Chords for David Crosby ~ For Free (Joni Mitchell) ~ Ace Theater ~ 7-3-19
Tempo:
169.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
Here, yeah?
[Gm] [Cm] See if I can do this [Ab] and not lose the guitar.
takes some talent.
[C] [A] I did it!
Don't steal the pipe that's in the in the in the
that, [G] I'm gonna need it afterwards.
[D] Hey, it's legal!
[Gm]
[Gm] [Cm] See if I can do this [Ab] and not lose the guitar.
takes some talent.
[C] [A] I did it!
Don't steal the pipe that's in the in the in the
that, [G] I'm gonna need it afterwards.
[D] Hey, it's legal!
[Gm]
100% ➙ 170BPM
C
G
F
Em
Am
C
G
F
Here, yeah?
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ See if I can do this [Ab] and not lose the guitar.
_ _ [E] It just _ takes some talent.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [A] I did it!
_ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ Don't steal the pipe that's in the_ in the_ in _ the_
Keep _ _ that, [G] I'm gonna need it afterwards. _
_ _ _ [D] Hey, it's legal! _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ We were talking about what to sing_
what to do for you guys, see?
And we knew that we were gonna do some fierce rock and roll.
[N] Which we are going to do. _ _ _ _
_ _ But we thought we'd go the other direction for a couple of songs.
_ _ Let's see how it works.
[Abm] There's a song I [Fm] do of Joni's [Am] that I like a lot.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ It's a simple country waltz.
It's not like most of her stuff, which is [D] so complex I can't play it.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
It's good, but [D] complex. _ _
But this one, I've been doing it for a long time because I like what it says.
_ I don't know if I need a pick [N] for this. _
_ _ _ _ I [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ don't _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ know. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ Waiting for [G] the walking _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] wind _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Across the [F] street he stood
_ [Em] And he played _ real good _ _
[Am] On his _ [C] _ _ clarinet _ _ [F] he _ _ _ _
[C] _ freezed _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ And me I [F] played _ _ [D] for [Em] _ _ fortune
_ _ _ _ _ _ And these velvet [C] curtain _ callers
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
got a black limousine
[F] _ _ _
_ [Em] And the finest lady _
_ Is _ _ _ courting _ [C] _ me [G] to _ [C] these halls
_ _ _ _ I'll _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
play if [C] you have _ [G] some money
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ Or if [G] you're a friend [F] to _ _ _ [Em] me
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] That _ _ one [C] man man _ by [Em] the quicklips stand _ _
He was [Am] just _ playing real [C] good Sweet
[F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Nobody _ [F] stopped _ _ [Em] to hear him _ _ _ _
[Am] Though he _ [C] played so sweet [F] So high
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] They knew _ _ [F] he'd never been on [Em] _ their TV screen _
_ So _ _ _ _ _ they [C] passed his music _ _ by _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ meant to go [C] over _ _
[G] _ And ask for a song _
That [C] made me put _ _ [G] on a _ _ _ [F] gig _ _
_ [Em] _ _ Sweet
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] I _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ could still hear [F] his _ refrain
[Em] As the signal changed _
_ _ _ _ He was [Am] just playing [C] real good _ _
[F] _ _ Sweet
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ See if I can do this [Ab] and not lose the guitar.
_ _ [E] It just _ takes some talent.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [A] I did it!
_ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ Don't steal the pipe that's in the_ in the_ in _ the_
Keep _ _ that, [G] I'm gonna need it afterwards. _
_ _ _ [D] Hey, it's legal! _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ We were talking about what to sing_
what to do for you guys, see?
And we knew that we were gonna do some fierce rock and roll.
[N] Which we are going to do. _ _ _ _
_ _ But we thought we'd go the other direction for a couple of songs.
_ _ Let's see how it works.
[Abm] There's a song I [Fm] do of Joni's [Am] that I like a lot.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ It's a simple country waltz.
It's not like most of her stuff, which is [D] so complex I can't play it.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
It's good, but [D] complex. _ _
But this one, I've been doing it for a long time because I like what it says.
_ I don't know if I need a pick [N] for this. _
_ _ _ _ I [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ don't _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ know. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ Waiting for [G] the walking _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] wind _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Across the [F] street he stood
_ [Em] And he played _ real good _ _
[Am] On his _ [C] _ _ clarinet _ _ [F] he _ _ _ _
[C] _ freezed _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ And me I [F] played _ _ [D] for [Em] _ _ fortune
_ _ _ _ _ _ And these velvet [C] curtain _ callers
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
got a black limousine
[F] _ _ _
_ [Em] And the finest lady _
_ Is _ _ _ courting _ [C] _ me [G] to _ [C] these halls
_ _ _ _ I'll _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
play if [C] you have _ [G] some money
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ Or if [G] you're a friend [F] to _ _ _ [Em] me
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] That _ _ one [C] man man _ by [Em] the quicklips stand _ _
He was [Am] just _ playing real [C] good Sweet
[F] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Nobody _ [F] stopped _ _ [Em] to hear him _ _ _ _
[Am] Though he _ [C] played so sweet [F] So high
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] They knew _ _ [F] he'd never been on [Em] _ their TV screen _
_ So _ _ _ _ _ they [C] passed his music _ _ by _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ meant to go [C] over _ _
[G] _ And ask for a song _
That [C] made me put _ _ [G] on a _ _ _ [F] gig _ _
_ [Em] _ _ Sweet
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] I _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ could still hear [F] his _ refrain
[Em] As the signal changed _
_ _ _ _ He was [Am] just playing [C] real good _ _
[F] _ _ Sweet
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _