Chords for joni mitchell finding her daughter
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
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A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [C]
[F] Joan has always had a lot of guilt [Eb] surrounding the whole situation [F] with her child and [Eb] this
incredibly strong drive to find [C] her.
[F] I [Db] had the great fortune to see her in Vancouver, Canada [C] when she was with her daughter for
the [Em] first time.
[C]
[F] She [Db] was so [G] overjoyed.
She was like a little [C] kid.
Joni's face had changed.
[F] [Am]
[C]
[F]
[Am]
[C]
[F]
We both [C] were very [F] excited about meeting.
[C] I'm thinking, you know, what if she [Eb] doesn't like me?
Probably she [C] won't like me.
You know, there's going to be [F] issues here.
[C]
[F]
She [C] arrived and I was upstairs and I was painting.
So I walked out on the balcony of the house and I saw her [F] kind of in the dark.
It was like [Am] Romeo and Juliet.
She had some paintbrushes in her hand.
[F]
And when we met at the front door in the kitchen with hugs, it felt like [Am] I had gone away on
a trip for a couple months and I [C] was coming home.
During times like these, the wise are influential.
They can bear the inflection.
[A] Joni doesn't look like a grandmother or act like a [C] grandmother.
She's like a mother of the three of us.
No [G] doubt that's always been a [F] tricky one for you.
You should just surrender.
[C] Let fate and duty shape us.
It's like the master's class in love.
True altruistic [F] love.
She's going through [Am] that now.
She's really [E] exploring and finding her way through [Eb] a [F] process of discovery that you can
only experience through your [C] relationship with a child.
[F] It was a healing thing.
Yes, it was very cathartic.
Coming [C] from a full circle.
[F]
[C] [A] She was always [F] truthful in her work.
[Ab] [Db] And maybe the fact that she [Ab] had not [E] wanted to acknowledge that [Eb] she had a child publicly
[G] was the missing piece.
And with this piece complete, [A] not only was [Ab] her family complete, [A] but [C] in a weird way,
her work was
[F] Joan has always had a lot of guilt [Eb] surrounding the whole situation [F] with her child and [Eb] this
incredibly strong drive to find [C] her.
[F] I [Db] had the great fortune to see her in Vancouver, Canada [C] when she was with her daughter for
the [Em] first time.
[C]
[F] She [Db] was so [G] overjoyed.
She was like a little [C] kid.
Joni's face had changed.
[F] [Am]
[C]
[F]
[Am]
[C]
[F]
We both [C] were very [F] excited about meeting.
[C] I'm thinking, you know, what if she [Eb] doesn't like me?
Probably she [C] won't like me.
You know, there's going to be [F] issues here.
[C]
[F]
She [C] arrived and I was upstairs and I was painting.
So I walked out on the balcony of the house and I saw her [F] kind of in the dark.
It was like [Am] Romeo and Juliet.
She had some paintbrushes in her hand.
[F]
And when we met at the front door in the kitchen with hugs, it felt like [Am] I had gone away on
a trip for a couple months and I [C] was coming home.
During times like these, the wise are influential.
They can bear the inflection.
[A] Joni doesn't look like a grandmother or act like a [C] grandmother.
She's like a mother of the three of us.
No [G] doubt that's always been a [F] tricky one for you.
You should just surrender.
[C] Let fate and duty shape us.
It's like the master's class in love.
True altruistic [F] love.
She's going through [Am] that now.
She's really [E] exploring and finding her way through [Eb] a [F] process of discovery that you can
only experience through your [C] relationship with a child.
[F] It was a healing thing.
Yes, it was very cathartic.
Coming [C] from a full circle.
[F]
[C] [A] She was always [F] truthful in her work.
[Ab] [Db] And maybe the fact that she [Ab] had not [E] wanted to acknowledge that [Eb] she had a child publicly
[G] was the missing piece.
And with this piece complete, [A] not only was [Ab] her family complete, [A] but [C] in a weird way,
her work was
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[N] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Joan has always had a lot of guilt [Eb] surrounding the whole situation [F] with her child and [Eb] this
incredibly strong drive to find [C] her.
_ [F] _ I [Db] had the great fortune to see her in Vancouver, Canada [C] when she was with her daughter _ for
the [Em] first time.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ She [Db] was so [G] overjoyed.
She was like a little [C] kid. _ _ _ _
Joni's face had changed. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
We both [C] were very [F] excited about meeting.
[C] _ I'm thinking, you know, what if she [Eb] doesn't like me?
Probably she [C] won't like me.
You know, there's going to be [F] issues here.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
She [C] arrived and I was upstairs and I was painting. _
So I walked out on the balcony of the house and I saw her [F] kind of in the dark.
It was like [Am] Romeo and Juliet.
She had some paintbrushes in her hand.
_ [F]
And when we met at the front door in the kitchen with hugs, _ _ _ it felt like [Am] I had gone away on
a trip for a couple months and I [C] was coming home.
During times like these, the wise are influential.
They can bear the inflection.
[A] Joni doesn't look like a grandmother or act like a [C] grandmother.
_ She's like a mother of the three of us.
_ _ No [G] doubt that's always been a [F] tricky one for you.
_ You should just surrender. _
[C] Let fate and duty shape us.
_ It's like the master's class in love.
True altruistic [F] love.
_ She's going through [Am] that now.
_ _ She's really [E] exploring and finding her way through [Eb] a [F] process of discovery that you can
only experience through your [C] relationship with a child.
_ _ _ _ [F] It was a healing thing.
Yes, it was very cathartic.
Coming [C] from a full circle.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] She was always [F] truthful in her work.
[Ab] [Db] And maybe the fact that she [Ab] had not [E] wanted to acknowledge that [Eb] she had a child publicly
_ [G] was the missing piece.
And with this piece complete, [A] not only was [Ab] her family complete, [A] but [C] in a weird way,
her work was
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Joan has always had a lot of guilt [Eb] surrounding the whole situation [F] with her child and [Eb] this
incredibly strong drive to find [C] her.
_ [F] _ I [Db] had the great fortune to see her in Vancouver, Canada [C] when she was with her daughter _ for
the [Em] first time.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ She [Db] was so [G] overjoyed.
She was like a little [C] kid. _ _ _ _
Joni's face had changed. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
We both [C] were very [F] excited about meeting.
[C] _ I'm thinking, you know, what if she [Eb] doesn't like me?
Probably she [C] won't like me.
You know, there's going to be [F] issues here.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
She [C] arrived and I was upstairs and I was painting. _
So I walked out on the balcony of the house and I saw her [F] kind of in the dark.
It was like [Am] Romeo and Juliet.
She had some paintbrushes in her hand.
_ [F]
And when we met at the front door in the kitchen with hugs, _ _ _ it felt like [Am] I had gone away on
a trip for a couple months and I [C] was coming home.
During times like these, the wise are influential.
They can bear the inflection.
[A] Joni doesn't look like a grandmother or act like a [C] grandmother.
_ She's like a mother of the three of us.
_ _ No [G] doubt that's always been a [F] tricky one for you.
_ You should just surrender. _
[C] Let fate and duty shape us.
_ It's like the master's class in love.
True altruistic [F] love.
_ She's going through [Am] that now.
_ _ She's really [E] exploring and finding her way through [Eb] a [F] process of discovery that you can
only experience through your [C] relationship with a child.
_ _ _ _ [F] It was a healing thing.
Yes, it was very cathartic.
Coming [C] from a full circle.
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] She was always [F] truthful in her work.
[Ab] [Db] And maybe the fact that she [Ab] had not [E] wanted to acknowledge that [Eb] she had a child publicly
_ [G] was the missing piece.
And with this piece complete, [A] not only was [Ab] her family complete, [A] but [C] in a weird way,
her work was