I Had a King Joni Mitchell
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from the album "Joni Mitchell" with thanks to Howard Wright for the tuning For this song, it is important to let notes ring and to emphasise the melody notes, particularly in measures 13 through 20, where the melody is played on the 4th and 5th (ie bass A & D) strings - listen to the recording. Notes are all quavers; a * indicates a quaver rest. Bracketed notes are optional. Full lyrics are at the end. Comments, corections, suggestions, etc. *please* mail me. Enjoy! Tuning DADEAD, Capo 7. 4/4, quarter note = 108. Intro: |--------------0----------|------------------------|-------------0----------| |-----------0-----0-------|-------0-----------0----|----------------0-------| |-----3-------------------|-3-----------3----------|-------1----------------| |--------4-----------4----|----4-----------4-------|----------2--------2----| |-----------------------5-|----------5-----------0-|----3-----------------3-| |--0----------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------| 4 Verse: |-------------------------|-------------0----------|------------------------| |--------0-----------0----|*---------------0-------|-------0-----------0----| |--1-----------1----------|-------3----------------|-3-----------3----------| |-----2-----------2-------|*---------4--------4----|----4-----------4-------| |-----------3-----------0-|----5-----------------5-|----------5-----------0-| |-------------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------| I had a king in a tenement castle 7 crescendo............ |--------------0----------|------------------------|-------------------0----| |-----------------0-------|-------0-----------0----|-------------------0----| |--------1----------------|-1-----------1----------|----*--------0-----0----| |-----------2--------2----|----2-----------2-------|-------0-----0----------| |-----3-----------------3-|----------3-----------0-|-------0----------------| |--0----------------------|------------------------|-0--------0-----0-----0-| Lately he's taken to painting the pastel walls brown 10 |-----------0-------------|----------0-------------|-------------0----------| |-----------0-------------|-------------0----------|----------------0-------| |--0-----0--------0-------|-1-----*--1-------------|-1--------1-------------| |--0-----------------0----|-0--------0-----0-----0-|----0--------------0----| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-----0--------0--------0-|----0--------------0----|-------0-------------(0)| He's taken the cur - tains down He's 13 (emphasise melody notes!!.......) |-----------0-----------0-|------------------------|----------0-------------| |--------0-----------0----|-0--------0-----------0-|-0--------------------0-| |--0----------------------|-3-----3-----------3----|-1-----1-----------1----| |-----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------| |--------------0----------|-5-----------0----------|-3-----------0----------| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Swept with the broom of contempt and the rooms have an empty ring [16] |--------------0----------|----------0-----------0-|----------0-----------0-| |--0--------0-----0-------|-0-----0-----------0----|-0----------------------| |--0-----0-----------0----|-0----------------------|-3-----3-----------3----| |-----0-----------0-----0-|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------| |--2-----------0----------|-------------0----------|-5-----------0----------| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| He's cleaned with the tears of an actor who fears for [19] |-------------------------|-------------0----------|-0-----------0----------| |--0--------0--------0----|-0--------0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-----0-| |--1-----1--1-----1--1----|-0-----0-----------0----|-------0----------------| |-----0-----------0-------|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----| |--3-----------0--------0-|-2-----------------2----|-------2-----------0----| |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| the laughter's sting.... Chorus: |--------------------0----|-5--------4-----0-------|-----------------(0)----| |-----------0--------0----|-0--------0--------0----|---------0--------0-----| |--3-----*--3--------3----|-------*----------------|-3----*--3--------3-----| |--0--------0-----0-------|----0--------0--------0-|-0-------0-----0--------| |-------------------------|-0--------0--------0----|-0----------------------| |--0--0--------0--------0-|------------------------|-0--0-------0---------0-| I can't go back there any - more You know my keys won't [25] |--5--------4-----0-------|------------------(0)---|-5--------4-----0-------| |--0--------0--------0----|----------0--------0----|-0--------0--------0----| |--------*----------------|-3-----*--3--------3----|-------*----------------| |-----0--------0--------0-|-0--------0-----0-------|----0--------0--------0-| |--0--------0--------0----|-0----------------------|-0--------0--------0----| |-------------------------|-0--0--------0--------0-|------------------------| fit the door You know my thoughts don't fit the man 28 |--------------0----------|------------------------|-------------0----------| |-----------0-----0-------|-------0-----------0----|----------------0-------| |-----1-------------------|-1-----------1----------|-------3----------------| |--------2-----------2----|----2-----------2-------|----------4--------4----| |--3--------------------3-|----------3-----------0-|----5-----------------5-| |-(0)---------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------| They never can they never can 31 Ending: |-------------------------|-------------0----------|------------------------| |--------0-----------0---*|----------------0-------|-------0-----------0----| |--3-----------3----------|-------1----------------|-1-----------1----------| |-----4-----------4------*|----------2--------2----|----2-----------2-------| |-----------5-----------0-|----3-----------------3-|----------3-----------0-| |-------------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------| [34] |--------------0----------|------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------0-------|-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----| |--------3----------------|-3-----------3----------|-3-----------3----------| |-----------4--------4----|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------| |-----5-----------------5-|----------5-----------5-|----------5-----------5-| |--0----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| 37 ritardando..................... |-------------------------|------------------------|--0--------------------|| |--------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----|--0--------------------|| |--3-----------3----------|-3-----------3----------|--0--------------------|| |-----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|--0--------------------|| |-----------5-----------5-|----------5-----------5-|--0--------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------------|--0--------------------|| (slow strum.....) Alternative measures: [11] [12] |-----------0-------------|-------------0----------| |--------------0----------|------------------------| |--1--------1--------1----|-1--------1--------1----| |--0-----0--------0-----0-|----0-----------0-----0-| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-----0-------------(0)---|------(0)---------(0)---| [15] [16] |-------------------------|-------------0----------| |--0--------0--------0----|-0--------0-----0-------| |--1-----1--------1-------|-0-----0-----------0----| |-----0--------0--------0-|----0--------0-------(0)| |--3--------3--------3----|-2--------2--------0----| |-------------------------|------------------------| [19] |-------------------------| |--0--------0--------0----| |--1-----1--------1-------| |-----0--------0--------0-| |--3--------3--------3----| |-------------------------|
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