Gov’t Mule - Cortez The Killer
By Neil Young
As performed by Govt Mule
Transcribed by Seth Brewster
(Intro)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-----3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-/-5-/-3-|
G|-----0--0--0--0---2--2--2--2---------|
D|-----2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0---------|
A|-----2--2--2--2----------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------|
e|----------0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0---|
B|----------1--1--1-h-0--0--0--0-h-1--1--1---|
G|-2--2--2--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0---|
D|-0--0--0--2--2--2---2--2--2--2---2--2--2---|
A|----------0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-----3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-/-5-/-3-|
G|-----0--0--0--0---2--2--2--2---------|
D|-----2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0---------|
A|-----2--2--2--2----------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------|
e|----------0--0--0--3--3-/-5--5--5-/-3--3---|
B|----------1--1--1--1--1-/-3--3--3-/-1--1---|
G|-2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0---0--0---|
D|-0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2-/-4--4--4-/-2--2---|
A|----------0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0---0--0---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------15--15-15-h-12-15-12~--------15--15-15-15-15/-17-/-15----|
G|-----12-h-14----------------------12-h-14-------------------------14-|
D|-/14-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------13-13-13-h-12-12-13--12-12-|
G|--------------12-h-14----------------------------|
D|-----12-h-14-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------13-13-h-12--13-h-12----12------|
G|---------12-h-14--------------------14----14-14-|
D|-12-h-14----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
*(Chords are the same as the intro throughout the song with some variation, but not much)
**(I think the names of the chords are Em/G, D, Am7, although I’m not 100% sure on the names
but the way it is played in the intro is the right way to play it)
***(the strumming on the intro is not completely accurate but just listen to the song and you
can figure out the rythym)