{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1032241,"song":"My Old Man","artist":"Joni Mitchell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11227767-my-old-man-chords-by-joni-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1032241?type=chord","rating":4.97404,"votes":14,"content":"\"My Old Man\"\r\nBy Joni Mitchell\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E7sus[/ch](002435)     [ch]D[/ch]/[ch]E[/ch](0xx232)  [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch](x0x232)\r\n  My old man,       he's a singer  in  the  park[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]E7sus[/ch](002435)    \r\n  He's a walker in the rain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D/E[/ch](0xx232)    A7sus(002233) [ch]Am7[/ch](002010) (shuffle, you know how it goes!) \r\nhe's a dancer  in   the   dark[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A7sus[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]/Ebass  \r\nWe don't need no piece of paper from the City Hall [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nKeeping us tight(tied?)and true[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E7sus[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]/[ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  My old man,   keeping away    my blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  He's my sunshine..... etc[/tab]\r\n\r\n....until\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]Abm7[/ch](004444)                   [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Gbmaj7[/ch](004321) \r\nbut when he's gone, me and them lonesome blues         collide[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Db[/ch](xx3121)         [ch]Dbm7[/ch](002424)     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe bed's too big, the frying pan's too wide[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]/[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]/[ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\nLyrics:\r\n\r\nMy old man\r\nHe's a singer in the park\r\nHe's a walker in the rain\r\nHe's a dancer in the dark\r\nWe don't need no piece of paper\r\nFrom the city hall\r\nKeeping us tied and true\r\nMy old man\r\nKeeping away my blues\r\n\r\nHe's my sunshine in the morning\r\nHe's my fireworks at the end of the day\r\nHe's the warmest chord I ever heard\r\nPlay that warm chord, play and stay baby\r\nWe don't need no piece of paper\r\nFrom the city hall\r\nKeeping us tied and true\r\nMy old man\r\nKeeping away my blues\r\n\r\nBut when he's gone\r\nMe and them lonesome blues collide\r\nThe bed's too big\r\nThe frying pan's too wide\r\n\r\nThen he comes home\r\nAnd he takes me in his loving arms\r\nAnd he tells me all his troubles\r\nAnd he tells me all my charms\r\nWe don't need no piece of paper\r\nFrom the city hall\r\nKeeping us tied and true\r\nNo, my old man\r\nKeeping away my blues\r\n\r\nBut when he's gone\r\nMe and them lonesome blues collide\r\nThe bed's too big\r\nThe frying pan's too wide\r\n\r\nMy old man\r\nHe's a singer in the park\r\nHe's a walker in the rain\r\nHe's a dancer in the dark\r\nWe don't need no piece of paper\r\nFrom the city hall\r\nKeeping us tied and true\r\nNo, my old man\r\nKeeping away my lonesome blues","plain_text":"\"My Old Man\"\nBy Joni Mitchell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n....until\n\n\n\n\n\nD/A   D7    E  D/E  A     D/A\n\nLyrics:\n\nMy old man\nHe's a singer in the park\nHe's a walker in the rain\nHe's a dancer in the dark\nWe don't need no piece of paper\nFrom the city hall\nKeeping us tied and true\nMy old man\nKeeping away my blues\n\nHe's my sunshine in the morning\nHe's my fireworks at the end of the day\nHe's the warmest chord I ever heard\nPlay that warm chord, play and stay baby\nWe don't need no piece of paper\nFrom the city hall\nKeeping us tied and true\nMy old man\nKeeping away my blues\n\nBut when he's gone\nMe and them lonesome blues collide\nThe bed's too big\nThe frying pan's too wide\n\nThen he comes home\nAnd he takes me in his loving arms\nAnd he tells me all his troubles\nAnd he tells me all my charms\nWe don't need no piece of paper\nFrom the city hall\nKeeping us tied and true\nNo, my old man\nKeeping away my blues\n\nBut when he's gone\nMe and them lonesome blues collide\nThe bed's too big\nThe frying pan's too wide\n\nMy old man\nHe's a singer in the park\nHe's a walker in the rain\nHe's a dancer in the dark\nWe don't need no piece of paper\nFrom the city hall\nKeeping us tied and true\nNo, my old man\nKeeping away my lonesome blues","chords":["D","E7sus","E","A","D/E","Am7","A7sus","A7","E7","Abm7","Bbm","Gbmaj7","Db","Dbm7","B","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}