Sisotowbell Lane chords by Joni Mitchell

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: D MajorD

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

D MajorD D6D6

Verse One:

D MajorD      D6D6
Sisotowbell Lane
D MajorD         G+G
Noah is fixing the pump in the rain
D MajorD
He brings us no shame
  A minorAm          G+G    D MajorD
We always knew that he always knew
 D MajorD      D6D6
Up over the hill
 D MajorD            G+G
Jovial neighbours come down when they will
 D MajorD
With stories to tell
   A minorAm
Sometimes they do
     G+G    D MajorD
Yes sometimes we do
 C majorC
We have a rocking chair
D MajorD
Each of us rocks his share
 B minorBm
Eating muffin buns and berries
               A minorAm
By the steamy kitchen window

Sometimes we do
   G+G       D MajorD D6D6 D MajorD D6D6
Our tongues turn blue

Verse Two:

D MajorD     D6D6
Sisotowbell Lane
D MajorD             G+G
Anywhere else now would seem very strange
D MajorD
The seasons are changing
A minorAm      G+G  D MajorD
Everyday in everyway
 D MajorD        D6D6
Sometimes it is spring
 D MajorD         G+G
Sometimes it is not anything
D MajorD
A augmentedA poet can sing
A minorAm
Sometimes we try
     G+G   D MajorD
Yes we always try
C majorC
We have a rocking chair
D MajorD
Somedays we rock and stare
B minorBm
At the woodlands and the grasslands and the badlands 'cross the river
A minorAm
Sometimes we do
  G+G    D MajorD D6D6 D MajorD D6D6
We like the view

Verse Three:

D MajorD      D6D6
Sisotowbell Lane
D MajorD           G+G
Go to the city you'll come back again
  D MajorD
To wade through the grain
   A minorAm
You always do
    G+G   D MajorD
Yes we always do
         D6D6
Come back to the stars
  D MajorD           G+G
Sweet well water and pickling jars
  D MajorD
We'll lend you the car
A minorAm
We always do
     G+G    D MajorD
Yes sometimes we do
C majorC
We have a rocking chair
D MajorD
Someone is always there
     B minorBm                            A minorAm
Rocking rhythms while they're waiting with the candle in the window

Sometimes we do
  G+G    D MajorD D6D6 D MajorD D6D6 D MajorD
We wait for you