Mideast Vacation
Neil YoungVersion1
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I used to watch Highway Patrol whittlin' with my knife
but the thought never struck me I'd be black and white for life
I was raised on law and order in a community of strife
became a restless border and I never took a wife
I went looking for Khadafi aboard Air Force One
but I never did find him and the CIA said son
you'll never be a hero, your flying days are done
it's time for you to go home now, stop sniffin that smoking gun
I was travellin with my family through the mideast late one night
in the hotel all was quite the kids were out like little lights
then the street filled with jeeps there was an explosion to the right
they chanted "death to America" I was feelin like a fight
So I ran down the stairs and out into the street
someone kicked me in the belly someone else kissed my feet
I was Rambo in the disco shooting to the beat
When they burned me in effigy my vacation was complete
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Readable chord sheet for Mideast Vacation by Neil Young
[G] [Bm] [G] [Bm] I [G]used to watch Highway Patrol [Bm]whittlin' with my knife but the [G]thought never struck me I'd be [Bm]black and white for life I was [G]raised on law and order in a co[Em]mmunity of strife be[D]came a restless border and I [Am]never took a wife [C] [Am] [C] [Am] I went [G]looking for Khadafi [Bm]aboard Air Force One but I [G]never did find him and the [Bm]CIA said son you'll [G]never be a hero, your [Em]flying days are done it's [D]time for you to go home now, stop snif[Am]fin that smoking gun [C] [Am] [C] [Am] I was [G]travellin with my family through [Bm]the mideast late one night in the [G]hotel all was quite the kids [Bm]were out like little lights then the [G]street filled with jeeps there was an exp[Em]losion to the right they [D]chanted "death to America" I was [Am]feelin like a fight [C] [Am] [C] [Am] So I [G]ran down the stairs and [Bm]out into the street someone [G]kicked me in the belly [Bm]someone else kissed my feet I was [G]Rambo in the disco [Em]shooting to the beat When [D]they burned me in effigy my va[Am]cation was complete [C] [Am] [C] [Am]