Chords for Joni Mitchell - Chinese Café / Unchained Melody
Tempo:
59.95 bpm
Chords used:
D
Am
G
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[G] We're middle age, we were [Am] wild in the old days, birth of [E] rock and roll days.
[Em]
Now your kids are coming up straight [C] and my child's a stranger, [Am] I call her, but [G] I could
not raise her.
Nothing lasts for [Bm] long, nothing [D] lasts for long, [Em] nothing lasts for [E] long.
[Am] Out at the Chinese cafe, [Em] we'd be dreaming on [G] our dimes, [Am] we'd be playing, oh my love, [F] my darling, [C] [D] one more time.
[A]
[D] [D] Uranium money [E] is booming in the old hometown now, [Am] they're putting up sleek concrete, [G] tearing
the old landmarks down, [Em] paving over brave little parks, ripping up Indian land [D] again.
[Am] How long, how long, [G] short-sighted businessmen, oh [B] nothing lasts for long, [E] nothing lasts [D] for long, [C] nothing lasts for long.
[Am]
Out at the [A] Chinese cafe, [Em] we'd be dreaming on our dimes, [Am] we'd be playing, oh my love, [F] my darling, [Am] one [D] more time.
[A]
[D] [A] [D]
Christmas is sparkling out [E] on [D] Carol's lawn, this [Am] girl of mine childhood games, this [G] kid feeling gone.
[Em] Grown-ups are fast, [C] like the dirt of a page, [Am]
we look like our mothers did [G] now, when we
were those kids' [Em] age.
Nothing lasts for long, nothing [D] lasts for long, nothing, nothing [G] lasts for long.
[Am] Out [A] at the Chinese cafe, [Em] we'd be dreaming on our [G] dimes, we'd [C] be playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my darling, [G] I've
been longing for [C] your touch, [Am] all along, [G] lonely times.
[C] Time [Am] goes by so slowly, [G] and time can do [C] so much, [Am] are you [Em] still mine?
I need [C] your love, [Am] I need your love, [C] God speed your [G] love to [D] me.
[A] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] [A]
[Em]
[A]
[D]
[G] We're middle age, we were [Am] wild in the old days, birth of [E] rock and roll days.
[Em]
Now your kids are coming up straight [C] and my child's a stranger, [Am] I call her, but [G] I could
not raise her.
Nothing lasts for [Bm] long, nothing [D] lasts for long, [Em] nothing lasts for [E] long.
[Am] Out at the Chinese cafe, [Em] we'd be dreaming on [G] our dimes, [Am] we'd be playing, oh my love, [F] my darling, [C] [D] one more time.
[A]
[D] [D] Uranium money [E] is booming in the old hometown now, [Am] they're putting up sleek concrete, [G] tearing
the old landmarks down, [Em] paving over brave little parks, ripping up Indian land [D] again.
[Am] How long, how long, [G] short-sighted businessmen, oh [B] nothing lasts for long, [E] nothing lasts [D] for long, [C] nothing lasts for long.
[Am]
Out at the [A] Chinese cafe, [Em] we'd be dreaming on our dimes, [Am] we'd be playing, oh my love, [F] my darling, [Am] one [D] more time.
[A]
[D] [A] [D]
Christmas is sparkling out [E] on [D] Carol's lawn, this [Am] girl of mine childhood games, this [G] kid feeling gone.
[Em] Grown-ups are fast, [C] like the dirt of a page, [Am]
we look like our mothers did [G] now, when we
were those kids' [Em] age.
Nothing lasts for long, nothing [D] lasts for long, nothing, nothing [G] lasts for long.
[Am] Out [A] at the Chinese cafe, [Em] we'd be dreaming on our [G] dimes, we'd [C] be playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my darling, [G] I've
been longing for [C] your touch, [Am] all along, [G] lonely times.
[C] Time [Am] goes by so slowly, [G] and time can do [C] so much, [Am] are you [Em] still mine?
I need [C] your love, [Am] I need your love, [C] God speed your [G] love to [D] me.
[A] [E]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] [A]
[Em]
Key:
D
Am
G
A
Em
D
Am
G
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] We're middle _ age, we were [Am] wild in the old days, birth of [E] rock and roll days.
_ [Em]
Now your kids are coming up straight [C] and my child's a stranger, [Am] I call her, but [G] I could
not raise her.
Nothing lasts for [Bm] long, nothing [D] lasts for long, [Em] nothing lasts for [E] long.
[Am] Out at the Chinese cafe, [Em] we'd be dreaming on [G] our dimes, [Am] we'd be playing, oh my love, [F] my darling, [C] _ [D] one more time.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [D] Uranium money [E] is booming in the old hometown now, [Am] they're putting up sleek concrete, [G] tearing
the old landmarks down, [Em] paving over brave little parks, ripping up Indian land [D] again.
[Am] How long, how long, [G] short-sighted businessmen, oh [B] nothing lasts for long, [E] _ nothing lasts [D] for long, [C] nothing lasts for long.
_ [Am]
Out at the [A] Chinese cafe, [Em] we'd be dreaming on our dimes, [Am] we'd be playing, oh my love, [F] my darling, [Am] one [D] more time.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
Christmas is sparkling out [E] on [D] Carol's lawn, this [Am] girl of mine childhood games, this [G] kid feeling gone.
_ [Em] Grown-ups are fast, [C] like the dirt of a page, _ [Am]
we look like our mothers did [G] now, when we
were those kids' [Em] age.
Nothing lasts for long, nothing [D] lasts for long, nothing, nothing [G] lasts for long.
_ [Am] Out [A] at the Chinese cafe, [Em] we'd be dreaming on our [G] dimes, we'd [C] be playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my darling, [G] I've
been longing for [C] your touch, [Am] all along, [G] lonely times.
_ _ [C] Time [Am] goes by so slowly, [G] and time can do [C] so much, [Am] are you [Em] still mine?
_ I need [C] your love, _ _ [Am] I need your love, _ [C] _ God speed your [G] love _ to [D] _ me. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] We're middle _ age, we were [Am] wild in the old days, birth of [E] rock and roll days.
_ [Em]
Now your kids are coming up straight [C] and my child's a stranger, [Am] I call her, but [G] I could
not raise her.
Nothing lasts for [Bm] long, nothing [D] lasts for long, [Em] nothing lasts for [E] long.
[Am] Out at the Chinese cafe, [Em] we'd be dreaming on [G] our dimes, [Am] we'd be playing, oh my love, [F] my darling, [C] _ [D] one more time.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [D] Uranium money [E] is booming in the old hometown now, [Am] they're putting up sleek concrete, [G] tearing
the old landmarks down, [Em] paving over brave little parks, ripping up Indian land [D] again.
[Am] How long, how long, [G] short-sighted businessmen, oh [B] nothing lasts for long, [E] _ nothing lasts [D] for long, [C] nothing lasts for long.
_ [Am]
Out at the [A] Chinese cafe, [Em] we'd be dreaming on our dimes, [Am] we'd be playing, oh my love, [F] my darling, [Am] one [D] more time.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
Christmas is sparkling out [E] on [D] Carol's lawn, this [Am] girl of mine childhood games, this [G] kid feeling gone.
_ [Em] Grown-ups are fast, [C] like the dirt of a page, _ [Am]
we look like our mothers did [G] now, when we
were those kids' [Em] age.
Nothing lasts for long, nothing [D] lasts for long, nothing, nothing [G] lasts for long.
_ [Am] Out [A] at the Chinese cafe, [Em] we'd be dreaming on our [G] dimes, we'd [C] be playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my darling, [G] I've
been longing for [C] your touch, [Am] all along, [G] lonely times.
_ _ [C] Time [Am] goes by so slowly, [G] and time can do [C] so much, [Am] are you [Em] still mine?
_ I need [C] your love, _ _ [Am] I need your love, _ [C] _ God speed your [G] love _ to [D] _ me. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _