Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Chords by Indigo Girls
Tempo:
116 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
And [D] now I know,
[F#] spinners [B] Harlem are [G] not just [D] pretty words to [Em] say
[D] I thought I knew,
[F#] but now I [B] know that rose [G] trees never grow
[D] In New [Em] York City
[E] [G] Till [D] you've seen, this trash can dream come true
You [G] stand at the [D] edge, [A] while people run you [D] through
I [G] thank [D] the Lord, [B] there's people out there [D] like you
[G] I thank the Lord, [D] there's people out there [Em] like you
[E] [A]
While [D] Mona Lisa's and [C] Mad Hatter's, sons [G] of bankers, sons [D] of lawyers
Turn around and say good morning
[G] tonight
[F#] Unless they see [F#m] the sky, [G] they [D] can't turn down this [E] wine
And [G] no not if [A] it's dark outside [G] or [D] light
This Broadway's [F#m] guy, [F#] he's got a lot of [B]
songs to [A] sing
[G] If I do the [D] tunes, I might [Bm] join in
Or [F#m]
[D] go my way alone, [F#]
or grow my [Bm] own
My [A] own seed [G] shall be [D] sown, in New York City
[E]
[G] Subway's no [D] way, [Em] for this good man to [D] go down
A rich man can't write, and [A] the hobo he can [D] drown
[G] I thank the [D] Lord, for [Em] the people I have [D] found
[G] I thank the [E] Lord for [D] the people I [Bm] have found
[E]
[D] [A] While Mona Lisa's [C] and Mad Hatter's, sons [G] of bankers, sons of [D] lawyers
Turn around and say good morning tonight
[F#] For unless they see the sky, [B] but they [D] can't turn down this [E] wine
[G] And no not if [A] it's dark outside [G] or [E] light
[D]
[G] And no not if [A] it's dark outside [G] or light
[D] [N]
[N]
[F#] spinners [B] Harlem are [G] not just [D] pretty words to [Em] say
[D] I thought I knew,
[F#] but now I [B] know that rose [G] trees never grow
[D] In New [Em] York City
[E] [G] Till [D] you've seen, this trash can dream come true
You [G] stand at the [D] edge, [A] while people run you [D] through
I [G] thank [D] the Lord, [B] there's people out there [D] like you
[G] I thank the Lord, [D] there's people out there [Em] like you
[E] [A]
While [D] Mona Lisa's and [C] Mad Hatter's, sons [G] of bankers, sons [D] of lawyers
Turn around and say good morning
[G] tonight
[F#] Unless they see [F#m] the sky, [G] they [D] can't turn down this [E] wine
And [G] no not if [A] it's dark outside [G] or [D] light
This Broadway's [F#m] guy, [F#] he's got a lot of [B]
songs to [A] sing
[G] If I do the [D] tunes, I might [Bm] join in
Or [F#m]
[D] go my way alone, [F#]
or grow my [Bm] own
My [A] own seed [G] shall be [D] sown, in New York City
[E]
[G] Subway's no [D] way, [Em] for this good man to [D] go down
A rich man can't write, and [A] the hobo he can [D] drown
[G] I thank the [D] Lord, for [Em] the people I have [D] found
[G] I thank the [E] Lord for [D] the people I [Bm] have found
[E]
[D] [A] While Mona Lisa's [C] and Mad Hatter's, sons [G] of bankers, sons of [D] lawyers
Turn around and say good morning tonight
[F#] For unless they see the sky, [B] but they [D] can't turn down this [E] wine
[G] And no not if [A] it's dark outside [G] or [E] light
[D]
[G] And no not if [A] it's dark outside [G] or light
[D] [N]
[N]
Key:
D
G
A
E
F#
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And _ _ _ _ [D] now I know, _ _
[F#] spinners [B] Harlem are [G] not just [D] pretty words to [Em] say _ _ _
_ [D] _ I thought I knew, _ _
[F#] but now I [B] know that rose [G] trees never grow
[D] _ In New [Em] York City _
[E] _ _ _ [G] Till [D] you've seen, this trash can dream come true
You [G] stand at the [D] edge, [A] while people run you [D] through
I _ [G] thank [D] the Lord, _ [B] there's people out there [D] like you
_ [G] I thank the Lord, [D] there's people out there [Em] like you
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ While [D] Mona Lisa's and [C] Mad Hatter's, sons [G] of bankers, sons [D] of lawyers
Turn around and say good morning _
[G] tonight
_ _ _ _ [F#] Unless they see [F#m] the sky, _ [G] they [D] can't turn down this [E] wine
And _ _ [G] no not if [A] it's dark outside [G] or [D] light
This _ _ _ _ Broadway's [F#m] guy, _ _ [F#] he's got a lot of [B]
songs to [A] sing
[G] If I do the [D] tunes, I might [Bm] join in
Or [F#m] _ _ _
[D] go my way alone, _ [F#] _
or grow my [Bm] own
My [A] own seed [G] shall be [D] sown, _ in New York City
[E] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Subway's no [D] way, _ [Em] for this good man to [D] go down
A rich man can't write, and [A] the hobo he can [D] drown
_ [G] I thank the [D] Lord, _ for [Em] the people I have [D] found
[G] I thank the [E] Lord for [D] the people I [Bm] have found
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] While Mona _ Lisa's [C] and Mad Hatter's, sons [G] of bankers, sons of [D] lawyers
Turn around and say good morning _ tonight _ _
_ _ [F#] For unless they see the sky, [B] but they [D] can't turn down this [E] wine
_ _ _ _ [G] And no not if [A] it's dark outside [G] or [E] light
_ [D] _
_ _ [G] And no not if [A] it's dark outside [G] or light
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ And _ _ _ _ [D] now I know, _ _
[F#] spinners [B] Harlem are [G] not just [D] pretty words to [Em] say _ _ _
_ [D] _ I thought I knew, _ _
[F#] but now I [B] know that rose [G] trees never grow
[D] _ In New [Em] York City _
[E] _ _ _ [G] Till [D] you've seen, this trash can dream come true
You [G] stand at the [D] edge, [A] while people run you [D] through
I _ [G] thank [D] the Lord, _ [B] there's people out there [D] like you
_ [G] I thank the Lord, [D] there's people out there [Em] like you
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ While [D] Mona Lisa's and [C] Mad Hatter's, sons [G] of bankers, sons [D] of lawyers
Turn around and say good morning _
[G] tonight
_ _ _ _ [F#] Unless they see [F#m] the sky, _ [G] they [D] can't turn down this [E] wine
And _ _ [G] no not if [A] it's dark outside [G] or [D] light
This _ _ _ _ Broadway's [F#m] guy, _ _ [F#] he's got a lot of [B]
songs to [A] sing
[G] If I do the [D] tunes, I might [Bm] join in
Or [F#m] _ _ _
[D] go my way alone, _ [F#] _
or grow my [Bm] own
My [A] own seed [G] shall be [D] sown, _ in New York City
[E] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Subway's no [D] way, _ [Em] for this good man to [D] go down
A rich man can't write, and [A] the hobo he can [D] drown
_ [G] I thank the [D] Lord, _ for [Em] the people I have [D] found
[G] I thank the [E] Lord for [D] the people I [Bm] have found
_ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] While Mona _ Lisa's [C] and Mad Hatter's, sons [G] of bankers, sons of [D] lawyers
Turn around and say good morning _ tonight _ _
_ _ [F#] For unless they see the sky, [B] but they [D] can't turn down this [E] wine
_ _ _ _ [G] And no not if [A] it's dark outside [G] or [E] light
_ [D] _
_ _ [G] And no not if [A] it's dark outside [G] or light
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _