Joni Mitchell - My old man
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This one will be much easier to play along with: it has better chord configurations for guitar,
and has the whole lyrics with all the chords for simple folk (like me).
D: 000232
E7sus: 000200
A: 002220
A7sus: 002233
Am7: 002010
Abm7: 004444
Bbm: 003321
Gbmaj: 004321
Db: xx3121
Dbm7: 002424
B: 004442
[VERSE 1]
D My old E7susman, he's a singer in the paDrk A D A
D He's a walker in the E7susrain,
he's a dancer in the darDk A7sus Am7
DWe don't need no piece of A7suspaper from the A7City Hall D
Keeping us tE7ied and Dtrue
D My old E7susman, keeping away my blDues A D A
[VERSE 2]
DHe's my sE7susunshine in the morning, he's my fireworks at the end of thDe daAy D A
DHe's the warmest chord I eE7susver heard
Play that warm chord, playD andA7sus stay bAm7aby
DWe don't need no piece of A7suspaper from the A7City Hall D
Keeping us tE7ied and Dtrue
D My old E7susman, keeping away my blDues A D A
[BRIDGE*]
But when he's Abm7gone, me and them lonesome bluBbmes Gbmaj7 collide
The Dbbed's too bDbm7ig, the fBrying pan's too wide
(*Reminder: bridge chords:
Abm7: 004444 -- Bbm: 003321 -- Gbmaj: 004321
Db: xx3121 -- Dbm7: 002424 -- B: 004442)
[BRIEF INTERLUDE]
D D7 A D A
[VERSE 3]
DThen he comes E7sushome, and he takes me in his lDovinAg arDms A
DAnd he tells me all his trE7susoubles
And he tells me all my chaDrms A7sus Am7
DWe don't need no piece of A7suspaper from the A7City HalDl
Keeping us tE7ied and Dtrue, no
D My old E7susman, keeping away my blDues A D A
[BRIDGE 2 (same as the first)]
But when he's Abm7gone, me and them lonesome bluBbmes cGbmaj7ollide
The Dbbed's too bDbm7ig, the fBrying pan's too wide
[BRIEF INTERLUDE]
D D7 A D A
[VERSE 4 (same as the first)]
D My old E7susman, he's a singer in the parDk A D A
D He's a walker in the E7susrain,
he's a dancer in the darDk A7sus Am7
DWe don't need no piece of A7suspaper from the A7City Hall D
Keeping us tE7ied and Dtrue
D My old E7susman, keeping away my loDnesoAme bDluesA
[END BIT]
[This mimics the piano outro]
A/__/__ D/__/__ A/__/__/ D/__/__ | A/__D/__ /A--
(repeat twice)