Chords for Joni Mitchell - My Old Man (In Concert on BBC, 1970)
Tempo:
179.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D]
[E] [D]
[A] This is a song that isn't really finished, you know, it needs another verse to it still,
but it's got a little bit of it there.
And when I go home late at night, this is a song that I really like to sing right now.
So I'll play it for you.
It's [G#] called My Old Man.
[D]
[E]
[A]
[E] [D]
[E]
[B]
[D]
[A] [F#] [Em]
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[A]
[D]
My old [E] man, he's a singer in [A] the park.
[D]
He's a walker [E] in the rain.
He's a dancer [B] in the dark.
[D] We don't need a [A] piece of paper from the [E] city hall.
[Em]
Keeping us tight and [E] true, [D] no, [A] my old [E] man.
Keeping [A] away my [D]
blues.
[A] [D] [A]
[D]
[E] [A]
And [G#m] he's gone, me and them [A#] lonesome
[F#] blues.
Oh, the [C#] bed's too big, [C#m] the frying pan's [B] too hot.
[A] [D]
[E]
[D] [A]
[D] But he comes [E] home and he takes me in [A] his loving arms.
[D]
And he tells me all his [E] troubles and he tells me [G] all my [A] charms.
[D] We don't need no piece [A] of paper from the city [E] hall.
[Em] Keeping us tight and [D] true, no, my [A] old [D] man.
Keeping [A] away my [E]
[A] blues.
And [G#m] he's gone, me and [A#] them lonesome [F#] blues.
Oh, the [D#] bed's [C#] too big, the [C#m] frying pan's [B] too hot.
[A]
[D]
[E] [D]
[A]
[N] [D]
[F#]
[A] [N]
[D]
[E] [D]
[A] This is a song that isn't really finished, you know, it needs another verse to it still,
but it's got a little bit of it there.
And when I go home late at night, this is a song that I really like to sing right now.
So I'll play it for you.
It's [G#] called My Old Man.
[D]
[E]
[A]
[E] [D]
[E]
[B]
[D]
[A] [F#] [Em]
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[A]
[D]
My old [E] man, he's a singer in [A] the park.
[D]
He's a walker [E] in the rain.
He's a dancer [B] in the dark.
[D] We don't need a [A] piece of paper from the [E] city hall.
[Em]
Keeping us tight and [E] true, [D] no, [A] my old [E] man.
Keeping [A] away my [D]
blues.
[A] [D] [A]
[D]
[E] [A]
And [G#m] he's gone, me and them [A#] lonesome
[F#] blues.
Oh, the [C#] bed's too big, [C#m] the frying pan's [B] too hot.
[A] [D]
[E]
[D] [A]
[D] But he comes [E] home and he takes me in [A] his loving arms.
[D]
And he tells me all his [E] troubles and he tells me [G] all my [A] charms.
[D] We don't need no piece [A] of paper from the city [E] hall.
[Em] Keeping us tight and [D] true, no, my [A] old [D] man.
Keeping [A] away my [E]
[A] blues.
And [G#m] he's gone, me and [A#] them lonesome [F#] blues.
Oh, the [D#] bed's [C#] too big, the [C#m] frying pan's [B] too hot.
[A]
[D]
[E] [D]
[A]
[N] [D]
[F#]
[A] [N]
Key:
A
D
E
B
F#
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ This is a song that isn't really finished, you know, it needs another verse to it still,
but _ it's got a little bit of it there.
And _ when I go home late at night, this is a song that I really like to sing right now.
So I'll play it for you.
It's _ [G#] called My Old Man.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
My old [E] man, _ he's a singer in [A] the _ park.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
He's a walker [E] in the rain.
He's a _ dancer [B] in the dark.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] We _ don't need a [A] piece of paper from the [E] city _ _ hall.
[Em]
Keeping us tight and [E] true, [D] no, _ [A] my old [E] man.
_ _ Keeping [A] away my [D] _
blues.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And [G#m] he's gone, me and them [A#] lonesome _ _ _
[F#] _ blues. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, the [C#] bed's too big, [C#m] the frying _ pan's [B] too _ hot. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ But he comes [E] _ home and he takes me in [A] his loving arms.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And he tells me all his [E] troubles and he tells me [G] all my [A] charms. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] We don't need no piece [A] of paper from the city [E] _ _ hall.
[Em] Keeping us tight and [D] true, no, my [A] _ old [D] _ man. _
Keeping [A] away my _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ blues.
And [G#m] he's gone, me and [A#] them lonesome _ _ _ [F#] _ blues.
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the [D#] _ bed's [C#] too big, the _ [C#m] frying pan's [B] too hot.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ This is a song that isn't really finished, you know, it needs another verse to it still,
but _ it's got a little bit of it there.
And _ when I go home late at night, this is a song that I really like to sing right now.
So I'll play it for you.
It's _ [G#] called My Old Man.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
My old [E] man, _ he's a singer in [A] the _ park.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
He's a walker [E] in the rain.
He's a _ dancer [B] in the dark.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] We _ don't need a [A] piece of paper from the [E] city _ _ hall.
[Em]
Keeping us tight and [E] true, [D] no, _ [A] my old [E] man.
_ _ Keeping [A] away my [D] _
blues.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And [G#m] he's gone, me and them [A#] lonesome _ _ _
[F#] _ blues. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, the [C#] bed's too big, [C#m] the frying _ pan's [B] too _ hot. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ But he comes [E] _ home and he takes me in [A] his loving arms.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And he tells me all his [E] troubles and he tells me [G] all my [A] charms. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] We don't need no piece [A] of paper from the city [E] _ _ hall.
[Em] Keeping us tight and [D] true, no, my [A] _ old [D] _ man. _
Keeping [A] away my _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ blues.
And [G#m] he's gone, me and [A#] them lonesome _ _ _ [F#] _ blues.
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the [D#] _ bed's [C#] too big, the _ [C#m] frying pan's [B] too hot.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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