Little Green Chords by Joni Mitchell
Tempo:
81.9 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
C#m
C#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
[B] [B]
[E] Born with a moon in [B] Cancer Choose [C#] her a name she will answer [B] too
[C#m] Call her green and the winters cannot fade [B] her
[E] Call her green for the children who've made [B] her little green
[C#] Be a gypsy dancer He went to California
[B]
Hearing that [G#m] everything's warmer there So [C#m] you write him a letter and say
Her eyes are [B] blue [E] He sends you a poem and she's lost to [B] you
Little green, he's a non
[B]-conformer Just a little [E]
green
Like [D] the color when [B] the [E] spring is born [B] There'll be crocuses to [C#] bring to school tomorrow
Just a little [E] green [D] Like the nights when the [B] northern [E] lights perform
[B] There'll be icicles [C#m] in birthday clothes And [B] [E] sometimes there'll [B] be sorrow
Child with [C#] a child pretending [B]
Weary of lies you are sending home
[C#m] So you sign all the papers in [B] the family [E] name You're sad and you're sorry but you're not [B]
ashamed
Little green, [E] have a [B] happy ending Just a [E] little green
[D] Like the color when the spring is [E] born [B] There'll be crocuses to [C#] bring to [E] school [B] tomorrow
Just a [E] little green [D] Like the nights when the [B] northern [E] lights perform
[B] There'll be icicles [C#m] in birthday clothes And [B] [C#m] sometimes [E] there'll be sorrow
[B] [B] [C#]
[B]
[F#]
[B] [B]
[E] Born with a moon in [B] Cancer Choose [C#] her a name she will answer [B] too
[C#m] Call her green and the winters cannot fade [B] her
[E] Call her green for the children who've made [B] her little green
[C#] Be a gypsy dancer He went to California
[B]
Hearing that [G#m] everything's warmer there So [C#m] you write him a letter and say
Her eyes are [B] blue [E] He sends you a poem and she's lost to [B] you
Little green, he's a non
[B]-conformer Just a little [E]
green
Like [D] the color when [B] the [E] spring is born [B] There'll be crocuses to [C#] bring to school tomorrow
Just a little [E] green [D] Like the nights when the [B] northern [E] lights perform
[B] There'll be icicles [C#m] in birthday clothes And [B] [E] sometimes there'll [B] be sorrow
Child with [C#] a child pretending [B]
Weary of lies you are sending home
[C#m] So you sign all the papers in [B] the family [E] name You're sad and you're sorry but you're not [B]
ashamed
Little green, [E] have a [B] happy ending Just a [E] little green
[D] Like the color when the spring is [E] born [B] There'll be crocuses to [C#] bring to [E] school [B] tomorrow
Just a [E] little green [D] Like the nights when the [B] northern [E] lights perform
[B] There'll be icicles [C#m] in birthday clothes And [B] [C#m] sometimes [E] there'll be sorrow
[B] [B] [C#]
[B]
[F#]
Key:
B
E
C#m
C#
D
B
E
C#m
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Born with a moon in [B] Cancer _ _ Choose _ _ [C#] her a name she will answer [B] too
[C#m] Call her green and the winters cannot fade [B] her
[E] Call her green for the children who've made [B] her little green
_ [C#] Be a gypsy dancer _ _ _ He went to _ California
_ [B] _ _ _
_ _ Hearing that [G#m] everything's warmer _ there So [C#m] you write him a letter and say
Her eyes are [B] blue [E] He sends you a poem and she's lost to [B] you
Little green, he's a non _
[B]-conformer Just a little [E]
green
Like [D] the color when [B] the [E] spring is born _ [B] There'll be crocuses to [C#] bring to school tomorrow
_ Just a little [E] green [D] Like the nights when the [B] northern [E] lights perform
_ [B] _ There'll be icicles [C#m] in birthday clothes And [B] [E] sometimes there'll [B] be sorrow _
_ _ Child with [C#] a child _ pretending [B] _ _
_ _ _ Weary of lies you are sending home
_ [C#m] So you sign all the papers in [B] the family [E] name You're sad and you're sorry but you're not [B]
ashamed
Little green, _ [E] have a [B] happy ending Just a [E] little green
[D] Like the color when the spring is [E] born [B] _ There'll be crocuses to [C#] bring to [E] school [B] tomorrow
_ _ Just a [E] little green [D] Like the nights when the [B] northern [E] lights perform
_ [B] There'll be icicles [C#m] in birthday clothes And [B] [C#m] sometimes [E] there'll be sorrow
_ [B] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Born with a moon in [B] Cancer _ _ Choose _ _ [C#] her a name she will answer [B] too
[C#m] Call her green and the winters cannot fade [B] her
[E] Call her green for the children who've made [B] her little green
_ [C#] Be a gypsy dancer _ _ _ He went to _ California
_ [B] _ _ _
_ _ Hearing that [G#m] everything's warmer _ there So [C#m] you write him a letter and say
Her eyes are [B] blue [E] He sends you a poem and she's lost to [B] you
Little green, he's a non _
[B]-conformer Just a little [E]
green
Like [D] the color when [B] the [E] spring is born _ [B] There'll be crocuses to [C#] bring to school tomorrow
_ Just a little [E] green [D] Like the nights when the [B] northern [E] lights perform
_ [B] _ There'll be icicles [C#m] in birthday clothes And [B] [E] sometimes there'll [B] be sorrow _
_ _ Child with [C#] a child _ pretending [B] _ _
_ _ _ Weary of lies you are sending home
_ [C#m] So you sign all the papers in [B] the family [E] name You're sad and you're sorry but you're not [B]
ashamed
Little green, _ [E] have a [B] happy ending Just a [E] little green
[D] Like the color when the spring is [E] born [B] _ There'll be crocuses to [C#] bring to [E] school [B] tomorrow
_ _ Just a [E] little green [D] Like the nights when the [B] northern [E] lights perform
_ [B] There'll be icicles [C#m] in birthday clothes And [B] [C#m] sometimes [E] there'll be sorrow
_ [B] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _