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From: [email protected] (Julie P Wilks)
These are the (easy) chords for Free Man in Paris (Joni’s version anyway).
Free Man in Paris
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Words and Music by Joni Mitchell
A D
The way I see it he said, you just can’t win it,
C G
Everybody’s in it for their own gain; you can’t please ’em all,
F A
There’s always somebody putting you down,
D
I do my best and I do good business,
C
There’s a lot of people asking for my time,
G
They’re tryin’ to get ahead;
F A
they’re tryin’ to be a good friend of mine,
Chorus
F
I was a free man in Paris,
G
I felt unfettered and alive,
C Asus4
There was nobody callin’ me up for favours
A
and no-ones future to decide,
F
You know I’d go back there tomorrow
G C
but for the work I’ve taken on,
Asus4 D A
stokin’ the star maker machinary behind the popular songs.
Instrumental bit … (mix it about a bit!)
Em9 A Em9 A Em9 A
C D F C D G A C D F C D G A
Verse 2:
A D
I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers,
C G
Lately I wonder what I do it for; if I had my way,
F A
I’d just walk through those doors, and wan-der,
D
down the Champs Elysees;
C
going cafe to cabaret, thinking
G
how I’d feel when I find,
F A
that very good friend of mine
Chorus:
End instrumental bit …
A C D F C D G A
From: [email protected] (Howard Wright (Hman))
Free Man in Paris — Joni Mitchell
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tabbed by Howard Wright
[email protected]
Tuning : open D
From low to high that is — D A D F# A D
So you can leave your A and D strings — all the others go down either
a semitone or a tone.
NOTE: For the verse and chorus I’ll just put down the chord shapes once
each time the chord changes. Check out the record for details on strumming
Intro
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D—-5—7—10—10-10-10-10——10—0—-5—0—-7—7-7-7-7—|
A—-7—9—12—12-12-12-12——10—0—-5—0—-7—7-7-7-7—|
F#—6—8—11—11-11-11-11——10—0—-5—0—-7—7-7-7-7—|
D—-5—7—10—10-10-10-10——10—0—-5—0—-7—7-7-7-7—|
A———————————-10—0—-5—0—-7—7-7-7-7—|
D———————————-10—0—-5—0—-7—7-7-7-7—|
D—5—7—10—10-10-10-10——10—0—-5—0—-7—7-7—7-7—7-7—-|
A—7—9—12—12-12-12-12——10—0—-5—0—-7—7-7—7-7—7-7—-|
F#—6—8—11—11-11-11-11——10—0—-5—0—-7—7-7—7-7—7-7—-|
D—5—7—10—10-10-10-10——10—0—-5—0—-7—7-7—7-7—7-7—-|
A———————————10—0—-5—0—-7—7-7—7-7—7-7—-|
D———————————10—0—-5—0—-7—7-7—7-7—7-7—-|
Carry on strumming that chord at the seventh fret for a few bars…..
Verse 1
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D———-7———————————7———————|
A———-7———————————7———————|
F#———7———————————8———————|
D———-7———————————7———————|
A———-7———————————9———————|
D———-7———————————7———————|
‘The way I see it’ he said ‘you just can’t win it, everybody’s
D—-5———————————————-5————-|
A—-5———————————————-5————-|
F#—6———————————————-5————-|
D—-5———————————————-5————-|
A—-7———————————————-5————-|
D—-5———————————————-5————-|
in it for their own gain you can’t please them all there’s always
D—-5————————7——————————7——-|
A—-5————————7——————————7——-|
F#—6————————7——————————8——-|
D—-5————————7——————————7——-|
A—-7————————7——————————9——-|
D—-5————————7——————————7——-|
somebody shooting you down. I do my best and I do good business
D—————————5——————————-5——|
A—————————5——————————-5——|
F#—————————6——————————-5——|
D—————————5——————————-5——|
A—————————7——————————-5——|
D—————————5——————————-5——|
there’s a lot of people asking for my time trying to get ahead
D————-10——————7———7—7—7—7——————-|
A————-12——————7———7—7—7—7——————-|
F#————11——————7———8—7—8—7——————-|
D————-10——————7———7—7—7—7——————-|
A———————————7———9—7—9—7——————-|
D———————————7———7—7—7—7——————-|
trying to be a good friend of mine
Chorus
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D———3————————-5——————5————-|
A———3————————-5——————5————-|
F#——-3————————-5——————6————-|
D———3————————-5——————5————-|
A———3————————-5——————7————-|
D———3————————-5——————5————-|
I was a free man in paris I felt unfettered and alive there was
D———7——————7——————-5————7—-|
A———7——————7——————-5————7—-|
F#———7——————8——————-5————7—-|
D———7——————7——————-5————7—-|
A———7——————9——————-0————7—-|
D———7——————7———————————7—-|
nobody calling me up for favours and noone’s future to decide
D————-3———————————-5—————5—|
A————-3———————————-5—————5—|
F#————3———————————-5—————6—|
D————-3———————————-5—————5—|
A————-3———————————-5—————7—|
D————-3———————————-5—————5—|
you know I’d go back there tomorrow but for the work I’ve taken on
D—————7————-7——————5————7——|
A—————7————-7——————5————7——|
F#—————7————-8——————5————7——|
D—————7————-7——————5————7——|
A—————7————-9——————0————7——|
D—————7————-7——————————7——|
stoking the star-maker machinery behind the popular song
D———4——-4———7——7-7—7-7——|
A———5——-5———7——7-7—7-7——|
F#—5—5—5—5—5——7——8p7—8p7——|
D—-5—5—5—5—5——7——7-7—7-7——|
A—-0—0—0—0—0——7——9p7—9p7——|
D—————————7——7-7—7-7——|
Repeat this last line once
(p=pull off)
Then play the intro again, and into the second verse
Verse 2
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I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers
lately I wonder what I do it for, if I had my way
I’d just walk out the door and wander
Down the Champs Elysees
Going cafe to cabaret
Wandering how I’d feel when I find that very good friend of mine
Chorus
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repeat the last tab line of the chorus, as before, then go back
to the intro bit.
Play this four times, and that’s it !
Howard