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The Last Time I Saw Richard by Joni Mitchell
The Last Time I Saw Richard
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
G
The last time I saw Richard was Detroit in '68
Em7 Am A7
And he told me all romantics meet the same fate someday
Em Em7 Am G
Cynical and drunk and boring someone in some dark café
G
You laugh he said you think you're immune
Em7 Am A7
Go look at your eyes they're full of moon
Em Em7 Am G
You like roses and kisses and pretty men to tell you all those pretty lies
C F
Pretty lies when you gonna realize they're only pretty lies
G Am A7 D7
Only pretty lies just pretty lies
G
He put a quarter in the Wurlitzer and he
Em7 Am A7
Pushed three buttons and the thing began to whirr
Em Em7 Am
And a bar maid came by in fishnet stockings and a bow tie
G
And she said "Drink up now it's getting' on time to close"
G
"Richard, you haven't really changed" I said
Em7 Am A7
It's just that now you're romanticizing some pain that's in your head
Am Em G
You got tombs in your eyes but the songs you punched are dreaming
C
Listen, they sing of love so sweet, love so sweet
F
When you gonna get yourself back on your feet?
G Asus G
Oh and love can be so sweet Love so sweet
G
Richard got married to a figure skater
A7
And he bought her a dishwasher and a coffee percolator
Em Am
And he drinks at home now most nights with the TV on
G
And all the house lights left up bright
G
I'm gonna blow this damn candle out
Em7 Am
I don't want nobody comin' over to my table I got nothing to talk to anybody about
Em Am
All good dreamers pass this way some day
G C
Hidin' behind bottles in dark cafes, dark cafes
F G
Only a dark cocoon before I get my gorgeous wings and fly away
Am G Asus
Only a phase these dark café days
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
note lots of Asus2 chords after Am chords
so keep hammering B string
G chord hammer low E string
[Intro]
Dsus2 Asus2 F#m G Em
Dsus2 Asus2 F#m G Em
Dsus2 G C Dsus2 Asus2
[Verse]
G
The last time I saw Richard was Detroit in '68
Am
And he told me all romantics meet the same fate someday
G
Cynical and drunk and boring someone in some dark café
You laugh he said you think you're immune
Am
Go look at your eyes they're full of moon
You like roses and kisses and pretty men to tell
G
you all those pretty lies
C F
Pretty lies when you gonna realize they're only pretty lies
G Am
Only pretty lies just pretty lies
[Verse]
G
He put a quarter in the Wurlitzer and he
Am
Pushed three buttons and the thing began to whirr
And a bar maid came by in fishnet stockings and a bow tie
G
And she said "Drink up now it's getting' on time to close"
"Richard, you haven't really changed" I said
Am
It’s just that now you're romanticizing
some pain that's in your head
You got tombs in your eyes but the
songs you punched are dreaming
G C
Listen, they sing of love so sweet, love so sweet
F
When you gonna get yourself back on your feet?
G Am
Oh and love can be so sweet Love so sweet
[Verse]
G
Richard got married to a figure skater
Am
And he bought her a dishwasher and a coffee percolator
And he drinks at home now most nights with the TV on
G
And all the house lights left up bright
I'm gonna blow this damn candle out
Am
I don’t want nobody comin' over to my table
I got nothing to talk to anybody about
All good dreamers pass this way some day
G C
Hidin' behind bottles in dark cafes, dark cafes
F
Only a dark cocoon before I get my gorgeous
G
wings and fly away
Am G Bm G A
Only a phase these dark café days
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