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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