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Hunter by Joni Mitchell
Hunter
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Ab
Capo:1st fret
Inspired by an old scruffy stray cat that freaked Joni out one night.
3 days later, to her relief, he returned and she kept him after that.
OPEN G TUNING: G-G-D-G-B-D
De-tune 1st string DOWN to D
2nd, 3rd and 4th strings all remain the same as in standard tuning
De-tune 5th DOWN to G (an octave below open 3rd string)
Tune 6th UP to G (also an octave below open 3rd string)
CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Ab)
NOTE: For tablature on the Intro Riff, and info on a live version,
see the bottom of the page. Slide up from the Gsus2 into the
higher G chord, and also slide up into the A and E barre chords.
automatically suggest and use the shapes in the text below:
G = 000000 G * = 000430 E = x77777
C/G = 002010 A = x22222 Gmaj7 = 000434
Gsus2 = 000210 D = x55555 Am/G = 000212
[Intro]
G C/G Gsus2 G* Gsus2 G C/G
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
G C/G Gsus2 G* Gsus2 G C/G G
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
G C/G
I was alone and sick - ly,
Gsus2 G * Gsus2 G C/G G
It was a quart - er of a moonlit night,
G C/G G C/G
I heard him cry through my window shade,
G * Gsus2 G C/G G
And it filled me so full of ...fright-----,
A G D
But I could not turn my back on him,
G E D G
I put on the backporch light,
C/G G C/G G C/G G * Gsus2
"Can I help you", said the Good Sa - mari - tan---------,
C/G G C/G G C/G G
"Can I help you", said the Good Sa - mari - tan
G C/G Gsus2 G* Gsus2 G C/G
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
G C/G Gsus2 G* Gsus2 G C/G G
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 2]
G C/G
I brought him bread and a blank - et,
Gsus2 G * Gsus2 G C/G G
But I told him, "You can't come in here,
G C/G G C/G
And you can sleep outide in the tool shed,
G * Gsus2 G C/G G
Though a little rain comes in there!"
A G D
Well, I don't know you, you're a stranger to me,
G E D G
No, I don't know where you've been,
C/G G C/G G C/G G * Gsus2
You can't come in here!", said the keeper of the inn---------,
C/G G C/G G C/G G
"I don't want you in here!", said the keeper of ...the inn
G C/G Gsus2 G* Gsus2 G C/G
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
G C/G Gsus2 G* Gsus2 G C/G G
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
G C/G
But I couldn't sleep for the think - ing,
Gsus2 G * Gsus2 G C/G G
You know, the night got so ...in - sane,
G C/G G C/G
And I thought, maybe he was an angel,
G * Gsus2 G C/G G
And I left him out in the rain-------,
A G D
Oh, and what if he was The Devil?
G E D G
He'll be coming after me a - gain,
C/G G C/G G C/G G * Gsus2
But when I woke in the wear - y morning he was gone------,
C/G G C/G G C/G G
When I woke in the wear - y morning he was ...gone
G C/G Gsus2 G* Gsus2 G C/G
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 4]
A G D
I thought maybe he was an angel,
G E D G C/G G
And I left him out in the rain-------,
A G D
Oh, and what if he was The Devil?
G E D G
He'll be coming after me a - gain!
C/G G C/G G C/G G * Gsus2
When I woke in the wear - y morning he was ...gone--------,
Gmaj7 Am/G Gmaj7 Am/G
He was gone--------, he was gone, he was gone, he was gone,
C/G
He was gone when I woke in the morning,
G C/G Gsus2 G* Gsus2 G C/G
He was gone-------------------------------------!
G C/G Gsus2 G* Gsus2 G C/G G
| / / / / | /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / | / / / / ||
[Intro Riff]
G C/G Gsus2 G * Gsus2 G C/G
D |--0---0-0--|--0----0--0-0--|--0--0--0--0-0--0--|--0----0--0--|
B |--0---0-0--|--0-h1-1--1-1--|--1-/3--3--3-3-\1--|--0-h1-1--1--|
G |--0---0-0--|--0----0--0-0--|--2-/4--4--4-4-\3--|--0----0--0--|
D |--0-----0--|--0-h2-2--2-2--|--0--0--0--0-0--0--|--0-h2-2--2--|
G |--0-----0--|--0----0-------|--0--------0-0-----|--0----0--0--|
G |--0-----0--|-------0-------|--0--------0-0-----|--0----0--0--|
G C/G Gsus2 G * Gsus2 G C/G G
D |--0-0-0-0--|--0----0--0-0--|--0--0--0--0-0--0--|--0----0--0--|
B |--0-0-0-0--|--0-h1-1--1-1--|--1-/3--3--3-3-\1--|--0-h1-1--0--|
G |--0-0-0-0--|--0----0--0-0--|--2-/4--4--4-4-\3--|--0----0--0--|
D |--0-----0--|--0-h2-2--2-2--|--0--0--0--0-0--0--|--0-h2-2--0--|
G |--0-----0--|--0----0-------|--0--------0-0-----|--0----0--0--|
G |--0-----0--|-------0-------|--0--------0-0-----|--0----0--0--|
h = hammer-on notes / = Slide notes up \ = Slide notes down
For a live version, a semi-tone higher, in the key of A,
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