Winterlong by Neil Young

Q
[Chorus 1]
C
I waited for you, Winterlong;
Am
you seem to be where I belong.
F G F C
It's all illusion anyway.

[Bridge]
If things should ever turn out wrong
and all the love we have is gone,
it won't be easy on that day.

[Chorus 2]
F E7
Waiting to follow
Am Am/G F
through the dreamlight of your way
E7 A
is not so easy for me now

[Chorus 3]
D Dmaj7 D6 D
Half the time has passed away;
Bm G
things we thought of yesterday
A D C
come back now, come back now, oh, oh,

[Chorus 1]
C
I waited for you Winterlong;
F G (repeat and fade)
(you seem to be where I belong).

Winterlong by Neil Young

Thanks to Stuart Fear for the tab on which this is based - changed the
intro and a few chords.
As Stuart said not an entirely accurate tab (regarding bars, rhythms etc)
but you should be able to play along
to the song with this tab.

[Intro]
C C Am F F C C
E |--------------|-0-----0---------0-----0--------0--1--0-----------------------------|
B |--------------|-1-1-3---3-1-0-1-1-1-3--3-1-0-1-1-------3--0---0-1-3-1-0-----1-1-1--|
G |------------0-|-0-0---------0---2-2------------2----------------------------2-0-0--|
D |---0--2--3----|-2-2---------2---2-2------------3----------------------------3-2-2--|
A |-3------------|-3---------------0--------------0----------------------------0-3-3--|
E |--------------|-X---------------X--------------X----------------------------X-X-X--|

[Verse 1]
C
E |----------------0--------0--------------|
B |----------------1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-------------0--0--0-------------0-0--0-|
D |----0--2--3-----2--2-------------2-2----|
A |-3--------------3-----------------------|
E |----------------X-----------------------|

I waited for you winterlong,

Am
E |-0--------0--------------|
B |-1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
D |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
A |-0----------------0------|
E |-X-----------------------|

You seem to be where I belong,

F F C C
E |-0--------0-----------------0--0--0--|
B |-1--1--3-----3--0--0--------1--1--1--|
G |-2--2-----------------2--0--2--0--0--|
D |-3--3-----------------------3--2--2--|
A |-0--------------------------0--3--3--|
E |-X--------------------------X--X--X--|

It's all illusion anyway.

C
E |----------------0--------0--------------|
B |----------------1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-------------0--0--0-------------0-0--0-|
D |----0--2--3-----2--2-------------2-2----|
A |-3--------------3-----------------------|
E |----------------X-----------------------|

If things should ever turn out wrong,

Am
E |-0--------0--------------|
B |-1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
D |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
A |-0----------------0------|
E |-X-----------------------|

And all the love we have is gone,

F F C C
E |-0--------0-----------------0--0--0--|
B |-1--1--3-----3--0--0--------1--1--1--|
G |-2--2-----------------2--0--2--0--0--|
D |-3--3-----------------------3--2--2--|
A |-0--------------------------0--3--3--|
E |-X--------------------------X--X--X--|

It won't be easy on that day.

[Pre-chorus]

C F (2bars) E7(2b) Am (1b) Am/G(1b)F (2b)

E |---------------|-1----------0------|----0-------0-------1------|
B |---------------|-1----------0------|----1-------1-------1------|
G |-------------0-|-2----------1------|----2-------2-------2------|
D |----0--2--3----|-3----------0------|----2-------2-------3------|
A |-3-------------|-3----------2------|----0-------0-------3------|
E |---------------|-1----------0------|----X-------3-------1------|

Waiting to follow, in the dreamlight of your way.

F (2b) E (2b) A (4b)

E |-0---------0------------0--------------------|
B |-1---------0------------2--------------------|
G |-2---------1------------2--------------------|
D |-3---------2------------2--------------------|
A |-3---------2------------0--------------------|
E |-1---------0------------X--------------------|
 Is not so easy, for me now.

[Chorus]

D DMaj7 D6 D Bm(1b) G (1b)

E |-2----2----|-2---2---|---2-----|---3--------------|
B |-3----2----|-0---3---|---3-----|---3--------------|
G |-2----2----|-2---2---|---4-----|---0--------------|
D |-0----0----|-0---0---|---4-----|---0--------------|
A |-X----X----|-X---X---|---2-----|---2--------------|
E |-X----X----|-X---X---|---X-----|---3--------------|

After time has past your way, things we thought of yesterday,

G (1b) A (1b) D (1b)

E |-3-------|-0-------|--2---------|
B |-3-------|-2-------|--3---------|
G |-0-------|-2-------|--2---------|
D |-0-------|-2-------|--0---------|
A |-2-------|-0-------|--X---------|
E |-3-------|-X-------|--X---------|

Come back now, come back now. Woah-o-ooah

[Solo] (same as the intro)

C C Am F F C C
E |--------------|-0-----0---------0-----0--------0--1--0-----------------------------|
B |--------------|-1-1-3---3-1-0-1-1-1-3--3-1-0-1-1-------3--0---0-1-3-1-0-----1-1-1--|
G |------------0-|-0-0---------0---2-2------------2----------------------------2-0-0--|
D |---0--2--3----|-2-2---------2---2-2------------3----------------------------3-2-2--|
A |-3------------|-3---------------0--------------0----------------------------0-3-3--|
E |--------------|-X---------------X--------------X----------------------------X-X-X--|

Play with muting

C C C C G C C C G
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------1--1-1-----1--1-1---------------------------------------|
G |------------0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0------------------------------------|
D |---0--2--3----2--2-2--0--2--2-2--0------------------------------------|
A |-3------------3--3-3--2--3--3-3--2------------------------------------|
E |--------------X--X-X--3--X--X-X--3------------------------------------|

[Pre-chorus]
 F (2bars) E7(2b) Am (1b) Am/G(1b)F (2b)
E |-1----------0------|----0-------0-------1------|
B |-1----------0------|----1-------1-------1------|
G |-2----------1------|----2-------2-------2------|
D |-3----------0------|----2-------2-------3------|
A |-3----------2------|----0-------0-------3------|
E |-1----------0------|----X-------3-------1------|

Waiting to follow, through the dreamlight of your way.

F (2b) E (2b) A (4b)

E |-0---------0------------0--------------------|
B |-1---------0------------2--------------------|
G |-2---------1------------2--------------------|
D |-3---------2------------2--------------------|
A |-3---------2------------0--------------------|
E |-1---------0------------X--------------------|

Is not so easy, for me now.

[Chorus]

D DMaj7 D6 D Bm(1b) G (1b)

E |-2----2----|-2---2---|---2-----|---3--------------|
B |-3----2----|-0---3---|---3-----|---3--------------|
G |-2----2----|-2---2---|---4-----|---0--------------|
D |-0----0----|-0---0---|---4-----|---0--------------|
A |-X----X----|-X---X---|---2-----|---2--------------|
E |-X----X----|-X---X---|---X-----|---3--------------|

After time has past your way, things we thought of yesterday,

G (1b) A (1b) D (1b)

E |-3-------|-0-------|--2---------|-----------------|
B |-3-------|-2-------|--3---------|-----------------|
G |-0-------|-2-------|--2---------|---------------0-|
D |-0-------|-2-------|--0---------|---0---2---3-----|
A |-2-------|-0-------|--X---------|-3---------------|
E |-3-------|-X-------|--X---------|-----------------|

Come back now, come back now. Woah-o-ooah

[Outro] (repeat)

C F G
E |-0----------------------0-----------------3------------------------|
B |-1----------------------1-----------------3------------------------|
G |-0----------------------2-----------------0------------------------|
D |-2----------------------3-----------------0------------------------|
A |-3----------------------0-----------------2------------------------|
E |-X----------------------X-----------------3------------------------|

I waited for you winterlong, you seem to be where I belong.

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Intro

C Am F F C C
E |-----------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----------0-0-0--|
B |-----------1-1-3---3-1-0-1-1-1-3---3-1-0-1-1-1-3---3-0-0-----1-1-1--|
G |---------0-0-0--------00---2-2--------22-2-2-2-----------2-0-2-0-0--|
D |---0-2-3---2-2--------22---2-2--------22-2-3-3---------------3-2-2--|
A |-3---------3---------------0----------0----0-----------------0-3-3--|
E |-----------X---------------X---------------X-----------------X-X-X--|

Verse 1

C
E |----------------0--------0--------------|
B |----------------1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-------------0--0--0-------------0-0--0-|
D |----0--2--3-----2--2-------------2-2----|
A |-3--------------3-----------------------|
E |----------------X-----------------------|

I waited for you winterlong,

Am
E |-0--------0--------------|
B |-1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
D |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
A |-0----------------0------|
E |-X-----------------------|

You seem to be where I belong,

 F F C C
E |-0--------0-----------------0--0--0--|
B |-1--1--3-----3--0--0--------1--1--1--|
G |-2--2-----------------2--0--2--0--0--|
D |-3--3-----------------------3--2--2--|
A |-0--------------------------0--3--3--|
E |-X--------------------------X--X--X--|

It's all illusion anyway.

C
E |----------------0--------0--------------|
B |----------------1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-------------0--0--0-------------0-0--0-|
D |----0--2--3-----2--2-------------2-2----|
A |-3--------------3-----------------------|
E |----------------X-----------------------|

If things should ever turn out wrong,

Am
E |-0--------0--------------|
B |-1--1--3-----3--1---0--1-|
G |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
D |-2--2-------------2-2--2-|
A |-0----------------0------|
E |-X-----------------------|

And all the love we have is gone,

F F C C
E |-0--------0-----------------0--0--0--|
B |-1--1--3-----3--0--0--------1--1--1--|
G |-2--2-----------------2--0--2--0--0--|
D |-3--3-----------------------3--2--2--|
A |-0--------------------------0--3--3--|
E |-X--------------------------X--X--X--|

It won't be easy on that day.

Pre-chorus

C F (2bars) E (2b) Am (1b) G (1b) F (2b)

E |----------------0----------0--------------0----------3-------0------|
B |----------------1----------0--------------1----------3-------1------|
G |-------------0--2----------1--------------2----------0-------2------|
D |----0--2--3-----3----------2--------------2----------0-------3------|
A |-3--------------0----------2--------------0----------2-------0------|
E |----------------X----------0--------------X----------3-------X------|

Waiting to follow, in the dreamlight of your way.

F (2b) E (2b) Am (2b)

E |-0---------0------------0------------------------------------------|
B |-1---------0------------1------------------------------------------|
G |-2---------1------------2------------------------------------------|
D |-3---------2------------2------------------------------------------|
A |-0---------2------------0------------------------------------------|
E |-X---------0------------X------------------------------------------|

Is not so easy, for me now.

Chorus

D (2b) Bm (1b) G (1b)

E |-2-----------------------------2--------------------3--------------|
B |-3-----------------------------3--------------------3--------------|
G |-2-----------------------------4--------------------0--------------|
D |-0-----------------------------4--------------------0--------------|
A |-X-----------------------------2--------------------2--------------|
E |-X-----------------------------X--------------------3--------------|

After time has past your way, things we thought of yesterday,

G (1b) A (1b) Bm (1b)

E |-3--------------0--------------2-----------------------------------|
B |-3--------------1--------------3-----------------------------------|
G |-0--------------1--------------4-----------------------------------|
D |-0--------------1--------------4-----------------------------------|
A |-2--------------0--------------2-----------------------------------|
E |-3--------------X--------------X-----------------------------------|

Come back now, come back now. Who-ho-ho

Solo (same as the intro)

C Am F F C C
E |-----------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----------0-0-0--|
B |-----------1-1-3---3-1-0-1-1-1-3---3-1-0-1-1-1-3---3-0-0-----1-1-1--|
G |---------0-0-0--------00---2-2--------22-2-2-2-----------2-0-2-0-0--|
D |---0-2-3---2-2--------22---2-2--------22-2-3-3---------------3-2-2--|
A |-3---------3---------------0----------0----0-----------------0-3-3--|
E |-----------X---------------X---------------X-----------------X-X-X--|
 Play with muting
C C C C G C C C G
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------1--1-1-----1--1-1---------------------------------------|
G |---------0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0--0------------------------------------|
D |---0-2-3---2--2-2--0--2--2-2--0------------------------------------|
A |-3---------3--3-3--2--3--3-3--2------------------------------------|
E |-----------X--X-X--3--X--X-X--3------------------------------------|

Pre-chorus

F (2bars) E (2b) Am (1b) G (1b) F (2b)

E |-0----------0--------------0----------3-------0------|
B |-1----------0--------------1----------3-------1------|
G |-2----------1--------------2----------0-------2------|
D |-3----------2--------------2----------0-------3------|
A |-0----------2--------------0----------2-------0------|
E |-X----------0--------------X----------3-------X------|

Waiting to follow, in the dreamlight of your way.

F (2b) E (2b) Am (2b)

E |-0---------0------------0------------------------------------------|
B |-1---------0------------1------------------------------------------|
G |-2---------1------------2------------------------------------------|
D |-3---------2------------2------------------------------------------|
A |-0---------2------------0------------------------------------------|
E |-X---------0------------X------------------------------------------|

Is not so easy, for me now.

Chorus

D (2b) Bm (1b) G (1b)

E |-2-----------------------------2--------------------3--------------|
B |-3-----------------------------3--------------------3--------------|
G |-2-----------------------------4--------------------0--------------|
D |-0-----------------------------4--------------------0--------------|
A |-X-----------------------------2--------------------2--------------|
E |-X-----------------------------X--------------------3--------------|

After time has past your way, things we thought of yesterday,

G (1b) A (1b) Bm (1b)

E |-3--------------0--------------2-----------------------------------|
B |-3--------------1--------------3-----------------------------------|
G |-0--------------1--------------4--------------------------0--------|
D |-0--------------1--------------4-----------------0--2--3-----------|
A |-2--------------0--------------2--------------3--------------------|
E |-3--------------X--------------X-----------------------------------|

Come back now, come back now. Who-ho-ho

Outro (repeat until bored)

C F G
E |-0----------------------0-----------------3------------------------|
B |-1----------------------1-----------------3------------------------|
G |-0----------------------2-----------------0------------------------|
D |-2----------------------3-----------------0------------------------|
A |-3----------------------0-----------------2------------------------|
E |-X----------------------X-----------------3------------------------|

I waited for you winterlong, you seem to be where I belong.