Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
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Capo: Fret 4
Tuning: Open D, D A D F# A D
None of these seemed right to me! This is the '69 version.
Two ways to tune - open ( ), capo on four, or open ( ) capo on two.
Both work well - for the sake of easiness, I'll say it's open D.
D 0 0
0 0 0 0
G9/D 0 2 0 1 0 0
Dmaj7 0 4 0 3 0 0
A7 0 0 2 1 0 0
G9/C 0 3 0 1 0 0
Amaj7 0 0 2 1 0 2
D/F# 0 0 4 3 0 4
Gm/ 0 0 5 4 0 5
Whenever it s
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A|-----0-----
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D|-------2---
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ays A7*, do th
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is tab:
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[Verse]
Bows and flows
of angel hair
And ice cream
castles in the
air
And feather ca
nyons everywhe
re
I've looked at
clouds that w
/
ay
But now they o
nly block the
sun
They rain and
snow on everyo
#
ne
So many things
I would have
done
But clouds got
in my way
[Chorus]
I've looked at
clouds from b
oth sides now
From up and do
wn, and st -
-
i - ll somehow
It's cloud ill
usions I recal
l
I really don't
know clouds a
t all
[Instrumental
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[Verse]
Moons and June
s and Ferris w
heels
The dizzy danc
ing way you fe
el
As every fairy
tale comes re
al
I've looked at
love that way
But now it's j
ust another sh
ow
You leave 'em
laughing when
you go
And if you car
e, don't let t
hem know
Don't give you
rself away
[Chorus]
I've looked at
love from bot
h sides now
From give and
take, and st
/ -
- i - ll someh
ow
It's love's il
lusions I reca
ll
I really don't
know love at
all
[Instrumental
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[Verse]
Tears and fear
s and feeling
proud
To say "I love
you" right ou
t loud
Dreams and sch
emes and circu
s crowds
I've looked at
life that way
Oh but now old
friends are a
cting strange
They shake the
ir heads, they
say I've chan
ged
Well something
's lost but so
mething's gain
ed
In living ever
y day
[Chorus}
I've looked at
life from bot
h sides now
From WIN and L
OSE, and st
-
- i - ll someh
ow
It's life's il
lusions I reca
ll
I really don't
know life at
all
[Instrumental
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I've looked at
life from bot
h sides now
From up and do
wn and st -
-
i - ll somehow
It's life's il
lusions I reca
ll
I really don't
know life at
all
[Outro]
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