Fiction chords by Joni Mitchell

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: C

Lead-in on:
           C5


Verse 1:
  G/C                   C            G/C
I can't decide, I don't know (which way to go?)

    G/C                           C            G/C
The options multiply, the choices grow (which way to go)
     G/C                         C           G/C
What should I buy, what should I be? (Which way to go?)
G/C
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief, so much comes at you
             C          G/C
Too much for me (which way to go?)

Chorus:
Bbmaj7           C
         Elusive dreams and vague desires
Bbmaj7             C                             C/Bb
         Fanned to fiery needs by golden boys in ad empires
         Am11                       C/Bb                      Am11
Fiction
(truth), fiction
(truth), fiction
truth fiction
Em7
Fiction of the boob tube, fiction of the papers
C/F
Fiction of the image and the image makers
C/Bb
Fiction of the magazines, fiction of the movies
Am7
Fiction of the "Buy me," "Watch me," "Listen to me"



Verse 2:
G/C                            C            G/C
    I can't decide, I'm so con fused (which way to go)
    G/C                    C                 G/C
I'm being useful here, I'm being used (which way to go)
     G/C                           C            G/C
Some line gets drawn, what line is this? (Which way to go)
           G/C                  C           G/C
Could be a threshold or a preci pice (which way to go)



Chorus:
Bbmaj7         C
       Elusive dreams and vague desires
Bbmaj7           C                           C/Bb
       Fanned to fiery needs by sexy boys in flaming TV fires
         Am11                  C/Bb                     Am11
Fiction
(truth),fiction
(truth), fiction
(truth) fiction
Em7
Fiction of obedience, fiction of rebellion
C/F
Fiction of the goody-goody and the hellion
C/Bb
Fiction of destroyers, fiction of preservers
Am7
Fiction of peacemakers and shit disturbers



Bridge:
Cm
  Fiction   of the moralist, fiction of the nihilist
                                         F/C
Fiction of the innovator and the stylist
                                       F/C
Fiction of the killjoy, fiction of the charmer
                                                 Cm7
Fiction of the clay feet and the shining armour
                                          Cm7
Fiction of the declaimers, fiction of the rebukers
                              Cm7
Fiction of the pro and the no nukers
               Bb/C
Fiction of the gizmo, fiction of the data

Fiction of the this is this and that is that


Verse 3:
G/C                         C           G/C
    I can't decide, I don't know (which way to go)
                                 C           G/C
The more you learn, the less you know (which way to go)
                            C           G/C
Some follow blind and never know (which way to go)
                               C         G/C
To lead you need some place to go (which way to go)


Chorus:
Bbmaj7         C
       Elusive dreams and vague desires
Bbmaj7           C
       Fanned to fiery needs by deadly deeds in falling empires
        Am11                       C/Bb                      Am11
Fiction
(truth), fiction
(truth), fiction
truth  fiction


Closing sequence:
Em7
Fiction of the diplomat, fiction of the critic
C/F
Fiction of the Pollyanna and the cynic
C/Bb
Fiction of the coward, fiction of the hero
Am7
Fiction of the monuments reduced to zero