Joni Mitchell - Peoples parties

^Dmaj9All the people ^Dat this par-^Gty They’ve got a lot of style ^D They’ve got stamps of many cou^Cn-tries They’ve got passport smiles

Some are ^Bm7friend-ly, some are cutting Some are ^Em7watch-ing it from the wings Some are ^D/Astand-ing in the ^A7sus4cen- - ^D/Ater Giving ^A7sus4to get something

^Dmaj9 Photo beauty gets at-ten-^G tion Then her eye paint’s runnin^Dg down She’s got a rose in he^Cr teeth And a lampshade crown

^Bm7One minute she’s so happy Then she’^Em7s cry-ing on someone’s knee Saying, ?^D/A??Laugh-ing and cr^A7sus4y-ing ^D/AYou know, it’^A7sus4s the same release”

I ^Dmaj9told you when I met you I was ^Gcra-zy Cry for us al^Dl, beauty Cry for Eddie in the ^Ccor-ner Thinking he’s nobody And ^Bm7Jack behind his joker And stone-cold ^Em7Grace behind her fan And ^D/Ame in my frightened ^A7sus4si- - -^D/Alence Thinking ^A7sus4I don’t understand

I ^Dmaj9feel like I’m slee^Gp- ing Can you wake ^Dme? You seem to have a ^Cbroad-er sensibility I’m jus^Bm7t liv-ing on nerves and feelings With a ^Em7weak and a lazy mind And ^D/Acom-ing to people’^A7sus4s par- ^D/A- ties Fumb-^A7sus4ling deaf, dumb, and blind

I ^Dmaj9wish I had more sense of humor ^G Keeping the sad-^F -^Dness at bay ^D Throwing the lightness ^Con these things

Laughing it al^Bm7l aw^Em7ay ^{D/A A7sus4 D/A A7sus4} (3x)

^GLaugh-ing it ^Fall^D away