Joni Mitchell

Both Sides Now Chords

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Harlan L Thompson asks: <If someone knows the alternate tuning version, please post it! <(from Clouds, 1969) (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu) Here is my version of chord shapes for this song in D tuning. If anyone has any changes, please contact me at sem8@cornell.edu: Both Sides Now written by Joni Mitchell appears on the album Clouds Reprise 1969 Tuning: D A D F# A D Capo 4 BOTH SIDES NOW- Joni Mitchell C F C F Bows .. F Em Am C And .. F Dm And .. F G I've .. C F C F But . F Em Am C They ... F Dm So .. F G But ..
CHORUS: C F C I've .. F C F C From .. Em F C It's .. C F C Am Gsus G C I .. verse/chorus verse/chorus NOTE: If someone knows the alternate tuning version, please post it! (from Clouds, 1969) (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu) (I'm not musically adept enough to know what the names of these chords are but if anybody wants to help me out with naming them I'd be very appreciative.) INTRO: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VERSE 1: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bows and .. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and .. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I've ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | But .. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | they ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | so ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | but ... CHORUS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I've ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | from up.. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | it's .. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (finger pick a little on this last chord ala Joni) I ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | at all REPEAT INTRO BEFORE NEXT VERSE: VERSE 2: CHORUS 2: VERSE 3: CHORUS 3: PRINTING NOTE: The graphs will probably come out better if you print in COURIER pitch 10. ___________________ /___________________\ ||-------------------|| || Sue McNamara || || sem8@cornell.edu || ||___________________|| || O etch-a-sketch O || \___________________/ "It's all a dream she has awake." - Joni Mitchell

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