Chords for Joni Mitchell - Little Green (Live NYC 1967)

Tempo:
81.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joni Mitchell - Little Green (Live NYC 1967) chords
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Well I began playing guitar like a lot of folk people on the ukulele and in the
beginning I had a ukulele peep song instruction book or something like that
which I used to take to parties with me and sit in the corner all night and practice
F chords and D chords and making the change from one to the other.
I used to
annoy a lot of people because I just sit off there and be anti-social [A] and slave
away at this thing.
They thought I was working but I really wasn't.
[A] [E]
People began to [Am] sing folk music at our [B] parties up at the lakes in Saskatchewan.
We used to sit around campfires and sing.
[E]
I [Em] stumbled into it by accident.
I was [E] very very serious about my art and not
very serious about my music and then suddenly my art has become whimsy to me.
My music has become serious and I think when it becomes less serious it'll be better.
[Em] [E]
[C]
[N]
[Ab]
[C] [A]
[C]
[D] [G]
[Eb] [F]
I've made her [G] agree, be a gypsy dancer.
[C]
He [G] went to California, [C] hearing [G] that everything's water [C] there.
So you [Eb] write him a letter and her eyes are blue.
[F] He sends you a poem and she's lost to [G] you.
A little green, be a non-conformer.
Just a little [F] green, [Eb] like the color when [C] the spring is born.
[C] There'll be crocuses [Dm] to bring to [C] school tomorrow.
[B] Just a little [F] green, [F] like the nights when northern lights [C] perform.
There'll [B] be bicycles and [A] birthday coals and sometimes there'll be sorrow.
[C]
Child with [G] a child pretending,
[C] weary [D] of lies you are [G] sending home.
So [Eb] you sign all the papers for the family name.
[F] You're sad and you're sorry but you're not [G] ashamed.
A little green, have a happy [C] ending.
Just a little [F] green, like the color when the spring [C] is born.
There'll be crocuses [A] to bring to school [D] tomorrow.
Just a little [F] green, like the nights when northern [C] lights perform.
There'll be bicycles [A] and birthday coals and sometimes there'll be sorrow.
[C]
Born [G] with a mooning cancer.
[C]
Choose her [D] a name she will [G]
answer to.
[Eb] Color green and the winters cannot fade her.
Color [F] green for the children who have made [G] her.
Color green, be a juicy dancer.
Color green, be a juicy dancer.
[C] [C] [D]
[G]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Tim Hardin - (Live At Town Hall, New York City / 1968) Dont Make Promises chords, practice playing C, Eb, F, G, C and D in sequence. Set your pace at 40 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 82. With Bb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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Well I began playing guitar like a lot of folk people on the ukulele and in the
beginning I had a ukulele peep song instruction book or something like that
which I used to take to parties with me and sit in the corner all night and practice
F chords and D chords and making the change from one to the other.
I used to
annoy a lot of people because I just sit off there and be anti-social [A] and slave
away at this thing.
They thought I was working but I really wasn't.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ People began to [Am] sing folk music at our [B] parties up at the lakes in Saskatchewan.
We used to sit around campfires and sing.
_ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I [Em] stumbled into it by accident.
I was [E] very very serious about my art and not
very serious about my music and then suddenly my art has become whimsy to me.
My music has become serious and I think when it becomes less serious it'll be better.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ I've made her [G] _ agree, _ be a gypsy dancer.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ He [G] went to California, _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ hearing [G] that everything's water [C] there.
_ So you [Eb] write him a letter and her eyes are blue.
[F] He sends you a poem and she's lost to [G] you.
A little green, _ be a non-conformer.
Just a little [F] green, [Eb] like the color when [C] the spring is born.
[C] There'll be crocuses [Dm] to bring to [C] school tomorrow.
_ [B] Just a little [F] green, [F] like the nights when northern lights [C] perform. _ _
There'll [B] be bicycles and [A] birthday coals and sometimes there'll be sorrow.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ Child with [G] a child pretending, _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ weary [D] of lies you are [G] sending home.
So [Eb] you sign all the papers for the family name.
[F] You're sad and you're sorry but you're not [G] ashamed.
A little green, have a happy [C] ending.
_ Just a little [F] green, like the color when the spring [C] is born. _
There'll be crocuses [A] to bring to school [D] tomorrow.
_ Just a little [F] green, like the nights when northern [C] lights perform.
_ _ _ There'll be bicycles [A] and birthday coals and sometimes there'll be sorrow.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Born [G] with a mooning cancer.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ Choose her [D] a name she will [G]
answer to.
_ [Eb] Color green and the winters cannot fade her.
Color [F] green for the children who have made [G] her.
Color green, _ be a juicy dancer. _
_ _ Color green, _ be a juicy dancer.
[C] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Tim Hardin.

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