Chords for Joni Mitchell - Unchained Melody - Chinese Cafe
Tempo:
60.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#] [G] [C]
[G] [D]
[D]
[G] We're middle age, we [Am] were wild in the old days.
Birth [G] of rock and roll days.
[Em] Now your kids are coming up [C] straight and
My child's a stranger, [Am] I'm for her, but [G] I could not raise her.
[Bm] Nothing lasts for long, [D] nothing lasts for long, [E] nothing [C] lasts for long.
[D]
[Am] Now that the child is healthy, we've [G] been dreaming on our dimes.
[A] We'd be [C] playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my darling, [C] one [D] more time.
The radio money [F#m] is booming [G] in the old hometown now.
They're [Am] putting up sleek concrete, [G] tearing the old landmarks down.
Paving [Em] over brave little parks, ripping [C] up Indian land again.
[Am] How long, how [A] long, short [G]-sighted businessmen.
Oh, nothing [D] lasts for long, [Em] nothing [D] lasts for long, [Bm] nothing [C] lasts for long.
Now [Bm] [Am] that the child is [D] healthy, [E] we've been dreaming [Em] on our dimes.
We'd [C] be playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my [C] darling, one [D] more time.
Christmas is sparkling out [G] on Carol's Lawn.
This girl of [Am] my childhood games, this kid [G] nearly grown and gone.
Grown up so [Em] fast, [C] like the turn of a page.
[D] [Am] We look like our mothers [D] did [G] now, when we were those kids' [Em] age.
Nothing lasts for long, nothing [D] lasts for long, nothing lasts [C] for long.
[D]
[Am] Now that [Bm] the child [D] is healthy, we've [E] been dreaming [G] on our [Bm] dimes.
We'd be [C] playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my darling, [G] I've felt good for [C] your touch.
[Am] A long [G] lonely time,
[C] and time [Am] goes by [F] so slowly.
[G] And time can do [C] so much, [Am] are you [Em] still mine?
[C] I need your love, [G] [Am] I need [C] your love, [G] God speed your [G] love to [D] me.
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[D]
[G] We're middle age, we [Am] were wild in the old days.
Birth [G] of rock and roll days.
[Em] Now your kids are coming up [C] straight and
My child's a stranger, [Am] I'm for her, but [G] I could not raise her.
[Bm] Nothing lasts for long, [D] nothing lasts for long, [E] nothing [C] lasts for long.
[D]
[Am] Now that the child is healthy, we've [G] been dreaming on our dimes.
[A] We'd be [C] playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my darling, [C] one [D] more time.
The radio money [F#m] is booming [G] in the old hometown now.
They're [Am] putting up sleek concrete, [G] tearing the old landmarks down.
Paving [Em] over brave little parks, ripping [C] up Indian land again.
[Am] How long, how [A] long, short [G]-sighted businessmen.
Oh, nothing [D] lasts for long, [Em] nothing [D] lasts for long, [Bm] nothing [C] lasts for long.
Now [Bm] [Am] that the child is [D] healthy, [E] we've been dreaming [Em] on our dimes.
We'd [C] be playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my [C] darling, one [D] more time.
Christmas is sparkling out [G] on Carol's Lawn.
This girl of [Am] my childhood games, this kid [G] nearly grown and gone.
Grown up so [Em] fast, [C] like the turn of a page.
[D] [Am] We look like our mothers [D] did [G] now, when we were those kids' [Em] age.
Nothing lasts for long, nothing [D] lasts for long, nothing lasts [C] for long.
[D]
[Am] Now that [Bm] the child [D] is healthy, we've [E] been dreaming [G] on our [Bm] dimes.
We'd be [C] playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my darling, [G] I've felt good for [C] your touch.
[Am] A long [G] lonely time,
[C] and time [Am] goes by [F] so slowly.
[G] And time can do [C] so much, [Am] are you [Em] still mine?
[C] I need your love, [G] [Am] I need [C] your love, [G] God speed your [G] love to [D] me.
[A] [D]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
Em
G
C
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[G#] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] We're middle _ age, we [Am] were wild in the old days.
Birth [G] of rock and roll days.
_ [Em] Now your kids are coming up [C] straight and
My child's a stranger, [Am] I'm for her, but [G] I could not raise her.
[Bm] Nothing lasts for long, _ [D] nothing lasts for long, [E] nothing [C] lasts for long.
[D] _
[Am] Now that the child is healthy, we've [G] been dreaming on our dimes.
[A] We'd be [C] playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my darling, [C] one [D] more time. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The radio money [F#m] is booming [G] in the old hometown now.
They're [Am] putting up sleek concrete, [G] tearing the old landmarks down.
Paving [Em] over brave little parks, ripping [C] up Indian land again.
[Am] How long, how [A] long, short [G]-sighted businessmen.
Oh, nothing [D] lasts for long, [Em] nothing [D] lasts for long, [Bm] nothing [C] lasts for long.
Now [Bm] _ [Am] that the child is [D] healthy, [E] we've been dreaming [Em] on our dimes.
We'd [C] be playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my [C] darling, one [D] more time. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Christmas is sparkling out [G] on Carol's Lawn.
This girl of [Am] my childhood games, this kid [G] nearly grown and gone.
Grown up so [Em] fast, [C] like the turn of a page.
[D] _ [Am] We look like our mothers [D] did [G] now, when we were those kids' [Em] age.
Nothing lasts for long, nothing [D] lasts for long, nothing lasts [C] for long.
_ [D]
[Am] Now that [Bm] the child [D] is healthy, we've [E] been dreaming [G] on our [Bm] dimes.
We'd be [C] playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my darling, [G] I've felt good for [C] your touch.
[Am] A long [G] lonely time, _ _ _
[C] and time [Am] goes by [F] so slowly.
[G] And time can do [C] so much, [Am] are you [Em] still mine? _
[C] I need your love, [G] _ _ [Am] I need [C] your love, _ _ [G] God speed your [G] love _ to [D] _ me.
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] We're middle _ age, we [Am] were wild in the old days.
Birth [G] of rock and roll days.
_ [Em] Now your kids are coming up [C] straight and
My child's a stranger, [Am] I'm for her, but [G] I could not raise her.
[Bm] Nothing lasts for long, _ [D] nothing lasts for long, [E] nothing [C] lasts for long.
[D] _
[Am] Now that the child is healthy, we've [G] been dreaming on our dimes.
[A] We'd be [C] playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my darling, [C] one [D] more time. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The radio money [F#m] is booming [G] in the old hometown now.
They're [Am] putting up sleek concrete, [G] tearing the old landmarks down.
Paving [Em] over brave little parks, ripping [C] up Indian land again.
[Am] How long, how [A] long, short [G]-sighted businessmen.
Oh, nothing [D] lasts for long, [Em] nothing [D] lasts for long, [Bm] nothing [C] lasts for long.
Now [Bm] _ [Am] that the child is [D] healthy, [E] we've been dreaming [Em] on our dimes.
We'd [C] be playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my [C] darling, one [D] more time. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Christmas is sparkling out [G] on Carol's Lawn.
This girl of [Am] my childhood games, this kid [G] nearly grown and gone.
Grown up so [Em] fast, [C] like the turn of a page.
[D] _ [Am] We look like our mothers [D] did [G] now, when we were those kids' [Em] age.
Nothing lasts for long, nothing [D] lasts for long, nothing lasts [C] for long.
_ [D]
[Am] Now that [Bm] the child [D] is healthy, we've [E] been dreaming [G] on our [Bm] dimes.
We'd be [C] playing, oh [Am] my love, [F] my darling, [G] I've felt good for [C] your touch.
[Am] A long [G] lonely time, _ _ _
[C] and time [Am] goes by [F] so slowly.
[G] And time can do [C] so much, [Am] are you [Em] still mine? _
[C] I need your love, [G] _ _ [Am] I need [C] your love, _ _ [G] God speed your [G] love _ to [D] _ me.
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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