Free Man in Paris Joni Mitchell
These are the (easy) chords for Free Man in Paris (Joni's version anyway).
Free Man in Paris
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Words and Music by Joni Mitchell
The way I [A]see it he said, you just can't [D]win it,
Everybody's [C]in it for their own gain; you can't please 'em [G]all,
There's always [F]somebody putting you dow[A]n,
I do my best and I do good [D]business,
There's a lot of people [C]asking for my time,
They're tryin' to get ahea[G]d;
they're tryin' to [F]be a good friend of [A] mine,
Chorus
I was a [F]free man in Paris,
I felt [G]unfettered and alive,
[C]There was nobody ca[Asus4]llin' me up for favours
and no-ones [A]future to decide,
You know I'd [F]go back there tomorrow
but for the [G]work I've taken on,[C]
stokin' the [Asus4]star maker mach[D]inary behind the [A]popular songs.
Instrumental bit ... (mix it about a bit!)
[Em9] [A] [Em9] [A] [Em9] [A]
[C] [D] [F] [C] [D] [G] [A] [C] [D] [F] [C] [D] [G] [A]
Verse 2:
I deal in [A]dreamers and telephone sc[D]reamers,
Lately I [C]wonder what I do it for; if I had my [G]way,
I'd just [F]walk through those doors, and wan[A]-der,
down the Champs El[D]ysees;
going cafe to [C]cabaret, thinking
how I'd feel when I find,[G]
that [F]very good friend of [A] mine
Chorus:
End instrumental bit ...
[A] [C] [D] [F] [C] [D] [G] [A]
From: spxhaw@thor.cf.ac.uk (Howard Wright \(Hman\))
Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell
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tabbed by Howard Wright
spxhaw@uk.ac.cf.thor
Tuning : open D
From low to high that is - D A D F# A D
So you can leave your A and D strings - all the others go down either
a semitone or a tone.
NOTE: For the verse and chorus I'll just put down the chord shapes once
each time the chord changes. Check out the record for details on strumming
Intro
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D----5---7---10---10-10-10-10------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--| A----7---9---12---12-12-12-12------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--| F#---6---8---11---11-11-11-11------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--| D----5---7---10---10-10-10-10------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--| A----------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--| D----------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--| D---5---7---10---10-10-10-10-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| A---7---9---12---12-12-12-12-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| F#--6---8---11---11-11-11-11-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| D---5---7---10---10-10-10-10-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| A--------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----| D--------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7----|
Carry on strumming that chord at the seventh fret for a few bars.....
Verse 1
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( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/joni_mitchell/free_man_in_paris_tab.html )
D----------7--------------------------------7---------------------| A----------7--------------------------------7---------------------| F#---------7--------------------------------8---------------------| D----------7--------------------------------7---------------------| A----------7--------------------------------9---------------------| D----------7--------------------------------7---------------------|
'The way I see it' he said 'you just can't win it, everybody's
D----5----------------------------------------------5-------------| A----5----------------------------------------------5-------------| F#---6----------------------------------------------5-------------| D----5----------------------------------------------5-------------| A----7----------------------------------------------5-------------| D----5----------------------------------------------5-------------|
in it for their own gain you can't please them all there's always
D----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-------| A----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-------| F#---6-----------------------7-----------------------------8-------| D----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-------| A----7-----------------------7-----------------------------9-------| D----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-------|
somebody shooting you down. I do my best and I do good business
D---------------------------5-------------------------------5-----| A---------------------------5-------------------------------5-----| F#--------------------------6-------------------------------5-----| D---------------------------5-------------------------------5-----| A---------------------------7-------------------------------5-----| D---------------------------5-------------------------------5-----|
there's a lot of people asking for my time trying to get ahead
D-------------10-----------------7--------7--7--7--7-------------------| A-------------12-----------------7--------7--7--7--7-------------------| F#------------11-----------------7--------8--7--8--7-------------------| D-------------10-----------------7--------7--7--7--7-------------------| A--------------------------------7--------9--7--9--7-------------------| D--------------------------------7--------7--7--7--7-------------------|
trying to be a good friend of mine
Chorus
------ D--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-------------| A--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-------------| F#-------3-------------------------5-----------------6-------------| D--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-------------| A--------3-------------------------5-----------------7-------------| D--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-------------|
I was a free man in paris I felt unfettered and alive there was
D---------7------------------7-------------------5------------7----| A---------7------------------7-------------------5------------7----| F#--------7------------------8-------------------5------------7----| D---------7------------------7-------------------5------------7----| A---------7------------------9-------------------0------------7----| D---------7------------------7--------------------------------7----|
nobody calling me up for favours and noone's future to decide
D-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--| A-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--| F#------------3----------------------------------5--------------6--| D-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--| A-------------3----------------------------------5--------------7--| D-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--|
you know I'd go back there tomorrow but for the work I've taken on
D---------------7-------------7-----------------5-----------7------| A---------------7-------------7-----------------5-----------7------| F#--------------7-------------8-----------------5-----------7------| D---------------7-------------7-----------------5-----------7------| A---------------7-------------9-----------------0-----------7------| D---------------7-------------7-----------------------------7------|
stoking the star-maker machinery behind the popular song
D--------4-------4---------7-----7-7--7-7------| A--------5-------5---------7-----7-7--7-7------| F#---5---5---5---5---5-----7-----8p7--8p7------| D----5---5---5---5---5-----7-----7-7--7-7------| A----0---0---0---0---0-----7-----9p7--9p7------| D--------------------------7-----7-7--7-7------|
Repeat this last line once
(p=pull off)
Then play the intro again, and into the second verse
Verse 2
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I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers
lately I wonder what I do it for, if I had my way
I'd just walk out the door and wander
Down the Champs Elysees
Going cafe to cabaret
Wandering how I'd feel when I find that very good friend of mine
Chorus
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repeat the last tab line of the chorus, as before, then go back
to the intro bit.
Play this four times, and that's it !
Howard
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