Folk, Rock

Out on the Weekend Chords

Neil Young Beginner Key of C 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

Am · G · F · C

Neil Young’s introspective folk-rock song about leaving city life behind. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of D, but these chords are written for open position in C.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G

Think I’ll pack it in and buy a pickup

F C

Take it down to L.A.

F C

Find a place to call my own

G F

And try to fix up, start life again

G C F G

I’ve got a worn out mind

Verse 2

C G

I believe I’ll go down to the beachside

F C

See if I can’t find

F C

Some kind of key

G F

To unlock the thoughts that are strangling me

G C F G

I’ve got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Verse 3

C

She got pictures on the wall

G

They make me look up

F C

From her big brass bed

F C

Now I’m runnin’ down the road

G

Tryin’ to stay up

F G

Somewhere in her head

C F G G7

I’ve got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Bridge

F C G

Well, it’s a wonder I don’t fall

F C

Down on my face

F C G

I got nothing to lose

F C

And not much to say

F C G

I’m just lookin’ for a home

F C G

Where the water is clean

F C G

And I can wash off this dirt

F C

That I feel

Verse 4

C

See the lonely boy

G

Out on the weekend

F C

Trying to make it pay

F C

Can’t relate to joy

G

He tries to speak and

F G

Can’t begin to say

C F G G7

He’s got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Practice tip: The song’s feel is laid-back; practice the chord changes slowly to keep the relaxed, rolling rhythm consistent.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

Am · G · F · C

Neil Young’s introspective folk-rock song about leaving city life behind. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of D, but these chords are written for open position in C.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G

Think I’ll pack it in and buy a pickup

F C

Take it down to L.A.

F C

Find a place to call my own

G F

And try to fix up, start life again

G C F G

I’ve got a worn out mind

Verse 2

C G

I believe I’ll go down to the beachside

F C

See if I can’t find

F C

Some kind of key

G F

To unlock the thoughts that are strangling me

G C F G

I’ve got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Verse 3

C

She got pictures on the wall

G

They make me look up

F C

From her big brass bed

F C

Now I’m runnin’ down the road

G

Tryin’ to stay up

F G

Somewhere in her head

C F G G7

I’ve got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Bridge

F C G

Well, it’s a wonder I don’t fall

F C

Down on my face

F C G

I got nothing to lose

F C

And not much to say

F C G

I’m just lookin’ for a home

F C G

Where the water is clean

F C G

And I can wash off this dirt

F C

That I feel

Verse 4

C

See the lonely boy

G

Out on the weekend

F C

Trying to make it pay

F C

Can’t relate to joy

G

He tries to speak and

F G

Can’t begin to say

C F G G7

He’s got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Practice tip: The song’s feel is laid-back; practice the chord changes slowly to keep the relaxed, rolling rhythm consistent.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

Am · G · F · C

Neil Young’s introspective folk-rock song about leaving city life behind. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of D, but these chords are written for open position in C.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G

Think I’ll pack it in and buy a pickup

F C

Take it down to L.A.

F C

Find a place to call my own

G F

And try to fix up, start life again

G C F G

I’ve got a worn out mind

Verse 2

C G

I believe I’ll go down to the beachside

F C

See if I can’t find

F C

Some kind of key

G F

To unlock the thoughts that are strangling me

G C F G

I’ve got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Verse 3

C

She got pictures on the wall

G

They make me look up

F C

From her big brass bed

F C

Now I’m runnin’ down the road

G

Tryin’ to stay up

F G

Somewhere in her head

C F G G7

I’ve got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Bridge

F C G

Well, it’s a wonder I don’t fall

F C

Down on my face

F C G

I got nothing to lose

F C

And not much to say

F C G

I’m just lookin’ for a home

F C G

Where the water is clean

F C G

And I can wash off this dirt

F C

That I feel

Verse 4

C

See the lonely boy

G

Out on the weekend

F C

Trying to make it pay

F C

Can’t relate to joy

G

He tries to speak and

F G

Can’t begin to say

C F G G7

He’s got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Practice tip: The song’s feel is laid-back; practice the chord changes slowly to keep the relaxed, rolling rhythm consistent.

Amtap to play

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Ftap to play

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

Am · G · F · C

Neil Young’s introspective folk-rock song about leaving city life behind. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of D, but these chords are written for open position in C.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G

Think I’ll pack it in and buy a pickup

F C

Take it down to L.A.

F C

Find a place to call my own

G F

And try to fix up, start life again

G C F G

I’ve got a worn out mind

Verse 2

C G

I believe I’ll go down to the beachside

F C

See if I can’t find

F C

Some kind of key

G F

To unlock the thoughts that are strangling me

G C F G

I’ve got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Verse 3

C

She got pictures on the wall

G

They make me look up

F C

From her big brass bed

F C

Now I’m runnin’ down the road

G

Tryin’ to stay up

F G

Somewhere in her head

C F G G7

I’ve got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Bridge

F C G

Well, it’s a wonder I don’t fall

F C

Down on my face

F C G

I got nothing to lose

F C

And not much to say

F C G

I’m just lookin’ for a home

F C G

Where the water is clean

F C G

And I can wash off this dirt

F C

That I feel

Verse 4

C

See the lonely boy

G

Out on the weekend

F C

Trying to make it pay

F C

Can’t relate to joy

G

He tries to speak and

F G

Can’t begin to say

C F G G7

He’s got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Practice tip: The song’s feel is laid-back; practice the chord changes slowly to keep the relaxed, rolling rhythm consistent.

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Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

Am · G · F · C

Neil Young’s introspective folk-rock song about leaving city life behind. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of D, but these chords are written for open position in C.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G

Think I’ll pack it in and buy a pickup

F C

Take it down to L.A.

F C

Find a place to call my own

G F

And try to fix up, start life again

G C F G

I’ve got a worn out mind

Verse 2

C G

I believe I’ll go down to the beachside

F C

See if I can’t find

F C

Some kind of key

G F

To unlock the thoughts that are strangling me

G C F G

I’ve got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Verse 3

C

She got pictures on the wall

G

They make me look up

F C

From her big brass bed

F C

Now I’m runnin’ down the road

G

Tryin’ to stay up

F G

Somewhere in her head

C F G G7

I’ve got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Bridge

F C G

Well, it’s a wonder I don’t fall

F C

Down on my face

F C G

I got nothing to lose

F C

And not much to say

F C G

I’m just lookin’ for a home

F C G

Where the water is clean

F C G

And I can wash off this dirt

F C

That I feel

Verse 4

C

See the lonely boy

G

Out on the weekend

F C

Trying to make it pay

F C

Can’t relate to joy

G

He tries to speak and

F G

Can’t begin to say

C F G G7

He’s got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Practice tip: The song’s feel is laid-back; practice the chord changes slowly to keep the relaxed, rolling rhythm consistent.

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Ftap to play

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

Am · G · F · C

Neil Young’s introspective folk-rock song about leaving city life behind. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret to match the original recording’s key of D, but these chords are written for open position in C.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G

Think I’ll pack it in and buy a pickup

F C

Take it down to L.A.

F C

Find a place to call my own

G F

And try to fix up, start life again

G C F G

I’ve got a worn out mind

Verse 2

C G

I believe I’ll go down to the beachside

F C

See if I can’t find

F C

Some kind of key

G F

To unlock the thoughts that are strangling me

G C F G

I’ve got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Verse 3

C

She got pictures on the wall

G

They make me look up

F C

From her big brass bed

F C

Now I’m runnin’ down the road

G

Tryin’ to stay up

F G

Somewhere in her head

C F G G7

I’ve got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Bridge

F C G

Well, it’s a wonder I don’t fall

F C

Down on my face

F C G

I got nothing to lose

F C

And not much to say

F C G

I’m just lookin’ for a home

F C G

Where the water is clean

F C G

And I can wash off this dirt

F C

That I feel

Verse 4

C

See the lonely boy

G

Out on the weekend

F C

Trying to make it pay

F C

Can’t relate to joy

G

He tries to speak and

F G

Can’t begin to say

C F G G7

He’s got a worn out mind

Chorus

C

Out on the weekend

G F C

With the girl I love

C

She’s so fine

G F G

She’s mine

C G

Tell her that I’ll be there

F C

Waitin’ for her

C G F G

With a worn out mind

Practice tip: The song’s feel is laid-back; practice the chord changes slowly to keep the relaxed, rolling rhythm consistent.