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Don't Interrupt The Sorrow by Joni Mitchell
Don't Interrupt The Sorrow
The tuning for this is open G
low to high : DGDGBD
To get this, tune both E strings down to a D, then tune the A string
down to a G
INTRO :
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D------------------------8-------8-------8------0---------|
B---8----6----10---------8-------8-------8------0---------|
G---9----7----10---------8-------8-------8------0---------|
D---10---8----10---------8-------8-------8------0---------|
G---0----0----0-----8----8--8----8--8----8--8---0---------|
D-------------------6----6--6----6--6----6--6-------------|
D-----------------------5-------5-------5------0--------|
B----6---0---7----------5-------5-------5------0--------|
G----7---0---7----------5-------5-------5------0--------|
D----8---0---7----------5-------5-------5------0--------|
G----0---0---0-----5----5--5----5--5----5--5---0--------|
D------------------3----3--3----3--3----3--3------------|
D--------------------3--------3--------3------0----------|
B---6---0---5--------3--------3--------3------0----------|
G---7---0---5--------3--------3--------3------0----------|
D---8---0---5--------3--------3--------3------0----------|
G---0---0---0----3---3--3-----3--3-----3--3---0----------|
D----------------1---1--1-----1--1-----1--1--------------|
D---0---0--0----0---0--0----0----0----------------------------------|
B---1---1--0----1---1--0----0h1--0----------------------------------|
G---0---0--0----0---0--0----0----0----------------------------------|
D---3---3--0----2---2--0----0h2--0----------------------------------|
G---0---0--0----0---0--0----0----0----------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Try to keep the same feel for the verses - although I haven't written
out a lot of chord changes, she tends to play a lot of short open G chords
"between" changes, using hammer-ons and pull-offs. The line of TAB
above should give you the right idea - although the basic progression is
just : Csus4/G C/G G she puts in extra G chords on the open strings
to fill it out.
Use this idea throughout.
VERSE 1:
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Csus4/G C/G
Don't interrupt the sorrow
C/G G
Darn right
Csus4/G C/G
In flames our prophet witches
G
Be polite
Eb/Ab F/Bb
A room full of glasses
C D
He says "Your notches liberation doll"
Csus4/G C/G G
And he chains me with that serpent to that Ethiopian wall
VERSE 2:
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Anima rising
Queen of queens
Wash my guilt of eden
Wash and balance me
He says "Anima rising
uprising in me tonight"
She's a vengeful little goddess
With an ancient crown to fight
...and so on for the other verses.
After the 3rd (or maybe 4th) verse she repeats the INTRO tab above, then
on to another verse or two.
The song ends on a repeated open G chord.
Chord Shapes :
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a=10
DGDGBD DGDGBD DGDGBD DGDGBD DGDGBD
000000 003010 002010 688888 8aaaaa
G Csus4/G C/G Eb/Ab F/Bb
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The open bottom D string is
optional here
DGDGBD DGDGBD
x33333 x55555
Bb C
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:3rd fret
[Intro]
| E A F G | % | E | % |
[Chorus 1]
E
Don't interrupt the sorrow. Darn right. In flames our prophet witches. Be polite
F
A room full of glasses
G
He says, "Your notches, liberation doll"
E
And he chains me with that serpent to that Ethiopian wall
A E A
[Verse 1]
E
Anima rising. Queen of Queens
A
Wash my guilt of Eden. Wash and balance me
F G
Anima rising. Uprising in me tonight
E
She's a vengeful little goddess with an ancient crown to fight
[Verse 2]
E
Truth goes up in vapors. The steeples lean
A
Winds of change patriarchs. Snug in your bible belt dreams
F G
God goes up the chimney. Like childhood Santa Claus
E
The good slaves love the good book. A rebel loves a cause
[Interlude]
| E | % | F | Dm A |
| E | G | E | G |
[Verse 3]
E
I'm leaving on the 1:15. You're darn right
A
Since I was seventeen. I've had no one over me. He says
F G
"Anima rising- So what-
E
Petrified wood process. Tall timber down to rock!"
[Chorus 2]
E
Don't interrupt the sorrow. Darn right. He says, "We walked on the moon, You be polite"
F
Don't let up the sorrow . Death and birth and death and birth and death and birth
G
He says, "Bring that bottle kindly . And I'll pad your purse-
E
I've got a head full of quandary. And a mighty, mighty, mighty thirst"
A E A
[Verse 4]
E
Seventeen glasses. Rhine wine
A
Milk of the Madonna. Clandestine
F G
He don't let up the sorrow. He lies and he cheats
E
It takes a heart like Mary's these days . When your man gets weak
[Outro]
| E | % | % | % |
(Repeat and fade)
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
C/G Bb/G F/G
Eb G/D
Bb/G G D/G
Fmaj7 G/D
Bb/G G C/G
Bb/Eb G/D
Csus4/G G Csus2/G G
[Verse 1]
Csus4/G C/G
Don't interrupt the sorrow
G
Darn right
Csus4/G C/G
In flames our prophet witches
G
Be polite
Eb/Ab F/Bb
A room full of glasses
Bb/Eb C/F
He says "Your notches, liberation doll"
Csus4/G C/G G C/G G
And he chains me with that serpent to that Ethiopian wall
[Verse 2]
Csus4/G C/G
Anima rising
G
Queen of queens
Csus4/G C/G
Wash my guilt of Eden
G
Wash and balance me
Eb/Ab F/Bb
Anima rising
Bb/Eb C/F
Uprising in me tonight
Csus4/G C/G
She's a vengeful little goddess
G C/G G
With an ancient crown to fight
[Verse 3]
Csus4/G C/G
Truth goes up in vapors
G
The steeples lean
Csus4/G C/G
Winds of change patriarchs
G
Snug in your bible belt dreams
Eb/Ab F/Bb
God goes up the chimney
Bb/Eb C/F
Like childhood Santa Claus
Csus4/G C/G
The good slaves love the good book
G C/G G
A rebel loves a cause
[Interlude]
C/G Bb/G F/G
Eb G/D
Bb/G G D/G
Fmaj7 G/D
Bb/G G C/G
Bb/Eb G/D
Csus4/G G C7/G G
[Verse 4]
Csus4/G C/G
I'm leaving on the 1:15
G
You're darn right
Csus4/G C/G
Since I was seventeen
G
I've had no one over me
Eb/Ab F/Bb
He says, "Anima rising
Bb/Eb C/F
So what
Csus4/G
Petrified wood process
C/G G C/G G
Tall timber down to rock"
[Verse 5]
Csus4/G C/G
Don't interrupt the sorrow
G
Darn right
Csus4/G C/G
He says, "we walked on the moon
G
You be polite"
Eb/Ab F/Bb
Don't let up the sorrow
Bb/Eb
Death and birth and death and birth
C/F
And death and birth
Csus4/G
He says, "bring that bottle kindly
C/G G C/G G
And I'll pad your purse
Csus4/G
I've got a head full of quandary
C/G G C/G G
And a mighty, mighty, thirst"
[Verse 6]
Csus4/G C/G
Seventeen glasses
G
Rhine wine
Csus4/G C/G
Milk of the Madonna
G
Clandestine
Eb/Ab F/Bb
He don't let up the sorrow
Bb/Eb C/F
He lies and he cheats
Csus4/G
It takes a heart like Mary's these days
C/G G C/G G
When your man gets weak
[Outro]
C/G G
C/G G
C/G G
C/G G
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