a song about that once

C G

And I never knew what it meant

G F

Three stars died in a plane one night

C G

Rock and Roll, the message that was sent

verse 10

G F

I couldn't wrap my head around it

C G

Didn't know what it meant

G F

Standing there on that sandy beach

C G

Watching it turn to cement

verse 11

G F

Now I don't see all the colors

C G

And I might miss some of their beauty

G F

But I do see what I see

C G

And I want to do my duty

verse 12

G F

Enlisted in the Navy at the corner store

C G

They had a recruiting booth

G F

I covered my heart and raised my hand

C G

And swore it was the truth

Outro

G F C G

That's my pledge

G F

That's my pledge

C G

That's my pledge, judge

G F C

G

That's my pledge

G F C G

How to play My Pledge

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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