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From: J.P.Wilks@cs.bham.ac.uk (Julie P Wilks) These are the (easy) chords for Free Man in Paris (Joni's version anyway). Free Man in Paris ================= Words and Music by Joni Mitchell
The way I Asee it he said, you just can't Dwin it, Everybody's Cin it for their own gain; you can't please 'em Gall, There's always Fsomebody putting you dowAn, I do my best and I do good Dbusiness, There's a lot of people Casking for my time, They're tryin' to get aheaGd; they're tryin' to Fbe a good friend of A mine,
Chorus
I was a Ffree man in Paris, I felt Gunfettered and alive, CThere was nobody caAsus4llin' me up for favours and no-ones Afuture to decide, You know I'd Fgo back there tomorrow but for the Gwork I've taken on, C stokin' the Asus4star maker machDinary behind the Apopular songs.
Instrumental bit ... (mix it about a bit!) Em9 A Em9 A Em9 A C D F C D G A C D F C D G A Verse 2:
I deal in Adreamers and telephone scDreamers, Lately I Cwonder what I do it for; if I had my Gway, I'd just Fwalk through those doors, and wanA-der, down the Champs ElDysees; going cafe to Ccabaret, thinking how I'd feel when I find,G that Fvery good friend of A mine
Chorus: End instrumental bit ... A C D F C D G A From: spxhaw@thor.cf.ac.uk (Howard Wright \(Hman\)) Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell ---------------------------------------- tabbed by Howard Wright spxhaw@uk.ac.cf.thor Tuning : open D From low to high that is - D A D F# A D So you can leave your A and D strings - all the others go down either a semitone or a tone. NOTE: For the verse and chorus I'll just put down the chord shapes once each time the chord changes. Check out the record for details on strumming Intro ----- D----5---7---10---10-10-10-10------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--| A----7---9---12---12-12-12-12------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--| F#---6---8---11---11-11-11-11------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--| D----5---7---10---10-10-10-10------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--| A----------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--| D----------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--| D---5---7---10---10-10-10-10-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| A---7---9---12---12-12-12-12-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| F#--6---8---11---11-11-11-11-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| D---5---7---10---10-10-10-10-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| A--------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| D--------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| Carry on strumming that chord at the seventh fret for a few bars..... Verse 1 ------- D----------7--------------------------------7---------------------| A----------7--------------------------------7---------------------| F#---------7--------------------------------8---------------------| D----------7--------------------------------7---------------------| A----------7--------------------------------9---------------------| D----------7--------------------------------7---------------------| 'The way I see it' he said 'you just can't win it, everybody's D----5----------------------------------------------5-------------| A----5----------------------------------------------5-------------| F#---6----------------------------------------------5-------------| D----5----------------------------------------------5-------------| A----7----------------------------------------------5-------------| D----5----------------------------------------------5-------------| in it for their own gain you can't please them all there's always D----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-------| A----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-------| F#---6-----------------------7-----------------------------8-------| D----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-------| A----7-----------------------7-----------------------------9-------| D----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-------| somebody shooting you down. I do my best and I do good business D---------------------------5-------------------------------5-----| A---------------------------5-------------------------------5-----| F#--------------------------6-------------------------------5-----| D---------------------------5-------------------------------5-----| A---------------------------7-------------------------------5-----| D---------------------------5-------------------------------5-----| there's a lot of people asking for my time trying to get ahead D-------------10-----------------7--------7--7--7--7-------------------| A-------------12-----------------7--------7--7--7--7-------------------| F#------------11-----------------7--------8--7--8--7-------------------| D-------------10-----------------7--------7--7--7--7-------------------| A--------------------------------7--------9--7--9--7-------------------| D--------------------------------7--------7--7--7--7-------------------| trying to be a good friend of mine Chorus ------ D--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-------------| A--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-------------| F#-------3-------------------------5-----------------6-------------| D--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-------------| A--------3-------------------------5-----------------7-------------| D--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-------------| I was a free man in paris I felt unfettered and alive there was D---------7------------------7-------------------5------------7----| A---------7------------------7-------------------5------------7----| F#--------7------------------8-------------------5------------7----| D---------7------------------7-------------------5------------7----| A---------7------------------9-------------------0------------7----| D---------7------------------7--------------------------------7----| nobody calling me up for favours and noone's future to decide D-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--| A-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--| F#------------3----------------------------------5--------------6--| D-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--| A-------------3----------------------------------5--------------7--| D-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--| you know I'd go back there tomorrow but for the work I've taken on D---------------7-------------7-----------------5-----------7------| A---------------7-------------7-----------------5-----------7------| F#--------------7-------------8-----------------5-----------7------| D---------------7-------------7-----------------5-----------7------| A---------------7-------------9-----------------0-----------7------| D---------------7-------------7-----------------------------7------| stoking the star-maker machinery behind the popular song D--------4-------4---------7-----7-7--7-7------| A--------5-------5---------7-----7-7--7-7------| F#---5---5---5---5---5-----7-----8p7--8p7------| D----5---5---5---5---5-----7-----7-7--7-7------| A----0---0---0---0---0-----7-----9p7--9p7------| D--------------------------7-----7-7--7-7------| Repeat this last line once (p=pull off) Then play the intro again, and into the second verse Verse 2 -------- I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers lately I wonder what I do it for, if I had my way I'd just walk out the door and wander Down the Champs Elysees Going cafe to cabaret Wandering how I'd feel when I find that very good friend of mine Chorus ------ repeat the last tab line of the chorus, as before, then go back to the intro bit. Play this four times, and that's it ! Howard