Joni Mitchell - Jericho
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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 13:08:30 -0500 (EST)
From: sem8@cornell.edu (Susan McNamara)
Subject: CRD:Jericho by Joni Mitchell
Thanks to Jim Leary for the initial clue of the tuning for this song.
Jericho
by Joni Mitchell
from the albums Miles of Aisles 1974 and Don Juan's Reckless Daughter 1977
Tuning: D A E G C E
Intro:
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Fmaj7 Bm7/E Bbmaj7 Em7/A Cmaj7 F/B D
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C/DI'll try to keep myself open G/Aup to you
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That's a promise that I F/Gmade to love when it was new
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"Just lFmaj7ike Jericho," I said, "let theseD/E walls come tumblin' down."
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G/A Eb/F
I said it like I'd finally found the way
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To keep the good feelings aF/Glive
I said it like it was something to strive for
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A
Second verse same as the first:
I'll try to keep myself open up to you
And approve your self-expression
I need that, too, I need your confidence, baby
And the gift of your extra time
In turn I'll give you mine, sweet darling
It's a rich exchange it seems to me
It's a warm arrangement
Bridge:
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Bbmaj7Anyone will tell you just how hard it is
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To make and kEm7/Aeep a friend A G A
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Fmaj7Maybe they'll short sell you or
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Maybe it's you, JuD/Edas, in the end
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When you jG/Aust can no longer pretend
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Eb/F
That you're getting what you need
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OrF/G you're giving out anything for them to grow and feed on
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Third verse:
I'll try to keep myself open up to you
It gets easier and easier to do
Just like Jericho
Let these wall come tumbling down now
Let them fall right on the ground
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Eb/F
Let all these dogs go running free
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ThF/Ge wild and the gentle dogs
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KeG/Annelled in me ...
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A
Outro:
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Fmaj7 Bm7/E Bbmaj7 Em7/A Cmaj7 F/B
These charts look better if you print them in Courier pitch 10 or 12
If you question any of these chord names or have any other corrections
please e-mail me at sem8@cornell.edu
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Cornell University
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