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Edith And The Kingpin by Joni Mitchell
Edith And The Kingpin
Chords used in this song :
Dm7
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Em7/A
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Bb6/9
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A -x-|---|---|---|---|
E -o-|---|---|---|---| Dm7/G
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
A9
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|-x-|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Dadd9
2 fr.
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|-x-|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|---|-x-|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Bb6
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|-x-|
A -x-|---|---|---|---|
E -o-|---|---|---|---|
The tuning for this is (low to high) : D A E G C E
or in Joni notation : D 7 7 3 5 4
Chord shapes used :
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DAEGCE DAEGCE DAEGCE DAEGCE DAEGCE
055555 777777 888000 555555 556555
Dm7 Em7/A Bb6/9-5 Dm7/G Gm11
DAEGCE DAEGCE DAEGCE DAEGCE
333000 779977 002220 002020
Fmaj7sus2 A9 Dadd9 Dadd9add4
Here are the main progressions :
Intro :
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Bb6/9-5 Em7/A Dadd9 Bb6/9-5 Em7/A
The outtro uses the same three chords repeating over and over.
Verse :
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Dm7 Em7/A Bb6/9-5
The big man arrives disco dancers greet him
Dm7/G Bb6/9-5
Plain clothes cops greet him small town big man, fresh lipstick glistening
Dm7 Em7/A Bb6/9-5
Sophomore jive beating frantic and snowblind
Dm7/G Dadd9 Dadd9add4
Romantic and snowblind he says his crime belongs
Bb6/9-5 Em7/A
His eyes hold edith his left hand holds his right
Fmaj7sus2 Bb6/9-5 Em7/A A9 Em7/A A9
What does that hand desire that he grips it so tight
The big man arrives
Disco dancers greet him
Plain clothes cops greet him
Small town, big man, fresh lipstick glistening
Sophomore jive
From victims of typewriters
The band sounds like typewriters
The big man, he's not listening
His eyes hold Edith
His left hand holds his right
What does that hand desire
That he grips it so tight
Edith in the ring
The passed-over girls are conferring
The man with the diamond ring is purring
All claws for now withdrawn
One by one they bring
His renegade stories to her
His crimes and his glories to her
In challenge they look on
Women he has taken grow old too soon
He tilts their tired faces
Gently to the spoon
Edith in his bed
A plane in the rain is humming
The wires in the walls are humming
Some song, some mysterious song
Bars in her head
Beating frantic and snow blind
Romantic and snow blind
She says, his crime belongs
Edith and the kingpin
Each with charm to sway
Are staring eye to eye
They dare not look away
You know they dare not look away
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version 2
Capo:no capo
(for standard tuning)
INTRO - Csus4 Ab69 / Csus2 / Ab69 G-7
C-7
The big man arrives
Csus4/G Ab69
Disco dancers greet him
Bbsus4/F
Plainclothes cops greet him
Ab69
Small town, big man, fresh lipstick glistening
C-7
Sophomore jive
Csus4/G Ab69
From victims of typewriters
Bbsus4/F
The band sounds like typewriters
Csus2
The big man he's not listening
C-7
His eyes hold Edith
Csus4/G (D-7)
His left hand holds his right
Ebmaj7
What does that hand desire
Ab69 G-7 Csus2/G
That he grips it so tight
Edith in the ring
The passed-over girls are conferring
The man with the diamond ring is purring
All claws for now withdrawn
One by one they bring
His renegade stories to her
His crimes and his glories to her
In challenge they look on
Women he has taken grow old too soon
He tilts their tired faces
Gently to the spoon
Edith in his bed
A plane in the rain is humming
The wires in the walls are humming
Some song-some mysterious song
Bars in her head
Beating frantic and snowblind
Romantic and snowblind
She says-his crime belongs
Edith and the Kingpin
Each with charm to sway
Are staring eye to eye
They dare not look away
You know they dare not look away
CODA - C-7 // Ab69 G-7 / Csus2 ://
Chord progression for each verse is identical, listen for the changes in the bass.
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version 3
Capo:no capo
INTRO
Cm7 / Abmaj7 / Bb2add6 / Cm7 Repeat
Cm7
The big man arrives
G7sus4 Cm7/Ab
Disco dancers greet him
Cm7/F
Plainclothes cops greet him
Cm7/Ab Cm7/Bb
Small town, big man, fresh lipstick glistening
Cm7
Sophomore jive
G7sus4 Cm7/Ab
From victims of typewriters
Cm7/F
The band sounds like typewriters
Cm7/Ab Cm7 Dm7/C
The big man he's not listening Ooh Ooh etc
Cm7/Ab
His eyes hold Edith
G7sus4 G7
His left hand holds his right
Ebmaj7
What does that hand desire
Cm7/Ab G7sus4 G7
That he grips it so tight
Edith in the ring
The passed-over girls are conferring
The man with the diamond ring is purring
All claws for now withdrawn
One by one they bring
His renegade stories to her
His crimes and his glories to her
In challenge they look on
Women he has taken grow old too soon
He tilts their tired faces
Gently to the spoon
Edith in his bed
A plane in the rain is humming
The wires in the walls are humming
Some song-some mysterious song
Bars in her head
Beating frantic and snowblind
Romantic and snowblind
She says-his crime belongs
Edith and the Kingpin
Each with charm to sway
Are staring eye to eye
They dare not look away
You know they dare not look away
CODA
Cm7 / Abmaj7 / Bb2add6 / Cm7 Repeat
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version 4
Capo:no capo
Tempo = 100
Steel Guitar
%%%%%%%%%
% INTRO %
%%%%%%%%%
Ab/Eb G-7 C
Ab/Eb G-7
E |----------------|----------------|----------------||
B |4-------3-------|1---------------|4-------3-------||
G |3-------3-------|0---------------|3-------3-------||
D |5-------3-------|2---------------|5-------3-------||
A |----------------|3---------------|----------------||
E |4-------3-------|----------------|4-------3-------||
%%%%%%
% A1 %
%%%%%%
C-7 F/G Ab/Eb
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |4---------------|----------------|6---------------|--4-------------|
G |3---------------|----------------|5---------------|--3-------------|
D |5---------------|----------------|7---------------|--5-------------|
A |3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|3---------------|--4-------------|
Eb/F Ab/Eb
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B |4---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------||
G |3---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------||
D |5---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------||
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
E |1---------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------||
%%%%%%
% A2 %
%%%%%%
C-7 F/G Ab/Eb
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |4---------------|----------------|6---------------|--4-------------|
G |3---------------|----------------|5---------------|--3-------------|
D |5---------------|----------------|7---------------|--5-------------|
A |3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|3---------------|--4-------------|
Eb/F C Bb/C
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B |4---------------|----------------|1---------------|3---------------||
G |3---------------|----------------|0---------------|3---------------||
D |5---------------|----------------|2---------------|3---------------||
A |----------------|----------------|3---------------|3---------------||
E |1---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
%%%%%
% B %
%%%%%
Ab/Eb F/G
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |4---------------|----------------|6---------------|----------------|
G |3---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
D |5---------------|----------------|7---------------|----------------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |4---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
Bb/Eb Ab/Eb F/G
G9
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B |3---------------|4---------------|1---------------|0---------------||
G |3---------------|3---------------|2---------------|2---------------||
D |3---------------|5---------------|3---------------|3---------------||
A |6---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
E |----------------|4---------------|3---------------|3---------------|| GO TO A1
%%%%%%%%%%
% ENDING %
%%%%%%%%%%
C-7 Ab/Eb G-7
E |----------------|--------------- |
B |4---------------|4-------3-------|
G |3---------------|3-------3-------|
D |5---------------|5-------3-------|
A |3---------------|----------------|
E |----------------|4-------3-------|
[Repeat 3x's]
C-7 Ab/Eb G-7
E | ----------------|---------------- |
B | 1---------------|4-------3------- |
G |o 0---------------|3-------3------- o|
D |o 2---------------|5-------3------- o|
A | 3---------------|---------------- |
E | ----------------|4-------3------- |
C
E |----------------||
B |1---------------||
G |0---------------||
D |2---------------||
A |3---------------||
E |----------------||
The big man arrives
Disco dancers greet him
Plain clothes cops greet him
Small town, big man, fresh lipstick glistening
Sophomore jive
From victims of typewriters
The band sounds like typewriters
The big man, he's not listening
His eyes hold Edith
His left hand holds his right
What does that hand desire
That he grips it so tight
Edith in the ring
The passed-over girls are conferring
The man with the diamond ring is purring
All claws for now withdrawn
One by one they bring
His renegade stories to her
His crimes and his glories to her
In challenge they look on
Women he has taken grow old too soon
He tilts their tired faces
Gently to the spoon
Edith in his bed
A plane in the rain is humming
The wires in the walls are humming
Some song, some mysterious song
Bars in her head
Beating frantic and snow blind
Romantic and snow blind
She says, his crime belongs
Edith and the kingpin
Each with charm to sway
Are staring eye to eye
They dare not look away
You know they dare not look away
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