Here are the riffs in this song:



Riff 1:

E:-----------------------------------------------------|

B:-----------------------------------------------------|

G:-------7--5------------------------------------------|

D:-----------7-5---5-------3---------------------------|

A:---------------8---8-5-3---5-------------------------|

E:-----------------------------------------------------|



Riff 2:

E:--------6---\----8-8-8---/----6--6-6-6---------------|

B:--------6---\----8-8-8---/----6--6-6-6--8-6----------|

G:-----------------------------------------------------|

D:-----------------------------------------------------|

A:-----------------------------------------------------|

E:-----------------------------------------------------|



Riff 3:

E:-----------------------------------------------------|

B:-----------------------------------------------------|

G:-------7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|

D:-------------------7-h9-h10-7------------------------|

A:-----------------------------------------------------|

E:-----------------------------------------------------|



Riff 4:

E:-----------------------------------------------------|

B:-----------------------------------------------------|

G:-------7---5-----------------------------------------|

D:-------------7-5-------------------------------------|

A:-----------------8--5--------------------------------|

E:-----------------------------------------------------|



Riff 5:

E:-----------------------------------------------------|

B:-----------------------------------------------------|

G:------6-/-7---7-7-5----------------------------------|

D:--------------------7-5---5-3------------------------|

A:------------------------8----------------------------|

E:-----------------------------------------------------|



Riff 6:

E:-----------------------------------------------------|

B:-----------------------------------------------------|

G:------7--5---5---------------------------------------|

D:-----------7-----5-------3---------------------------|

A:---------------8---8-5-3---5-------------------------|

E:-----------------------------------------------------|



Riff 7:

E:--------6---\----8--8--8-8--/---6--------------------|

B:--------6---\----8--8--8-8--/---6-8------------------|

G:-----------------------------------------------------|

D:-----------------------------------------------------|

A:-----------------------------------------------------|

E:-----------------------------------------------------|



Riff 8:

E:-----------------------------------------------------|

B:------6--/--7----------------------------------------|

G:------6--/--7-7-5--5---------------------------------|

D:---------------------7---5---------------------------|

A:-----------------------5-----------------------------|

E:-----------------------------------------------------|



Riff 9:

E:-----------------------------------------------------|

B:-----------------------------------------------------|

G:--------7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5------------------------------|

D:----------------------------3------------------------|

A:------------------------5-3---5----------------------|

E:-----------------------------------------------------|



Intro:

Gm /  /  /  /  Fm  /  /  /  /     Riff 1



Gm /  /  /  /  Fm  /  /  /  /     Riff 2



Gm /  /  /  /  Fm  /  /  /  /     



Gm /  /  /  /  Fm  /  /  /  /     Riff 3



Gm /  /  /  / Fm  /  /  /  /

[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/neil-young/79024.html ]

Verse:

Dm                                    Gm      Fm         

Tryin to remember what my daddy said

Dm                                      Gm      Fm       

Before to much time took away his head

Dm                                                               Gm     Fm

He Said were goin back and I´ll show you what I´m talking about  

Dm                                                                     

Goin back to Cypress river back to the old farm house

Gm     Fm     Riff 1

   

Chorus:

Dm                                  Riff 1       

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Dm                                  Dm           

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Dm                                    Riff 1          

Tryin to remember what my daddy said

Gm                                  Dm

Prairie wind blowin trough my head



Verse:

Dm                                                        Gm    Fm          

I try to tell the people but they never hear a word I say

Dm                                                        Gm  Fm            

They say there´s nothin' out there but wheatfields anyway

Dm                                                    Gm     Fm           

Just the farmer´s wife hangin laundry in her backyard

Dm                                                                        

Out on the prairie where the winds blow long and hard

Gm     Fm     Riff 1



Chorus:

Dm                                  Riff 4      

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Dm                                  Riff 1            

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Dm                                   Dm            

Tryin to remember what my daddy said

Gm                    Fm           Dm   Gm  Fm  Dm   Gm  Fm

Prairie wind blowin trough my head



Verse:

Dm                                             Dm  Gm  Fm    x2      

Late at night light dancin in the northern sky

Dm                                                Dm Gm Fm   x2        

Like the indian spirits tryin show you how to fly

Dm                                                 Dm Gm Fm  x2            

You can see in to the future but it may be a´mirage

Dm                                            Gm   Fm   Riff 1      

Like a new car sittin there in your old garage



Chorus:

Dm                                  Riff 5

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Dm                                  Riff 6

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Dm                                  Riff 1

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Dm                         Fm        Gm Dm Gm Fm Dm Gm Fm                 

Tryin to remember what my daddy said



Verse:

Dm                                                         Gm  Fm           

There´s a place on the prairie where evil and goodness play

Dm                                                       Gm  Fm             

Daddy told me all about it but I dont remember what he said

Dm                                                  Gm  Fm           

Might be afternoon and it might be the dead of night

Dm                                                                       

But you´ll know when you see it cause it sure is hell of a sight

Gm    Fm    Riff 1



Chorus:

Dm                                  Riff 7

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Gm                    Fm            Dm   

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Gm                      Fm          Dm    

Prairie wind blowin trough my head 

Dm                                  Dm   

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Dm                                  Dm

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Gm                    Fm            Dm

Prairie wind blowin trough my head (Prairie wind blowin trough....)

Gm                    Fm            Dm

Prairie wind blowin trough my head (Tryin to remember what my....)

Gm                    Fm            Dm

Prairie wind blowin trough my head (Before to much time took....)

Gm                    Fm            Dm

Prairie wind blowin trough my head (He Said were goin back....)

Gm                    Fm            Dm

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Gm                    Fm            Dm

Prairie wind blowin trough my head (Goin back to Cypress river....)

Gm                    Fm            Riff 1

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Dm                                  Riff 8

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Dm                                  Riff 9 

Prairie wind blowin trough my head

Dm                                  Riff 1

Prairie wind blowin trough my head      



fade and out.......