Hangin On A Limb

artist : neil young song : hangin’ on a limb tabbed by : david john 25th june 2013 tuning : D G C F A A tune 2nd , 3rd , 4th , 5th & 6th strings down a whole tone , then tune 1st string down to match 2nd string . chord shapes : Dadd9 Gadd9 C6 ( no3 ) A Gadd9 Emsus4 F#m A | - - - 0 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - | A | - - - 0 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - | F | - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 4 - - - | C | - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - 6 - - - | G | - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - 6 - - - | D | - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( 5 ) - - - - - - ( 2 ) - - - - - ( 4 ) - - | ( optional bass notes using thumb ) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dadd9 Gadd9 C6 ( no3 ) Gadd9 Dadd9 | | : / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / : | | ( twice ) Dadd9 Gadd9 though the river flows gently to the sea , C6 ( no3 ) Gadd9 Dadd9 he was on the shore , rooted like a tree , Dadd9 Gadd9 she was here , and there , riding on the waves , C6 ( no3 ) Gadd9 Dadd9 through it all she heard his call , and gave it all she gave! A Gadd9 ( type2 ) and though their love was hanging on a limb , Dadd9 Emsus4 F#m Gadd9 ( type2 ) she taught him how to dance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , and start A - gain , A Gadd9 ( type2 ) and though their love was hanging on a limb , Dadd9 Emsus4 F#m Gadd9 ( type2 ) A she taught him how to dance! ( she taught him how to dance - - - - - - - - - - - - - ! ) Dadd9 Gadd9 C6 ( no3 ) Gadd9 Dadd9 | | : / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / : | | ( twice ) Dadd9 Gadd9 and when the melody , through the window called , C6 ( no3 ) Gadd9 Dadd9 it echoed in the courtyard , and whispered in the halls , Dadd9 Gadd9 he played it through the night , she knew he had to go , C6 ( no3 ) Gadd9 Dadd9 there was something about freedom . . . he thought he didn’t know! A Gadd9 ( type2 ) and though their love was hanging on a limb , Dadd9 Emsus4 F#m Gadd9 ( type2 ) she taught him how to dance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , and start A - gain , A Gadd9 ( type2 ) and though their love was hanging on a limb , Dadd9 Emsus4 F#m Gadd9 ( type2 ) A she taught him how to dance! ( she taught him how to dance - - - - - - - - - - - - - ! ) Dadd9 Gadd9 C6 ( no3 ) Gadd9 Dadd9 | | : / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / : | | ( twice ) Dadd9 Gadd9 though the river flows gently to the sea , C6 ( no3 ) Gadd9 Dadd9 he was on the shore , rooted like a tree , Dadd9 Gadd9 she was here , and there , riding on the waves , C6 ( no3 ) Gadd9 Dadd9 through it all she heard his call , and gave it all she gave! A Gadd9 ( type2 ) and though their love was hanging on a limb , Dadd9 Emsus4 F#m Gadd9 ( type2 ) she taught him how to dance! ( she taught him how to dance - - - - - - - - - - - - - ! ) Gadd9 ( type2 ) | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / | | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dadd9 = 022100 C6 ( no3 ) = xx0230 Gadd9 ( type2 ) = x77650 Gadd9 = x02220 A = x99870 Emsus4 = x44200 F#m = x66400 ( optional riff on Gadd9 chords ) Gadd9 D4 Gadd9 A | - - - 0 - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - 0 - - - - | A | - - - 2 - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - 0 - - 0 - - h2 - - - - | F | - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - | C | - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - | G | - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |