In France They Kiss On Main Street chords by Joni Mitchell

• Difficulty: Advanced

Key: E

♫ Intro:

E7

♫ Verse 1:
B9sus              Emaj7
Downtown My darling dime store thief
        G/A      A             E
In the War of Independence Rock 'n' roll rang sweet as victory
    G             F#4  F#       G
Under neon signs A girl was in bloom And a woman was fading
        E
In a suburban room

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------------4----------|
D|-------2--4\6-----6\4--2--|
A|--2\4---------------------|
E|--------------------------|

A4
I said take me to the dance
    A         E
Do you want to dance? I love to dance And I told him
   C#9sus    C#9   B9sus    B9    E
They don't take chances They seem so removed from romance

E|-----------------------------|
B|------12---------------------|
G|--9------11b--11--9----------|
D|----9------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

       Asus4         A          E
They've been broken in churches & schools And molded to middle class circumstance

♫ Chorus:
      B9sus B9   A9sus A9   G9sus G9 D  E
And we were ro llin'  Ro llin'  Rock 'n' ro llin'

E|--------------------------9--------------------12----14b14b--|
B|----------------------------9--12b--12b--12h14----14---------|
G|--9--9--9----11--9--11b--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

♫ Verse 2:
B9sus             Emaj7
Downtown The dance halls and cafes
            G/A        A             E
Feel so wild you could break somebody's heart Just doing the latest dance craze
G                  F#4 F#
Gail and Louise In those push up brassieres
          G                E
Tight dresses and rhinestone rings Drinking up the band's beers
         A4                A        E
Young love was kissing under bridges Kissing in cars Kissing in cafes

E|----14/16--14--12--14--12--|
B|---------------------------|
G|----14/16--14--13--14--13--|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

      C#9sus C#9        B9sus   B9      E
And we were walking down Main Street  Kisses like bright flags hung on holidays

E|----19--17p16--------------------------16--19-|
B|--------------17---------16-17---17-19--------|
G|----------------16-15-14----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

   Asus4           A         E
In France they kiss on Main Street Amour, mama, not cheap display

♫ Chorus:
      B9sus B9   A9sus A9   G9sus G9 D  E B9sus B9  A9sus A9  G9sus G9 D  E
And we were ro llin'  Ro llin'  Rock 'n' ro llin'

E|------------12-12--15v--12--12----|
B|-------------------14v----15--15b-|
G|-14b--14-12-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

E|--------12--14b-14b-14-14-12-12---------------------------------12--------------------------------|
B|-12h 14------------------------12-14b14b-14-14-12-12----------12--15-12---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------13--12h13---------15p14-12--14--12-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------14---------------------14--14---14-12-14--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


♫ Verse 3:
B9sus           Emaj7
Downtown In the pinball arcade
          G/A      A             E
With his head full of pool hall pitches And songs from the hit parade
         G                   F#4 F#
He'd be singing "Bye, Bye, Love" While he's racking up his free play
            G          E
Let those rock 'n' roll choir boys Come and carry us away
      Asus4        A              E
Sometimes Chickie had the car Or Ron had the car Or Lead Foot Melvin with his hotwire head
       C#9sus C#9     B9sus   B9       E
We'd all go looking for a party  Looking to raise Jesus up from the dead
      Asus4          A            E
And I'd be kissing in the back seat Thrilling to the Brando-like things that he said

♫ Chorus:
      B9sus B9   A9sus A9   G9sus G9 D  E
And we were ro llin'  Ro llin'  Rock 'n' ro llin'

♫ Outro:
      B9sus B9   A9sus A9   G9sus G9 D  E
And we were ro llin'  Ro llin'  Rock 'n' ro llin'
      B9sus B9   A9sus A9   G9sus G9 D  E
And we were ro llin'  Ro llin'  Rock 'n' ro llin'
      B9sus B9   A9sus A9   G9sus G9 D  E
And we were ro llin'  Ro llin'  Rock 'n' ro llin'



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