Neil Young - After the Gold Rush: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "After the Gold Rush" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn After the Gold Rush Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Neil Young

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "After the Gold Rush" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G         D
Well, I dreamed I saw the knights
   G
In armor coming,
        D                 G
Saying something about a queen.
            D
There were peasants singing and
  A
Drummers drumming
        G                  A
And the archer split the tree.
            Bm
There was a fanfare blowing
C
To the sun
           G               C
That was floating on the breeze.
 D                    A
Look at Mother Nature on the run
        C             G
In the nineteen seventies.
 D                    A
Look at Mother Nature on the run
        C             G
In the nineteen seventies.

I was lyin' in a burned out basement
With the full moon in my eyes
I was hopin' for replacement
When the sun burst though the sky
There was a band playin' in my head
And I felt like getting high
I was thinkin' about what a friend had said
I was hopin' it was a lie
Thinkin' about what a friend had said
I was hopin' it was a lie

Well, I dreamed I saw the silver space ships flyin'
In the yellow haze of the sun
There were children cryin' and colors flyin'
All around the chosen ones
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loadin' had begun
Flying Mother Nature's silver seed
To a new home in the sun
Flying Mother Nature's silver seed
To a new home


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "After the Gold Rush" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "After the Gold Rush" by Neil Young.

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