Broken Arrow Live chords by Neil Young

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: G


The intro and interludes are played as 8 firm strums with a pause between each strum.

Intro:

G G G G G G G G

Verse 1:
  G       Bm     Em      C N.C.
The lights turned on and the curtain fell down
  Am7         D
And when it was over it felt like a dream
   Am7             D
They stood at the stage door and begged for a scream
  G     G/F#     Em
The agents had paid for the black limousine
   C           D
That waited outside in the rain

Pre-chorus:
    Gsus4 G    Gsus4 G      C
Did you see   them?       Did you see them?

F Fmaj7 F6 F Fmaj7 F6

Chorus:
Dm         G
 Did you see them in the river?
Bb          Dm  Em/D  F/D Em/D
 They were there to wave  to you
Dm            G
 Could you tell that the empty-quivered
Bb        Dm    Em/D
Brown-skinned Indian on the banks
     F/D     Em/D
That were crowded and narrow
F       G
Held a broken arrow?

Interlude:
G G G G G G G G

Verse 2:
G    Bm    Em   C  N.C.
Eighteen years of American dream
  Am7           D
He saw that his brother had sworn on the wall
  Am7           D
He hung up his eyelids and ran down the hall
  G     G/F#    Em
His mother had told him a trip was a fall
  C            D
And don't mention babies at all

Pre-chorus:
    Gsus4 G    Gsus4 G      C
Did you see   him?       Did you see him?

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

F Fmaj7 F6 F Fmaj7 F6

Chorus:
Dm        G
 Did you see him  in the river?
Bb        Dm  Em/D  F/D Em/D
 He was there to wave  to you
Dm            G
 Could you tell that the empty-quivered
Bb        Dm    Em/D
Brown-skinned Indian on the banks
     F/D     Em/D
That were crowded and narrow
F       G
Held a broken arrow?

Interlude:

e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-0---o---0h2-0---|-0---------------|
D|-0---0h2-0---0h2-|-0---------------|
A|-0h2-x---x-------|-0h2-------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G G G G G G G G

Verse 3:
  G      Bm      Em    C
The streets were lined for the wedding parade
  Am7             D
The queen wore the white of the county of song
  Am7            D
The black-covered caisson her horses had drawn
  G     G/F#     Em
Protected her king from the sun rays of dawn
   C             D
They married for peace and were gone

Pre-chorus:
    Gsus4 G    Gsus4 G      C
Did you see   them?       Did you see them?

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

F Fmaj7 F6 F Fmaj7 F6

Chorus:
Dm         G
 Did you see them in the river?
Bb          Dm  Em/D  F/D Em/D
 They were there to wave  to you
Dm            G
 Could you tell that the empty-quivered
Bb        Dm    Em/D
Brown-skinned Indian on the banks
     F/D     Em/D
That were crowded and narrow
F        G
 Held a broken arrow?

Outro:

e|-----------------|-----3---3---3---|
B|-----------------|-----0---0---0---|
G|-0---o---0h2-0---|-0---0---0---0---|
D|-0---0h2-0---0h2-|-0---0---0---0---|
A|-0h2-x---x-------|-0h2-2---2---2---|
E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &