Sisotowbell Lane chords by Joni Mitchell

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

D D6

Verse One:

D           D6
Sisotowbell Lane
D                  G
Noah is fixing the pump in the rain
D

He brings us no shame
    Am                   G       D
We always knew that he always knew
 D            D6
Up over the hill
 D                       G
Jovial neighbours come down when they will
  D
With stories to tell
     Am
Sometimes they do
          G       D
Yes sometimes we do
 C
We have a rocking chair
D
Each of us rocks his share
 Bm
Eating muffin buns and berries
                              Am
By the steamy kitchen window

Sometimes we do
     G              D D6 D D6
Our tongues turn blue

Verse Two:

D         D6
Sisotowbell Lane
D                          G
Anywhere else now would seem very strange
D
The seasons are changing
Am            G   D
Everyday in everyway
 D               D6
Sometimes it is spring
 D                  G
Sometimes it is not anything
D
A poet can sing
Am
Sometimes we try
         G     D
Yes we always try
C
We have a rocking chair
D
Somedays we rock and stare
Bm
At the woodlands and the grasslands and the badlands 'cross the river
Am
Sometimes we do
    G        D D6 D D6
We like the view

Verse Three:

D           D6
Sisotowbell Lane
D                      G
Go to the city you'll come back again
   D
To wade through the grain
     Am
You always do
        G      D
Yes we always do
                  D6
Come back to the stars
   D                      G
Sweet well water and pickling jars
   D
We'll lend you the car
Am
We always do
          G       D
Yes sometimes we do
C
We have a rocking chair
D
Someone is always there
         Bm                                                        Am
Rocking rhythms while they're waiting with the candle in the window

Sometimes we do
    G        D D6 D D6 D
We wait for you