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Heart Of Gold
Neil Young
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00:00 Song Demo
01:20 Lesson Intro
01:33 Chords Em Em7 C D G
02:58 Intro/Main Riff
05:51 Strumming Tips!
06:25 Main Strumming Pattern A
08:21 Verse Strum B
10:13 Lesson Outro

It's not WHAT you strum...

...But HOW you strum it!

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[Intro/Main Riff]

 Em7                       D        Em

|-------0--0--0--0--0--0--|-2-----2--0----------------|

|-------3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3-----3--0----------------|

|-------0--0--0--0--0--0--|-2-----2--0----------------|

|-2-2---2--2--2--2--2--2--|-0-----0--2----------0--2--|

|-2-2---------------------|----------2------0h2-------|

|-0-0---------------------|----------0----------------|

 

|Em C  |D G  |

|Em C  |D  G  |

|Em C  |D G  |

 

[Verse 1]

Em          C     D            G

  I want to live,    I want to give

Em            C           D        G

  I've been a miner for a heart of gold

Em           C          D        G

  It's these expressions I never give

Em                             G

  That keep me searching for a heart of gold

C                       G

   And I'm getting old

Em                        G

  Keep me searching for a heart of gold

C                       G

   And I'm getting old

 

[Interlude]

|Em C  |D G  |

|Em C  |D G  |

|Em C  |D G  |

|Em7   |D  Em | (main riff)

 

[Verse 2]

Em             C          D              G

  I've been to Hollywood,   I've been to Redwood

Em                 C           D        G

  I've crossed the ocean for a heart of gold

Em             C        D             G

  I've been in my mind,   it's such a fine line

 

Em                              G

  That keeps me searching for a heart of gold

C                      G

   And I'm getting old

Em                              G

  That keeps me searching for a heart of gold

C                      G

   And I'm getting old

 

[Interlude]

|Em C  |D G  |

|Em C  |D G  |

|Em C  |D G  |

 

[Outro]

Em7                       D        Em

  Keep me searching for a heart of gold

Em7                             D       Em

  You keep me searching and I'm growin' old

Em7                       D        Em

  Keep me searching for a heart of gold

Em                        G                  C       G

  I've been a miner for a heart of gold      ahhhhhh