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Free Man In Paris by Joni Mitchell
Free Man In Paris
A D
The way I see it he said, you just can't win it,
C G
Everybody's in it for their own gain; you can't please 'em all,
F A
There's always somebody putting you down,
D
I do my best and I do good business,
C
There's a lot of people asking for my time,
G
They're tryin' to get ahead;
F A
they're tryin' to be a good friend of mine,
Chorus
F
I was a free man in Paris,
G
I felt unfettered and alive,
C Asus4
There was nobody callin' me up for favours
A
and no-ones future to decide,
F
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
G C
but for the work I've taken on,
Asus4 D A
stokin' the star maker machinary behind the popular songs.
Instrumental bit ... (mix it about a bit!)
Em9 A Em9 A Em9 A
C D F C D G A C D F C D G A
Verse 2:
A D
I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers,
C G
Lately I wonder what I do it for; if I had my way,
F A
I'd just walk through those doors, and wan-der,
D
down the Champs Elysees;
C
going cafe to cabaret, thinking
G
how I'd feel when I find,
F A
that very good friend of mine
Chorus:
End instrumental bit ...
A C D F C D G A
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version 2
Tuning : open D
From low to high that is - D A D F# A D
So you can leave your A and D strings - all the others go down either
a semitone or a tone.
NOTE: For the verse and chorus I'll just put down the chord shapes once
each time the chord changes. Check out the record for details on strumming
Intro
-----
D----5---7---10---10-10-10-10------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--|
A----7---9---12---12-12-12-12------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--|
F#---6---8---11---11-11-11-11------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--|
D----5---7---10---10-10-10-10------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--|
A----------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--|
D----------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--|
D---5---7---10---10-10-10-10-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----|
A---7---9---12---12-12-12-12-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----|
F#--6---8---11---11-11-11-11-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----|
D---5---7---10---10-10-10-10-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----|
A--------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----|
D--------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----|
Carry on strumming that chord at the seventh fret for a few bars.....
Verse 1
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D----------7--------------------------------7---------------------|
A----------7--------------------------------7---------------------|
F#---------7--------------------------------8---------------------|
D----------7--------------------------------7---------------------|
A----------7--------------------------------9---------------------|
D----------7--------------------------------7---------------------|
'The way I see it' he said 'you just can't win it, everybody's
D----5----------------------------------------------5-------------|
A----5----------------------------------------------5-------------|
F#---6----------------------------------------------5-------------|
D----5----------------------------------------------5-------------|
A----7----------------------------------------------5-------------|
D----5----------------------------------------------5-------------|
in it for their own gain you can't please them all there's always
D----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-------|
A----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-------|
F#---6-----------------------7-----------------------------8-------|
D----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-------|
A----7-----------------------7-----------------------------9-------|
D----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-------|
somebody shooting you down. I do my best and I do good business
D---------------------------5-------------------------------5-----|
A---------------------------5-------------------------------5-----|
F#--------------------------6-------------------------------5-----|
D---------------------------5-------------------------------5-----|
A---------------------------7-------------------------------5-----|
D---------------------------5-------------------------------5-----|
there's a lot of people asking for my time trying to get ahead
D-------------10-----------------7--------7--7--7--7-------------------|
A-------------12-----------------7--------7--7--7--7-------------------|
F#------------11-----------------7--------8--7--8--7-------------------|
D-------------10-----------------7--------7--7--7--7-------------------|
A--------------------------------7--------9--7--9--7-------------------|
D--------------------------------7--------7--7--7--7-------------------|
trying to be a good friend of mine
Chorus
------
D--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-------------|
A--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-------------|
F#-------3-------------------------5-----------------6-------------|
D--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-------------|
A--------3-------------------------5-----------------7-------------|
D--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-------------|
I was a free man in paris I felt unfettered and alive there was
D---------7------------------7-------------------5------------7----|
A---------7------------------7-------------------5------------7----|
F#--------7------------------8-------------------5------------7----|
D---------7------------------7-------------------5------------7----|
A---------7------------------9-------------------0------------7----|
D---------7------------------7--------------------------------7----|
nobody calling me up for favours and noone's future to decide
D-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--|
A-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--|
F#------------3----------------------------------5--------------6--|
D-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--|
A-------------3----------------------------------5--------------7--|
D-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--|
you know I'd go back there tomorrow but for the work I've taken on
D---------------7-------------7-----------------5-----------7------|
A---------------7-------------7-----------------5-----------7------|
F#--------------7-------------8-----------------5-----------7------|
D---------------7-------------7-----------------5-----------7------|
A---------------7-------------9-----------------0-----------7------|
D---------------7-------------7-----------------------------7------|
stoking the star-maker machinery behind the popular song
D--------4-------4---------7-----7-7--7-7------|
A--------5-------5---------7-----7-7--7-7------|
F#---5---5---5---5---5-----7-----8p7--8p7------|
D----5---5---5---5---5-----7-----7-7--7-7------|
A----0---0---0---0---0-----7-----9p7--9p7------|
D--------------------------7-----7-7--7-7------|
Repeat this last line once
(p=pull off)
Then play the intro again, and into the second verse
Verse 2
--------
I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers
lately I wonder what I do it for, if I had my way
I'd just walk out the door and wander
Down the Champs Elysees
Going cafe to cabaret
Wandering how I'd feel when I find that very good friend of mine
Chorus
------
repeat the last tab line of the chorus, as before, then go back
to the intro bit.
Play this four times
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version 3
Capo:5th fret
[Intro]
(barre the F,G, and A)
(One strum) C D F F... F
or
F.G.A...Dm.C.A (strumming "barred A" right into verse)
[Verse 1]
A (/barre A) D
The way I see it he said, you just can't win it,
G
Everybody's in it for their own gain; you can't please 'em all,
F A
There's always somebody calling you down,
D
I do my best and I do good business,
G
There's a lot of people asking for my time,
They're tryin' to get ahead;
C A
they're tryin' to be a good friend of mine
[Chorus]
A F
I was a free man in Paris,
G
I felt unfettered and alive,
C Asus4 D
There was nobody callin' me up for favours
A
and no-ones future to decide,
F
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
G
but for the work I've taken on,
C Asus4 D A
stokin' the star maker machinary behind the popular songs.
[Instrumental]
Em9 A Em9 A Em9 A
C D F C D G A C D F C D G A
[Verse 2]
A D
I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers,
G
Lately I wonder what I do it for; if I had my way,
C
I'd just walk through those doors, and wan-der,
A
down the Champs Elysees;
D G
going cafe to cabaret, thinking
how I'd feel when I find,
C A
that very good friend of mine
[Chorus]
A F
I was a free man in Paris,
G
I felt unfettered and alive,
C Asus4 D
There was nobody callin' me up for favours
A
and no-ones future to decide,
F
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
G
but for the work I've taken on,
C Asus4 D A
stokin' the star maker machinary behind the popular songs.
[Outro]
A C D F C D G A
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version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
[Chords]
E-A-D-G-B-E
F * x-8-7-5-6-5
D/A x-0-4-2-3(2)
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
Em9 0-2-0-0-0-2 or
0-2-2-0-3-2
Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
[Intro]
7/8
| C D F* | C G A |
3/8 4/4
| C D F* | C G | A | % |
[Verse 1]
A
"The way I see it", he said,
D/A
"You just can't win it ...
C/G
Everybody's in it for their own gain
G
You can't please them all
F A
There's always somebody calling you down
D/A
I do my best and I do good business
C/G
There's a lot of people asking for my time
G
They're trying to get ahead
F | A | % |
They're trying to be a good friend of mine
[Chorus]
F/C
I was a free man in Paris
G C
I felt unfettered and alive
Asus4 D
There was nobody calling me up for favors
A
And no one’s future to decide
F/C
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
G C
But for the work I've taken on
Asus4 D
Stoking the star-maker machinery
A
Behind the popular song
[Interlude]
| Em9 | A | Em9 | A |
7/8
| C D F* | C G A |
3/8 4/4
| C D F* | C G | A | % |
[Verse 2]
A
I deal in dreamers
D/A
And telephone screamers
C/G
Lately I wonder what I do it for
G
If I had my way
F A
I'd just walk through those doors and wander
D/A
Down the Champs-Élysées
C/G
Going café to cabaret
G
Thinking how I'll feel when I find
F | A | % |
That very good friend of mine
[Chorus]
F/C
I was a free man in Paris
G C
I felt unfettered and alive
Asus4 D
There was nobody calling me up for favors
A
And no one’s future to decide
F/C
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
G C
But for the work I've taken on
Asus4 D
Stoking the star-maker machinery
A
Behind the popular song["]
[Interlude]
| Em9 | A | Em9 | A |
[Coda]
7/8
| C D F* | C G A |
7/8
| C D F* | C G A |
3/8
| C D F* | C G | A
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version 5
Capo:no capo
Gtr I (D A D G B D) - 'Acoustic Guitar (Double Dropped-D - DADGBD)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'
Intro & Interlude
Q=164
$
$$
C D F
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. / Double Dropped-D Tuning - DADGBD)
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--5-0-0-7-----0-10-10-|--10--10-10-10-10-0-0-0-|
||o-5-0-0-7--x--0-10-10-|--10--10-10-10-10-0-0-0-|
||--5-0-0-7--x--0-10-10-|--10--10-10-10-10-0-0-0-|
||----0-0----x--0-------|------------------0-0-0-|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| Q E E +E E E E +W
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o-5-----7-(7)----8s10-|-(10)-------------------|
||--5-----7-(7)---------|------------------------|
||--5-----7-(7)----8s10-|-(10)-------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr III (El. Gtr.)
| W W
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
1.
C G Aadd9
3/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------0--------||
|--------------------0-|--0--0----0---0----0---0---o||
|--9----------4---0--0-|--6--6----6---6--6-0---0----||
|-10--0---0---5---0--0-|--7--7----7---7--7-----0----||
|-10--0---0---5---0--0-|--7--7--x-7---7--7---------o||
|-10--0---0---5--------|--7--7--x-7---7--7----------||
|
| E E +E E +Q E Q. +Q. +E
|----------------------|----------------------------||
|--8s10-(10)-12-(12)---|-12s14------(14)-----(14)\-o||
|--9s11-(11)-12-(12)---|----------------------------||
|-10s12-(12)-12-(12)---|-12s14------(14)-----(14)\--||
|----------------------|---------------------------o||
|----------------------|----------------------------||
|
| E E E E E E W
|----------------------|----------------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------------o||
|----------------------|----------------------------||
|-------------5------7-|----------------------------||
|--5--7----------------|--0------------------------o||
|----------------------|----------------------------||
2.
To Coda
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|--0-------0---0--0---0--|---0-----0-0-0------0--|
|--6-------6---6--6---6--|---6-----6-6-6------6--|
|--7-------7---7--7---7--|---7-----7-7-7------7--|
|--7-----x-7---7--7-x-7--|---7---x-7-7-7-x----7--|
|--7-----x-----7----x----|---7---x---7---x-------|
|
| E Q. +H +W
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-12s14------(14)--------|-(14)------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-12s14------(14)--------|-(14)------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| W Q E E E E E +E
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------2---4b6r(4)-|
|--0---------------------|-------2-4---4---------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Aadd9
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|
|--0----0-0-0---0-|--0-----0-0-0---0-||-0----0-0-0---0--|
|--6----6-6-6---6-|--6-----6-6-6---6-||-6----6-6-6---6--|
|--7----7-7-7---7-|--7-----7-7-7---7-||-7----7-7-7---7--|
|--7--x-7-7-7-x-7-|--7---x-7-7-7-x-7-||-7--x-7-7-7-x-7--|
|--7--x---7---x---|--7---x---7---x---||-7--x---7---x----|
|
| W +W Q E E E E E E
|-!0--------------|-(0)--------------||----------5-5-5--|
|-!5--------------|-(5)--------------||----5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-!6--------------|-(6)--------------||-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-!7--------------|-(7)--------------||-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-!0--------------|-(0)--------------||-0--0---0---0----|
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|
|
| W +Q. E E E E E W
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|
|--2--------------|-(2)----2-4-2-----||-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------4-2-||-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|
D/A
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-7-----7-7------7-|
|-0----0-0-0---0-|-7---7-7-7----7-7-|
|-6----6-6-6---6-|-7---7-7-7----7-7-|
|-7----7-7-7---7-|-7---7-7-7----7-7-|
|-7--x-7-7-7-x-7-|-7h9-9-9-7h9--9-9-|
|-7--x---7---x---|-7---7---7----7---|
|
| Q E E E E E E H. Q
|----------5-5-5-|------------------|
|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-----------10---|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7----------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7----------------|
|-0--0---0---0---|-9----------------|
|----------------|------------------|
C/G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7--------7--7-7--------|--5-----5-5-----5--|
|-7-----7--7--7-7--------|--5---5-5-5---5-5--|
|-7-----7--7--7-7--------|--5---5-5-5---5-5--|
|-7-----7--7--7-7--0-(0)-|--5---5-5-5---5-5--|
|-7h=9--9--9--9-9--0-(0)-|--5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7--|
|-7-----7-----7----0-(0)-|--5---5---5---5----|
|
| E E E E E E q H. Q
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------10-10-------------|--------------8----|
|-9h11-------11p9--------|--9----------------|
|-----------------12-----|-10----------------|
|------------------------|-10----------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
G
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|--5------5-5-5-----|-------------------|
|--5----5-5-5-5-----|-0-----0--0--0---0-|
|--5----5-5-5-5-0-0-|-4-----4--4--4---4-|
|--5----5-5-5-5-0-0-|-5-----5--5--5---5-|
|--5h=7-7-7-7-7-0-0-|-5---x-5--5--5-x-5-|
|--5----5---5---0---|-5---x----5----x---|
|
| +W E Q E +E E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(8)---------------|---8---------------|
|-------------------|-------7-(7)---5---|
|-------------------|-9-----------9-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Fadd9 Aadd9
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-----|-----------------|
|-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-----|-0----0-0-0---0--|
|-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-----|-6----6-6-6---6--|
|-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-0-0-|-7----7-7-7---7--|
|-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-0-0-|-7--x-7-7-7-x-7--|
|-10----10-----10-----0-0-|-7--x---7---x----|
|
| W Q E E H
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|--6----------------------|--------5--------|
|--5----------------------|------6----------|
|--7----------------------|----7------------|
|-------------------------|-0---------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
D/A
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-7-----7---------7-|
|-0-----0--0--0---0-|-7-----7-------7-7-|
|-6-----6--6--6---6-|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|
|-7-----7--7--7---7-|-7---7-7---7---7-7-|
|-7---x-7--7--7-x-7-|-7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9-|
|-7---x----7----x---|-7---7-----7---7---|
|
| E E E E +E E Q H a Q Q
|-------------------|---------------5---|
|-5-5---0-(0)-------|---------5h7-------|
|-6-6---------6-----|-7-----------------|
|-7-7-7---------7---|-7-----------------|
|-0-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
C/G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--7------7--7--7------|-5---5-5--5----5-5-|
|--7------7--7--7------|-5---5-5--5----5-5-|
|--7------7--7--7------|-5---5-5--5----5-5-|
|--7------7--7--7-0-(0)|-5---5-5--5----5-5-|
|--7h=9-x-9--9--9-0-(0)|-5h7-7-7--5h=7-7-7-|
|--7----x----7----0-(0)|-5---5----5----5---|
|
| +H +E Q E Q. E +E E Q
|-(5)-------(5)--------|---------------3---|
|---------------5------|-------------------|
|--------------------7s|=5-----------5-----|
|----------------------|-------5-(5)-------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
G
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|--5----5-5-5-------|-------0-(0)-------|
|--5----5-5-5-------|-0-----0-(0)-0---0-|
|--5----5-5-5-0-0-0-|-4-----4-(4)-4---4-|
|--5----5-5-5-0-0-0-|-5-----5-(5)-5---5-|
|--5h=7-7-7-7-0-0-0-|-5---x-5--5--5-x-5-|
|--5----5---5---0---|-5---x----5----x---|
|
| +W H. q
|-(3)---------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-3-----------------|
|-------------------|-4-----------------|
|-------------------|-5-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------0---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Fadd9 Aadd9
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-10-10----10-(10)-10-----|------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-----|-0----0-0-0----0--|
|-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-----|-6----6-6-6----6--|
|-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-0-0-|-7----7-7-7----7--|
|-10-10-10-10-(10)-10-0-0-|-7--x-7-7-7-x--7--|
|-10----10-----10-----0-0-|-7--x---7---x-----|
|
| W Q E E E Q E
|-------------------------|----------5---10--|
|--6----------------------|--------5---------|
|--5----------------------|------6-----------|
|--7----------------------|----7-------------|
|-------------------------|-0----------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|---0-------0---0--0------0--|---0------0--0--0---0-|
|---6-------6---6--6------6--|---6------6--6--6---6-|
|---7-------7---7--7------7--|---7------7--7--7---7-|
|---7----x--7---7--7-x----7--|---7---x--7--7--7-x-7-|
|---7----x------7----x-------|---7---x-----7----x---|
|
| +E Q E +E Q E +Q H.
|-(10)p9---10-(10)p9---------|----------------------|
|------------------------10--|-(10)-----------------|
|----------------------------|-------9--------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q E E E E E +E H +Q. E
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------2----4b6r(4)-|---2--------(2)-------|
|--------2--4------4---------|--------------------2h|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
Chorus
F/C
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|--------------------||-10----10-10-10---10--|
|--0------0-0--0---0-||-10----10-10-10---10--|
|--6------6-6--6---6-||-10----10-10-10---10--|
|--7------7-7--7---7-||-10----10-10-10---10--|
|--7----x-7-7--7-x-7-||-12--x-12-12-12-x-12--|
|--7----x---7----x---||-10--x----10----x-----|
|
| +W W
|--------------------||----------------------|
|--------------------||-10-------------------|
|-(9)----------------||-10-------------------|
|--------------------||-10-------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------|
|
| E E E E Q. E W
|--------------------||----------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------|
|--4--2------------2-||----------------------|
|-------4-2-0--------||----------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------|
C/G
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--10-----10-10-10---10-|-5---5-5--5----5-5-|
|--10-----10-10-10---10-|-5---5-5--5----5-5-|
|--10-----10-10-10---10-|-5---5-5--5----5-5-|
|--10-----10-10-10---10-|-5---5-5--5----5-5-|
|--12---x-12-12-12-x-12-|-5h7-7-7--5h=7-7-7-|
|--10---x----10----x----|-5---5----5----5---|
|
| >
| +W Q E E +E E Q
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-(10)------------------|-------3-(3)h5-5---|
|-(10)------------------|-------4-(4)h5-5---|
|-(10)------------------|-------5-(5)-5-5---|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
D/A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--5----5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-7---7-7--7-----7--7--|
|--5----5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-7---7-7--7-----7--7--|
|--5----5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-7---7-7--7-----7--7--|
|--5----5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-7---7-7--7-----7--7--|
|--5h=7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|-7h9-9-9--7h=9--9--9--|
|--5----5----5----5---|-7---7----7-----7-----|
|
| +W E E E E +E E Q
|---------------------|---5-5-5-(5)-5-(5)----|
|-(5)-----------------|---5-5-5-(5)-5h=7-----|
|-(5)-----------------|-6-6-6-6-(6)-6h=7-----|
|-(5)-----------------|-7-7-7-7-(7)----------|
|---------------------|-0---0----------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
Aadd9
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-7---7-7-(7)-7-------|------------------|
|-7---7-7-(7)-7-------|-0----0--0--0---0-|
|-7---7-7-(7)-7-------|-6----6--6--6---6-|
|-7---7-7-(7)-7-0-(0)-|-7----7--7--7---7-|
|-7h9-9-9-(9)-9-0-(0)-|-7--x-7--7--7-x-7-|
|-7---7----7----0-(0)-|-7--x----7----x---|
|
| >
| W Q E E +E E Q
|-5-------------------|--------------0---|
|-7-------------------|------0-(0)---5---|
|-7-------------------|--------------6---|
|-0-------------------|----7-------7-----|
|---------------------|-0----------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
F/C
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-10----10-10-10---10--|
|-0-----0-0-0---0-|-10----10-10-10---10--|
|-6-----6-6-6---6-|-10----10-10-10---10--|
|-7-----7-7-7---7-|-10----10-10-10---10--|
|-7---x-7-7-7-x-7-|-12--x-12-12-12-x-12--|
|-7---x---7---x---|-10--x----10----x-----|
|
| E E E E E E Q W
|-0---0-----------|----------------------|
|-5-----0---0-----|-10-------------------|
|-6-6-----6-------|-10-------------------|
|-------------7---|-10-------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
C/G
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--10-----10-10-10---10-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
|--10-----10-10-10---10-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
|--10-----10-10-10---10-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
|--10-----10-10-10---10-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
|--12---x-12-12-12-x-12-|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-|
|--10---x----10----x----|-5---5---5---5---|
|
| W H. E E
|---8-------------------|-----------------|
|-(10)------------------|-3-----------3-5-|
|-(10)------------------|-4-----------4-5-|
|-(10)------------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
D/A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--5----5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-7---7-7--7----7--7---|
|--5----5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-7---7-7--7----7--7---|
|--5----5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-7---7-7--7----7--7---|
|--5----5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-7---7-7--7----7--7---|
|--5h=7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|-7h9-9-9--7h=9-9--9---|
|--5----5----5----5---|-7---7----7----7------|
|
| +W Q E E +Q E E
|---------------------|---------------5-(5)--|
|-(5)-----------------|-5-----5-(5)---5h=7---|
|-(5)-----------------|-6-----6-(6)---6h=7---|
|---------------------|-7---7-7-(7)----------|
|---------------------|-0---0----------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
Aadd9
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|--7----7-7-(7)-7-------|-----------------|
|--7----7-7-(7)-7-------|--0----0-0-0---0-|
|--7----7-7-(7)-7-------|--6----6-6-6---6-|
|--7----7-7-(7)-7-0-(0)-|--7----7-7-7---7-|
|--7h=9-9-9-(9)-9-0-(0)-|--7--x-7-7-7-x-7-|
|--7----7----7----0-(0)-|--7--x---7---x---|
|
| +W W
|-(5)-------------------|-!0--------------|
|-(7)-------------------|-!0--------------|
|-(7)-------------------|-!6--------------|
|-----------------------|-!7--------------|
|-----------------------|-!0--------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
Interlude
Em11/A
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|------------------||--------0-(0)-0------|
|--0-----0-0-0---0-||o-------0-(0)-0------|
|--6-----6-6-6---6-||------0-0-(0)-0------|
|--7-----7-7-7---7-||--0h7-7-7-(7)-7-0h7--|
|--7---x-7-7-7-x-7-||o-0h7-7-7-(7)-7-0h7--|
|--7---x---7---x---||--0h7-7-------7-0h7--|
|
| +H E E Q Q E E +Q Q
|-(0)--------------||---------------------|
|-(0)--------------||o-------7-(7)--------|
|-(6)--------------||------7--------------|
|-(7)------7s9s7---||--5-------------5----|
|-(0)--------------||o--------------------|
|------------------||---------------------|
|
| W Q E E +Q Q
|------------------||---------------------|
|------------------||o--------------------|
|------------------||--------7-(7)--------|
|------------------||------5--------------|
|------------------||o-7-------------7----|
|------------------||---------------------|
Aadd9
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---0----0---0---0-|-------------------|
|---0----0---0---0-|--0--0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0----0---0---0-|--6--6-x-6-6-6-x-6-|
|-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7-x-7-7-7-x-7-|
|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7-x-7-7-7-x-7-|
|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7----x-7-7-7-x-7-|
|
| E Q. Q E E +H. E E
|------------------|-------------------|
|---7------------5-|-(5)-----------7-5-|
|-7------------7---|---------------7-6-|
|----------5-------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q. Q E E +W
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|---7------------6-|-(6)---------------|
|-5------------5---|-------------------|
|----------7-------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
1. 2.
D.S.
D.S.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------||--------------------||
|--0--0-x-0-----0---0--x-0-o||-0-0-x-0--0--0-x-0--||
|--6--6-x-6-----6---6--x-6--||-6-6-x-6--6--6-x-6--||
|--7--7-x-7-----7---7--x-7--||-7-7-x-7--7--7-x-7--||
|--7--7-x-7-----7---7--x-7-o||-7-7-x-7--7--7-x-7--||
|--7----x-7-----7---7--x-7--||-7---x-7--7--7-x-7--||
|
| E E Q +H E E Q +H
|---------------------------||--------------------||
|--7--5-5------(5)---------o||-7-5-5---(5)--------||
|--7--6-6------(6)----------||-7-6-6---(6)--------||
|-------7------(7)----------||-----7---(7)--------||
|--------------------------o||--------------------||
|---------------------------||--------------------||
|
| +Q. E +E +E Q W
|---------------------------||--------------------||
|--------------------------o||--------------------||
|-(6)-----6b8==(6)r(6)------||-6------------------||
|----------------------7----||--------------------||
|--------------------------o||--------------------||
|---------------------------||--------------------||
Outro
&
C D F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5-0-0-7--x--0-10-10-|--10--10-10-10-10-0-0-0-|
|-5-0-0-7--x--0-10-10-|--10--10-10-10-10-0-0-0-|
|-5-0-0-7--x--0-10-10-|--10--10-10-10-10-0-0-0-|
|---0-0-------0-------|------------------0-0-0-|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|
| Q E E +E E E E +W
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-5-----7-(7)----8s10-|-(10)-------------------|
|-5-----7-(7)---------|------------------------|
|-5-----7-(7)----8s10-|-(10)-------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
C Aadd9
3/4 4/4
E E E Q E W +W
|----------------------------|------------------|---------*|
|----------------------------|--0---------------|--(0)----*|
|--9-------------------------|--6---------------|--(6)----*|
|-10--0---0---0--------0-----|--7---------------|--(7)----*|
|-10--0---0---0--------0-----|--7---------------|--(7)----*|
|-10--0---0---0--------0-----|--7---------------|--(7)----*|
|
| E E +E E +Q E Q. +H +W
|----------------------------|------------------|---------*|
|--8s10-(10)-12---(12)-------|-12s14----(14)----|-(14)----*|
|--9s11-(11)-12---(12)-------|------------------|---------*|
|-10s12-(12)-12---(12)-------|-12s14----(14)----|-(14)----*|
|----------------------------|------------------|---------*|
|----------------------------|------------------|---------*|
|
| E E E S S +E E W +W
|----------------------------|------------------|---------*|
|----------------------------|------------------|---------*|
|--2--1---0------------------|------------------|---------*|
|-------------2-0--(0)-------|------------------|---------*|
|----------------------3b3.5-|--0---------------|--(0)----*|
|----------------------------|------------------|---------*|
The way I see it, he said
You just can't win it
Everybody's in it for their own gain
You can't please 'em all
There's always somebody calling you down
I do my best
And I do good business
There's a lot of people asking for my time
They're trying to get ahead
They're trying to be a good friend of mine
I was a free man in Paris
I felt unfettered and alive
There was nobody calling me up for favors
And no one's future to decide
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
But for the work I've taken on
Stoking the star maker machinery
Behind the popular song
I deal in dreamers
And telephone screamers
Lately I wonder what I do it for
If l had my way
I'd just walk out those doors
And wander
Down the Champs Elysees
Going cafe to cabaret
Thinking how I'll feel when I find
That very good friend of mine
I was a free man in Paris
I felt unfettered and alive
Nobody was calling me up for favors
No one's future to decide
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
But for the work I've taken on
Stoking the star maker machinery
Behind the popular song
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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