Hey, Hey, My, My
Neil Young
Tabbed By: Rock_And_Blues
Intro/Main Riff
(electric guitar w/ distortion)
E|-----|--------------------------|--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
B|-----|--------------------------|--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|-----|--------------------------|--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--|
D|-----|-----------0--------------|--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
A|--0--|--0--2--3-----2--0-----0--|--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
E|-----|--------------------3-----|-----------|-----------|
E|-----|--------------------------|--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
B|-----|--------------------------|--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|-----|--------------------------|--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--|
D|-----|-----------0--------------|--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
A|--0--|--0--2--3-----2--0-----0--|--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
E|-----|--------------------3-----|-----------|-----------|
E|-----|--------------------------|--0--0--0--|--1--1--1--|
B|-----|--------------------------|--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|-----|-----------0--2--0-----0--|--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--|
D|-----|-----0--2-----------2-----|--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--|
A|--3--|--3-----------------------|--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
E|-----|--------------------------|--0--0--0--|-----------|
E|-----|--------------------------|--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
B|-----|--------------------------|--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|-----|--------------------------|--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--|
D|-----|-----------0--------------|--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
A|--0--|--0--2--3-----2--0-----0--|--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
E|-----|--------------------3-----|-----------|-----------|
Am G F
Hey, Hey, My, My. (F-F-F-F-F-F) (play the F chord 6 times after these lines)
Am G F
Rock N Roll Can Never Die. (F-F-F-F-F-F)
C Am G
There's More To The Picture, Than What Meets The Eye.
Am G F
Hey, Hey, My, My. (F-F-F-F-F-F)
(Main Riff)
Am G F
Out Of The Blue, And Into The Black. (F-F-F-F-F-F)
Am G F
You Pay For This, But They Give You That. (F-F-F-F-F-F)
C Am G
And Once Your Gone, You Can't Come Back,
Am G F
When Your Outta The Blue And Into The Black. (F-F-F-F-F-F)
(Main Riff)
Am G F
The King Is Gone, But He's Not Forgotten. (F-F-F-F-F-F)
Am G F
This Is The Story Of The Johnny Rotten. (F-F-F-F-F-F)
C Am G
It's Better To Burn Out, Cause Rust Never Sleeps.
Am G F
The King Is Gone, But He's Not Forgotten. (F-F-F-F-F-F)
(Main Riff)
Am G F
Hey, Hey, My, My. (F-F-F-F-F-F)
Am G F
Rock N Roll Can Never Die. (F-F-F-F-F-F)
C Am G
There's More To The Picture, Than Meets The Eye.
(The last line of the verse is replaced with a solo on the recording, but can be played the same way.)
Am G F
Hey, Hey, My, My. (F-F-F-F-F-F)
(End with the main riff.)
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Chords Used In Song:
F Am C
E|--1--0--0--|
B|--1--1--1--|
G|--2--2--0--|
D|--3--2--2--|
A|--0--0--3--|
E|-----0--0--|
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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jake Professional |
#1 by jake burns at Sep 28, 2007 at 1:43 AM EST |
| any more thought/ speculation or THE TRUE MEANING of what into the black and into the blue means? | |
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drw Average |
#2 by drw drw at Sep 29, 2007 at 12:28 AM EST |
| Wow...amazing song. Neil Young is fricking great from both a musical and political perspective. | |
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The Masta The Muther F*ing Masta! |
#3 by The Masta at Sep 30, 2007 at 3:33 AM EST |
| This song is such a kick-ass song. And the distortion is awesome. "Hey hey, my my Rock and roll can never die" --I love this line. | |
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Kubota35 Professional |
#4 by Kubota35 at Sep 30, 2007 at 4:45 PM EST |
| I think that "its better to burn out than to fade away." is about musik styles and fasions. Grunge "burned out," and Disco "faded away." | |
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Pasquale Average |
#5 by Pasquale at Oct 1, 2007 at 5:01 AM EST |
| The distortion on this song is kick ass! | |
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Armin Average |
#6 by Armin at Oct 1, 2007 at 12:18 PM EST |
| Dude I remember this becasue of Kurdt Kobain and Johnny Rotten was awesome...I love this song... | |
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Average |
#7 by nirvana at Oct 1, 2007 at 4:39 PM EST |
| The album to Kurt was "Sleeps with Angels." | |
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Justin Rhythm Player |
#8 by Justin Lepera at Oct 1, 2007 at 6:33 PM EST |
| This song and "Heart of Gold" are two of my favourite songs ever. | |
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Kevin Average |
#9 by Kevin Fournier at Oct 2, 2007 at 12:17 AM EST |
| by the true meaning i mean how neil young meant it cuz it may mean something different to everyone... my guess it means something along the lines of: out of the kitchen and into the fire | |
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Tony Wanna Be |
#10 by Tony Danza at Oct 2, 2007 at 9:52 AM EST |
| this song is rediculously great. i couldn't be a bigger fan. it's seems so simple and yet it's really moving. i just can't get over it...it's hard to explain | |
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Erik Lead Player |
#11 by Erik StJimmy at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:40 PM EST |
| oh yeah and the case brought against him was for making an "uncharacteristicaly uncommercial album" | |
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Ben Wanna Be |
#12 by Ben Koss at Oct 3, 2007 at 12:09 AM EST |
| Such an awesome song. It's about how bands end in different ways. Burn outs, deaths, fights (like JOhnny Rotten leaving the Sex Pistols), fading away. | |
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Euroynmous Average |
#13 by Euroynmous at Oct 3, 2007 at 2:08 AM EST |
| The album that led to the lawsuit with geffen was "Everybody's Rockin'"... Neil was asked to make an album with a bit more rock n roll in it, and apparently, neil not liking being told what to do ripped the piss out of Geffen and released "Everybody's Rockin' ". He's an absolute legend! Hope he starts touring now that Prairie Wind is out.. and i can finally see him. I missed a 3 day sold out gig in Dublin when he was touring Greendale. Out of the Black is an amazing song! I always thought that "into the blue" was in reference to the fact he was doing something different, hence out of the blue being at the beginning of the album and then "out of the black" the same meaning only its come to an end! Rust never sleeps is an amazing album! and is in my Top10 along with Harvest, Harvest Moon, Tonights the Night, Silver & Gold and now Prairie Wind!!! | |
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Average |
#14 by Riqu - at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:48 AM EST |
| According to the journalist/novelist Michael Connely \"Out of the Blue Into the Black\" is a saying the tunnel rats of vietnam had... the rest of the song supports the idea of being a soldier \"When you\'re gone you never come back\", as well \"They give you this, but you pay for that\" - sounds like Vietnam to me. Can anybody confirm this? Young wasn\'t a plastic hippy. Is he singing a tribute to soldiers/musicians? | |
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nick Wanna Be |
#15 by nick at Oct 5, 2007 at 6:52 AM EST |
| There are multiple versions of this song, on Live Rust, he does two, "out of the blue" and "into the black". But you all know that. My favorite line is, "It's better to burn out than to fade away." I almost shot myself in the face with a 357 after hearing that line. I'm scared of fading away. | |
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brad Rhythm Player |
#16 by brad music at Oct 7, 2007 at 12:45 AM EST |
| Kurt Cobain quoted Hey Hey, My My in his suicide, leaving a marked impression on Neil, who in turn wrote an entire album dedicated to Kurt. I forget the name of the album (ergh...), but it's just important. | |
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Mauricio Wanna Be |
#17 by Mauricio Tonon at Oct 7, 2007 at 12:41 PM EST |
| Quote from "Shakey" the authorized biography of Neil Young. Interview page 534-535. I wrote "Hey, Hey, My My" in my house. Cowrote it with Jeff Blackburn - the line "It's better to burn out than it is to rust" - Blackburn had that line in a song, and I said, "What did you say?" I called him up after I'd written the song and said, "Hey, I used one of the lines from your song. Want credit?" | |
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camilo Average |
#18 by camilo velasquez at Oct 8, 2007 at 8:12 AM EST |
| its better to burn out than to fade away-jim morrisom | |
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Eric Rhythm Player |
#19 by Eric at Oct 9, 2007 at 5:23 AM EST |
| I also think this great song is about lives forever, because every time rock is dissolving, becoming non-progressive or being commercialised, it will be reborn. Johnny Rotten, is mentioned, because he and the Sex Pistols was an important part of one of the rock reincarnations (Punk). "It's better to burn out 'cause rust never sleeps": Is about it being better to stop at the top of your musical career(to burn out), instead of becoming an old battered musician who can't make music as he used to, now only crap(rust). A good example of rusting, in my opinion, is The Band. They made a fantastic last concert(The Last Waltz) before they split up, but then some time later 3 members regroup and only make some medium quality albums. Examples of burning out, is of course Kurt Cobain and Johnny rotten. Johnny Rotten managed quit Sex Pistols before it got too commercial and average. | |
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Trey Average |
#20 by Trey smith at Oct 9, 2007 at 2:16 PM EST |
| Until Rockin' in the Free World Came out, this had to be the greatest ass kicking Neil Young song there was. The riff is great. The version on Weld is the best. Who cares about how Kurt Cobain quoted it. Or if it's about the punk wave, or Elvis. This song still rules. This song might as well be about Neil himself. About how music will last forever and outlive its makers. Great music is timeless. Shitty flash in the pan music won't stand the test of time. Today's Top 40 crapfest won't mean anything years from now. Once some stupid fad song loses its apeal, it's usually forgotten forever like the Macarena. Real music, with smart lyrics and talented, honest artists that write their own material, like Neil, will last. "Rock and Roll can never die." Good music may not be as popular anymore, but it can't be denied that it actually means something. It's better to burn out, than to fade away. It doesn't mean you need to die young while you're still popular. Artists can walk away from music at the height of their popularity. They may die. Jimi Hendrix died after only making a few albums, but he's legendary. They don't have to die though. It's just better, from a "go down in history" way, than starting to make shit music and becoming a pathetic joke. If an artist can't keep up the quality in their work, it would have been better to stop before embarrassing themselves. Michael Jackson comes to mind. But if you're great, you can keep rocking out on stage when you're Neil's age. Most bands stopped touring and making music years ago, but Neil and some others are still out there. Well still out there before having a brain anyeurism. We'll have to wait and see how that pans out. The "rust never sleeps" line is pretty much the same message as "than to fade away". Either it was used because of the title of the Rust Never Sleeps album that Hey Hey, My My bookended in acoustic and electric versions or vice versa. He doesn't use it on Weld, so it could just have been an album plug line. Rust is just the effects of age and time. Rusting is the same as growing old and wasting away. It's sad to see great artists and people in general lose their health and their youth. At least their music doesn't age. Only Neil could mean so much with so little. These lyrics are missing another "Hey hey, my my" at the end of the first verse. | |
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Johan Average |
#21 by Johan Soderberg at Oct 10, 2007 at 9:12 AM EST |
| Neil, from what I understand, likes to piss people off. Did the album that this song came on piss of David Geffen? I heard he made three commercial flops for Geffen before the record man slammed a lawsuit on Neil. Is this correct or am I misinformed? As for this song, I thought it was a bunch of gibberish thrown into a pot with distortion and a high tenor voice and something otherworldly came out of it. I think it's great... | |
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KELSO Wanna Be |
#22 by KELSO Is a COOL kid at Oct 11, 2007 at 9:24 PM EST |
| this songs cool i don't mind the distortion but i like the acoustic version better (out of the blue) | |
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Mikel Average |
#23 by Mikel A. at Oct 13, 2007 at 7:04 AM EST |
| word. | |
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Alex Average |
#24 by Alex P at Oct 14, 2007 at 7:13 AM EST |
| I think that the reference to Johnny Rotten was spurious, I would say it really should have been Sid Vicious also from the Sex Pistols. Vicious burnt out in a big way by killing his girlfriend Nancy Spungen then comitting suicice. This was dramatised in the film Sid and Nancy. Vicious didn't rhyme with forgotten so there you have it, but then who am I to criticise Neil Young | |
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Kyle Average |
#25 by Kyle Lester at Oct 17, 2007 at 2:16 PM EST |
| Johnny Rotten was the front-man for the Sex Pistols. After he left in 1978, the band imploded. This song was released a year later, in 1979. I think this song is about bands breaking up. Although the bands fade, the music never dies. | |
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