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People's Parties by Joni Mitchell
People's Parties
Tune guitar to open D
From low to high : DADF#AD
/ means slide
INTRO:
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D-----7---7-7--0----5---5--3---0-0---12--0---10---10--7----0---0-0----|
A-----7---7-7--0----5---5--3---0-0---12--0---10---10--7----0---0-0----|
F#----7---7-7--0----5---5--3---0-0---12--0---10---10--7----0---0-0----|
D-----7---7-7--0----5---5--3---0-0---12--0---10---10--7----9---9-9----|
A-----7---7-7--0----5---5--3---0-0---12--0---10---10--7----9---9-9----|
D-----7---7-7--0----5---5--3---0-0---12--0---10---10--7----9---9-9----|
D-----0---0-0---0--0----0-0-0-0-0--0-----5--3---0------------------|
A-----0---0-0---0--0----0-0-0-0-0--0-----5--3---0------------------|
F#--0-1---1-1---1--1/3--3-3-3-1-0--1-----5--3---0------------------|
D---0-2---2-2---2--2/4--4-4-4-2-0--2-----5--3---0------------------|
A---0-2---2-2---2------------------0-----5--3---0------------------|
D---0-2---2-2---2------------------------5--3---0------------------|
VERSE:
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D-----7-------7--7----0----------5-----5------3------0-0---|
A-----7-------7--7----0----------5-----5------3------0-0---|
F#----7-------7--7----0----------5-----5------3------0-0---|
D-----7-------7--7----0----------5-----5------3------0-0---|
A-----0-------0--0----0----------5-----5------3------0-0---|
D-----0-------0--0----0----------5-----5------3------0-0---|
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All the people at this party they got a lot of style
D------12--12----0----0-----10-------------10--10---|
A------12--12----0----0-----10-------------10--10---|
F#-----12--12----0----0-----10-------------10--10---|
D------12--12----0----0-----10-------------10--10---|
A------12--12----0----0-----10-------------10--10---|
D------12--12----0----0-----10-------------10--10---|
They got stamps of many countries they got passport smiles
D----------0--------0---0---------------------0-----------------0----0----------|
A----------0--------0---0---------------------0-----------------0----0----------|
F#---------0--------0---0--------------0------1-----------------1----1----------|
D----------9--------9---9--------------0------2-----------------2----2----------|
A----------9--------9---9--------------0------2-----------------2----2----------|
D----------9--------9---9--------------0------2-----------------2----2----------|
Some are friendly, some are cutting, some are watching it from the wings
D-----------0----0--0--0---0--0----------0----------0--0--------------|
A-----------0----0--0--0---0--0----------0----------0--0--------------|
F#----------1/3--3--3--3---1--0----------1----------1--1--------------|
D-----------2/4--4--4--4---2--0----------2----------2--2--------------|
A----------------------------------------0----------0--0--------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Some are standing in the centre giving to get something
The rest follows almost exactly the same pattern - the only real
difference is at the end with the lines 'laughing it all away' :
D---0-------0---0-----0--0-------0----0--0--------0---0-0-0-0-0--0----|
A---0-------0---0-----0--0-------0----0--0--------0---0-0-0-0-0--0----|
F#--1-------1---0-----0--0-------1----1--1--------1/3-3-3-3-1-0--1----|
D---2-------2---9-----9--9-------2----2--2--------2/4-4-4-4-2-0--2----|
A---0-------0---9-----9--9-------2----2--2-----------------------0----|
D---------------9-----9--9-------2----2--2----------------------------|
Laughing it all away - ay - ay - ay-ay-ay
This repeats three times (I think) then it goes :
D----5-----------3---0-----------|
A----5-----------3---0-----------|
F#---5-----------3---0-----------|
D----5-----------3---0-----------|
A----5-----------3---0-----------|
D----5-----------3---0-----------|
Laughing it all away
All the people at this party
They've got a lot of style
They've got stamps of many countries
They've got passport smiles
Some are friendly
Some are cutting
Some are watching it from the wings
Some are standing in the centre
Giving to get something
Photo Beauty gets attention
Then her eye paint's running down
She's got a rose in her teeth
And a lampshade crown
One minute she's so happy
Then she's crying on someone's knee
Saying, laughing and crying
You know it's the same release
I told you when I met you
I was crazy
Cry for us all, Beauty
Cry for Eddie in the corner
Thinking he's nobody
And Jack behind his joker
And stone-cold Grace behind her fan
And me in my frightened silence
Thinking I don't understand
I feel like I'm sleeping
Can you wake me?
You seem to have a broader sensibility
I'm just living on nerves and feelings
With a weak and a lazy mind
And coming to people's parties
Fumbling deaf dumb and blind
I wish I had more sense of humor
Keeping the sadness at bay
Throwing the lightness on these things
Laughing it all away
Laughing it all away
Laughing it all away
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
A7sus4
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Bm7
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|-o-|---|---|---| C
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E ---|---|-o-|---|---| D
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---|
D/A
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Dmaj9
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| Em7
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|-x-|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-o-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| F
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---|
G
e ---|---|-x-|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G ---|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|-x-|---|---|
Capo:no capo
*Tuning: DADF#AD*
A7sus4: X02100
Bm7: X20000
C: 10-10-10-10-10-10
D: 000000
D/A: X00000
Dmaj9: 077777
Em7: X22120
F: 333333
G: 555555
Intro:
Bm7 – Em7
D/A - A7sus4 – D/A – A7sus4
G – F – D
Dmaj9 D G
All the people at this par-ty
They’ve got a lot of style
D C
They’ve got stamps of many coun-tries
They’ve got passport smiles
Bm7
Some are friend-ly, some are cutting
Em7
Some are watch-ing it from the wings
D/A A7sus4 D/A
Some are stand-ing in the cen- - ter
A7sus4
Giving to get something
Dmaj9 G
Photo beauty gets at-ten- tion
D
Then her eye paint’s running down
C
She’s got a rose in her teeth
And a lampshade crown
Bm7
One minute she’s so happy
Em7
Then she’s cry-ing on someone’s knee
D/A A7sus4
Saying, “Laugh-ing and cry-ing
D/A A7sus4
You know, it’s the same release”
Dmaj9
I told you when I met you
G
I was cra-zy
D
Cry for us all, beauty
C
Cry for Eddie in the cor-ner
Thinking he’s nobody
Bm7
And Jack behind his joker
Em7
And stone-cold Grace behind her fan
D/A A7sus4 D/A
And me in my frightened si- - -lence
A7sus4
Thinking I don’t understand
Dmaj9 G
I feel like I’m sleep- ing
D
Can you wake me?
C
You seem to have a broad-er sensibility
Bm7
I’m just liv-ing on nerves and feelings
Em7
With a weak and a lazy mind
D/A A7sus4 D/A
And com-ing to people’s par- - ties
A7sus4
Fumb-ling deaf, dumb, and blind
Dmaj9
I wish I had more sense of humor
G F D
Keeping the sad- -ness at bay
D C
Throwing the lightness on these things
Bm7 Em7 D/A A7sus4 D/A A7sus4
Laughing it all away
(3x)
G F D
Laugh-ing it all away
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