Well, this is as close as i can get.I like this live version better than

the album version and its very fun to play: very free rythm. Dont play with a

metronome.



This is the live version from "Down by the River." 

Its similar to the live version on "4 way street" which is tuned a whole step

higher(C G C F A C) than this version and has 



other differences... the hardest thing about this tab was figuring out the

tuning. I believe that the "4 Way Street" and 



"After the Goldrush" versions have similar tuning so if you like, figure those

out.. they shouldnt be too much different from 



this tab.



Tabbed by: orestm











Every string is tuned DOWN to:



Crazy Tuning: low A#  F  A#  D#  G  A#







intro riff:



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

|---------3--3--3---1------1--1--1--0------|-3---3--3--3---1-------------1--1--0----------|

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

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

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

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







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

|-3---3--3--3---1-----1-------1--1--0------|-3---3--3--3---1-------------1--1--0----------|

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

|-0---0--0--0---2--------------------------|-0---0--0--0---3-------------------3----------|

|-x-------------3--------------------------|-x-------------3------------------------------|

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



repeat second line twice with slight rhythm variations









 Old man sittin...

(------------slight palm mute-----------)



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

|-------------3--3-------------3--3--3--|---6----6---6--6--6--------|

|-----2---2---2--2--2---2---2--2--2--2--|---5----5---5--5-----5-----|

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

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

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



|-/7---7---7--7--7---7--7---7--7--|--------3------------5---5---5---|

|-/8---8---8--8--8---8--8---8--8--|--------3--3---------5---5---5---|

|-/7---7---7--7--7---7--7---7--7--|--3--3--3--3--5---5--5---5---5---|

|------0---0-----0---0--0---0--0--|--3--3--3--3--5---5--5---5---5---|

|---------------------------------|--5--5--5--5--7---7--7---7---7---|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                                    Repeat(no palm mute, strum fully)







Refrain 1



..bring you down...

[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/neil-young/46510.html ]

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

|--0----0---0--0---0--0---0--0---|--1----1---1--1---1--1---1--1-----|

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

|--3----3---3--3---3--3---3--3---|--3----3---3--3---3--3---3--3-----|

|--2-----------2----------2------|--2-----------2----------2--------|

|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|





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

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

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

|--3----3---3--3---3--3---3--3---|    into intro riff

|--2-----------2----------2------|

|--------------------------------|





Second verse and refrain are the same as the first time around..

then the second chorus thing:







...down, its only castles...



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

|--3-----3-----3-----3----|------------3--------|--------------------|

|--0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2--|--0----0----0----0---|--------------------| back to intro riff

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

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

|-------------------------|---------------------|--3----3----3----3--|





Play intro riff a few times, then the second chorus again then the harmonics!:





|-----<7>----------<12>-|-----------------------|

|----<7>----------<12>--|-----------------------|

|---<7>----------<12>---|-----------------------|

|--<7>----------<12>----|-----------------------|

|-----------------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------------|-----------------------|





|-----<7>----------<12>-|-----------------------||

|----<7>----------<12>--|-----------------------||

|---<7>----------<12>---|-----------------------||

|--<7>----------<12>----|-----------------------||

|-----------------------|-----------------------||

|-----------------------|-----------------------||





Lyrics:



Old man lying by the side of the road

With the lorries rolling by,

Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load

And the building scrape the sky,

Cold wind ripping down the alley at dawn

And the morning paper flies,

Dead man lying by the side of the road

With the daylight in his eyes.



Don't let it bring you down

It's only castles burning,

Find someone who's turning

And you will come around.



Blind man running through the light of the night

With an answer in his hand,

Come on down to the river of sight 

And you can really understand,

Red lights flashing through the window in the rain,

Can you hear the sirens moan?

White cane lying in a gutter in the lane,

If you're walking home alone.



Don't let it bring you down

It's only castles burning,

Just find someone who's turning

And you will come around.



Don't let it bring you down

It's only castles burning,

Just find someone who's turning

And you will come around.



| /  slide up

| \  slide down

| h  hammer-on

| p  pull-off

| ~  vibrato

| <> harmonic

| x  Mute note