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Song For Sharon by Joni Mitchell
Song For Sharon
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:D
Capo:1st fret
|Dm7 |Dm7 |Dm7 |D |
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|Dm7 |Dm7 |Dm7 |D |
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G/A A
I went to Staten Island, Sharon
D Dsus4 D
To buy myself a mandolin
F/G G
And I saw the long white dress of love
D Dsus4 D
On a storefront mannequin
Eb/F F
Big boat chuggin' back with a belly full of cars
Eb/F F
All for something lacy
G7sus4
Some girl's going to see that dress
G7 D Dsus4 D
And crave that day like crazy
|Dm7 |Dm7 |Dm7 |D |
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G/A A
Little Indian kids on a bridge up in Canada
D Dsus4 D
They can balance and they can climb
F/G G
Like their fathers be fore them
D Dsus4 D
They'll walk the girders of the Manhattan skyline
Eb/F F
Shine your light on me Miss Liberty
Eb/F F
Because as soon as this ferry boat docks
G7sus4
I'm headed to the church
G7
To play Bingo
D Dsus4 D
Fleece me with the gamblers' flocks
|Dm7 |Dm7 |Dm7 |D |
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G/A A
I can keep my cool at poker
D Dsus4 D
But I'm a foo ooll when love's at stake
F/G G
Because I can't conceal e motion
D Dsus4 D
What I'm feeling's always written on my face
Eb/F F
There's a gypsy down on Bleecker Street
Eb/F F
I went in to see her as a kind of joke
G7sus4
And she lit a candle for my love luck
G7 D Dsus4 D
And eighteen bucks went up in smoke
|Dm7 |Dm7 |Dm7 |D |
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G/A A
Sharon, I left my man
D Dsus4 D
At a North Da kota junction
F/G G
And I came out to the "Big Apple" here
D Dsus4 D
To face the dream's malfunction
Eb/F F
Love's a repe titious danger
Eb/F F
You'd think I'd be accus tomed to
G7sus4 G7
Well, I do accept the changes
D Dsus4 D
At least better than I used to do
|Dm7 |Dm7 |Dm7 |D |
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|Dm7 |Dm7 |Dm7 |D |
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G/A A
A woman I knew just drowned herself
D Dsus4 D
The well was deep and muddy
F/G G
She was just shaking off futility
D Dsus4 D
Or pu nishing somebody
Eb/F F
My friends were calling up all day yesterday
Eb/F F
All emotions and abstractions
G7sus4 G7
It seems we all live so close to that line
D Dsus4 D
And so far from satisfaction
|Dm7 |Dm7 |Dm7 |D |
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G/A A
Dora says, "Have children!"
D Dsus4 D
Mama and Betsy say, "Find yourself a charity."
F/G G D Dsus4 D
Help the needy and the crippled or put some time into ecolo gy."
Eb/F F
Well, there's a wide wide world of noble causes
Eb/F F
And lovely land scapes to discover
G7sus4
But all I really wanna do right now
G7 D Dsus4 D
Is...find ano ther lover
|Dm7 |Dm7 |Dm7 |D |
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G/A A
When we were kids in Maidstone, Sharon
D Dsus4 D
I went to every wedding in that little town
F/G G
To see the tears and the kisses
D Dsus4 D
And the pretty lady in the white lace wedding gown
Eb/F F
And walking home on the railroad tracks
Eb/F F
Or swinging on the playground swing
G7sus4 G7
Lo-o-ove stimulated my il lusions
D Dsus4 D
More than anything
G/A A
And when I went skating after Golden Reggie
D Dsus4 D
You know it was white lace I was chasing
F/G G
Chasing dreams
D Dsus4 D
Mama's nylons underneath my cowgirl jeans
Eb/F F
He showed me first you get the kisses
Eb/F F
And then you get the tears
G7sus4 G7
But the ceremony of the bells and lace
D Dsus4 D
Still veils this reckless fool here
|Dm7 |Dm7 |Dm7 |D |
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G/A A
Now there are twenty-nine skaters on Wollman Rink
D Dsus4 D
Circling in singles and in pairs
F/G G
In this vigorous anonymity
D Dsus4
A blank face at the window stares and
Eb/F
stares and stares and stares and stares
F
And the power of reason
Eb/F F
And the flowers of deep feel ings
G7sus4
Seem to serve me
G7 D Dsus4 D
Only to deceive me
|Dm7 |Dm7 |Dm7 |D |
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G/A A
Sharon you've got a husband
D Dsus4 D
And a family and a farm
F/G G
I've got the apple of temp tation
D Dsus4 D
And a diamond snake around my arm
Eb/F F
But you still have your music
Eb/F F
And I've still got my eyes on the land and the sky
G7sus4 G7
You sing for your friends and your family
D Dsus4 D
I'll walk green pas tures by and by
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|Dm7 |Dm7 |D |D |
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|Dm7 |Dm7 |D |D |
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|Dm7 |Dm7 |D |D |
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| ..fade
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Eb
Capo:no capo
Eb Bb Db F Ab Bb
[Intro]
Bb|-----------------------|----------------|------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|---7------------|------------------|
F |-------0--------0------|-7-7--12--0-----|--1-0--1-0--------|
Db|---4h5------4h5------0-|-7----12--0---0-|--2-0--2-0--------|
Bb|----------0-------0----|------------0---|------------3-0---|
Eb|-0---------------------|----------------|----------------0-|
Bb|---------------------|------------------|---------0---------|
Ab|-----------2--0------|--------------0---|-----0---------0---|
F |------2----2--0------|--1-0--1-0--1--0--|---0--------0------|
Db|----2-------------0--|--2-0--2-0--2-----|-2-----2--------0--|
Bb|--------0-------0----|------------------|-------------------|
Eb|(0)------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------|-7-------------|
Ab|---------------2-0-------|---------2--0----|-7-------------|
F |--------2------2-0-------|-----2---2--0----|-7-------------|
Db|-----2----------------0--|---2-------------|-7-------------|
Bb|--------------------0----|--------------0--|-7-------------|
Eb|---0-------0-------------|-0-----0---------|---------------|
I went to Staten Island, Sharon...
Went to Staten Island Sharon
Buy myself a mandolin
And I saw the long white dress of love
On a storefront mannequin
Big boat chuggin' back with a belly full of cars
All for something lacy
Some girls gonna see that dress and
Crave that day like crazy
Little Indian kids on a bridge up in Canada
They can balance and they can climb
Like their fathers before them
They'll walk the girders of the Manhattan skyline
Shine your light on me Miss Liberty
'Cause as soon as this ferry boat docks
And I'm headed to the church
To play Bingo, fleece me with the gamblers' flocks
I can keep my cool at poker
But I'm a fool when love's at stake
'Cause I can't conceal emotion
What I'm feeling is on my face
There's a gypsy down on Bleecker street
I went in to see her as a kind of joke and
She lit a candle for my love luck and
18 bucks went up in smoke
Sharon, I left my man at a North Dakota junction
And I came out to the "Big apple" here
Face the dream's malfunction
Love's a repetitious danger
You'd think I'd be accustomed to
Well, I do accept the changes
Better than I used to do
Woman I knew just drowned herself
The well was deep and muddy
She was just shaking off futility
Punishing somebody
Friends were calling up all day yesterday
All emotions and abstractions
It seems we all live so close to that line and
So far from satisfaction
Dora says, "Have children"
Mama and Betsy say, "Find charity"
Help the needy and the crippled or put some time into ecology
Well, there's a wide wide world of noble causes
And lovely landscapes to discover, but
All I really wanna do right now, is
Find another lover
We were kids in Maid stone, Sharon
And I went to every wedding in that little town
To see the tears and the kisses and the
Pretty lady in the white lace wedding gown
And walking home on the railroad tracks
Or swinging on the playground swing
Love stimulated my illusions
More than anything
And when I went skating after Golden Reggie, it was
White lace I was chasing, chasing dreams
Mama's nylons underneath my cowgirl jeans
He showed me first you get the kisses
Or then you gonna get the tears
The ceremony of the bells and lace, still veils this reckless fool here
Hehe
Now there are 49 skaters on Wolman rink
All round in circles and in pairs
In this vigorous anonymity
A blank face at the window stares and stares and stares and stares
The power of reason
And the flowers of deep feeling
Seem to serve me, only to deceive me
Sharon, you've got a husband and a family and a farm
I've got the apple of temptation and a diamond snake around my arm
But you still have your music
I've still got my eyes on the land and the sky
Sing for your friends and your family
I'll walk green pastures by and by
| b Bend
| h Hammer-on
| (n) Ghost note
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