After the Gold Rush is a song by Neil Young, reflecting environmental and apocalyptic concerns. The inspiration came from a screenplay for an unproduced movie, for which Young was asked to contribute music. The lyrics discuss dreams and visions concerning the environment and humanity. It was released in 1970, during a period of growing environmental awareness.
Key: G
Introduction:
D2
D
G
D2
D
G
G
D
G
Well, I dreamed I saw the knights in armour coming,
D
G
Sayin' something about a queen.
D
A
There where peasants singin' and drummers drummin'
G
A
And the archer split the tree.
Bm
C
There was a fanfare blowin' to the sun
G
C
that was floating on the breeze.
D
A
Look at Mother Nature on the run
C
G
In the nineteen seventies.
D
A
Look at Mother Nature on the run
C
G
In the nineteen seventies.
D
G
I was lying in a burned out basement
D
G
With a full moon in my eye
D
A
I was hoping for replacement
G
A
When the sun burst through the sky
Bm
C
There was a band playing in my head
G
C
And I felt like getting high
D
A
I was thinking about what a friend had said
C
G
I was hoping it was a lie
D
A
Thinking about what a friend had said
C
G
I was hoping it was a lie
D
G
D
G
D
A
G
A
Bm
C
G
C
D
A
C
G
D
A
C
G
D
G
Well I dreamed I saw the silver spaceship flying
D
G
In the yellow haze of the sun
D
A
There were children crying and colors flying
G
A
All around the chosen one
Bm
C
All in a dream, all in a dream
G
C
The loading had begun
D
A
Flying mother nature's silver seed
C
G
To a new home in the sun
D
A
Flying mother nature's silver seed
C
G
To a new home... Notes:
D2
D
In other words hammer-on the first string as you hit the opening D.