JONI MITCHELL - MY OLD MAN CHORDS

Tuning:

Note: Joni is occasionally keeping the bass and changing the top chord as part of her playing style, not as part of the song. This is the song's basis harmony, feel free to improvise on top of it. e a d g b e e a d g b e Special chord: F#11# x-9-11-11-13-x or 2-4-4-5-2-2 [Intro] D Esus4 E A D/A A D/A [Verse]

^D My old ^Esus4man He's a ^Esinger in^A the pa^D/Ark ^A ^D/A ^D He's a walker in the r^Esus4ain He's a ^Edancer in the ^Am7dark ^DWe don't need no piece of ^A7paper From the city ^E7hall Keeping us ^Emmaj7tied and t^D/Erue ^D My ^Aold ^Esus4man ^D/EKeeping away my ^Ablu^D/Aes ^A ^D/A

[Verse]

^D He's my sunshine in the ^Esus4morning He's my ^Efire^Aworks at the ^D/Aend of the ^Aday^D/A ^D He's the warmest chord I ^Esus4ever heard Play that w^Am7arm chord, play and stay baby ^DWe don't need no piece of ^A7paper From the city ^E7hall Keeping us ^Emmaj7tied and ^D/Etrue ^D My ^Aold ^Esus4man ^D/EKeeping away my ^Ablu^D/Aes ^A ^D/A

[C-Part]

But when he's ^G#m7gone G#m9 F#11# F# Me and them lonesome blues collide The ^C#maj7bed's too big The ^C#m7frying pan's too ^Bwide^Asus4 ^D ^E ^A ^D/A

[Verse]

^D Then he comes h^Esus4ome And he ^Etakes me ^Ain^D/A his loving arm^As ^D/A ^D And he tells me all his ^Esus4troubles ^E And he tell^Am7s me all my charms ^DWe don't need no piece of ^A7paper From the city ^E7hall Keeping us ^Emmaj7tied and ^D/Etrue ^D My ^Aold ^Esus4man ^D/EKeeping away my ^Ablu^D/Aes ^A ^D/A

[C-Part]

But when he's ^G#m7gone G#m9 F#11# F# Me and them lonesome blues collide The ^C#maj7bed's too big The ^C#m7frying pan's too ^Bwide^Asus4 ^D ^E ^A ^D/A

[Verse]

^D My old ^Esus4man He's a ^Esinger in^A the pa^D/Ark ^A ^D/A ^D He's a walker in the r^Esus4ain He's a ^Edan^Am7cer in the dark ^DWe don't need no piece of ^A7paper From the city ^E7hall Keeping us ^Emmaj7tied and ^D/Etrue ^D My ^Aold ^Esus4man ^D/EKeeping away my ^Alonesome^D/A blu^Aes^D/A

[Outro] A D/A A D/A A D/A A A D/A A D/A A D/A A