{"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":1669619,"song":"My Old Man","artist":"Joni Mitchell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1669619-my-old-man-chords-by-joni-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1669619?type=chord","rating":4.68668,"votes":6,"content":"This one will be much easier to play along with: it has better chord configurations for guitar,\r\n and has the whole lyrics with all the chords for simple folk (like me).\r\n\r\nD: 000232\r\nE7sus: 000200\r\nA: 002220\r\nA7sus: 002233\r\nAm7: 002010\r\nAbm7: 004444\r\nBbm: 003321\r\nGbmaj: 004321\r\nDb: xx3121\r\nDbm7: 002424\r\nB: 004442\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E7sus[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  My old man, he's a singer in the park[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]E7sus[/ch]\r\n  He's a walker in the rain,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A7sus[/ch]  [ch]Am7[/ch]\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]\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 tied and true[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E7sus[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  My old man, keeping away my blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E7sus[/ch]                                                     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe's my sunshine in the morning, he's my fireworks at the end of the day[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]E7sus[/ch]\r\nHe's the warmest chord I ever heard[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A7sus[/ch]  [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nPlay that warm chord, play and stay baby[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A7sus[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\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 tied and true[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E7sus[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  My old man, keeping away my blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[BRIDGE*]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Abm7[/ch]                          [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Gbmaj7[/ch]\r\nBut when he's gone, me and them lonesome blues    collide[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Db[/ch]         [ch]Dbm7[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe bed's too big, the frying pan's too wide[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab](*Reminder: bridge chords:\r\nAbm7: 004444   --   Bbm: 003321  --  Gbmaj: 004321\r\nDb: xx3121     --   Dbm7: 002424 --  B: 004442)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[BRIEF INTERLUDE]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E7sus[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThen he comes home, and he takes me in his loving arms[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]E7sus[/ch]\r\nAnd he tells me all his troubles[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                          [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A7sus[/ch]  [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd he tells me all my charms[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A7sus[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\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 tied and true, no[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E7sus[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  My old man, keeping away my blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[BRIDGE 2 (same as the first)]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Abm7[/ch]                          [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Gbmaj7[/ch]\r\nBut when he's gone, me and them lonesome blues  collide[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Db[/ch]         [ch]Dbm7[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe bed's too big, the frying pan's too wide[/tab]\r\n\r\n[BRIEF INTERLUDE]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4 (same as the first)]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E7sus[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  My old man, he's a singer in the park[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]E7sus[/ch]\r\n  He's a walker in the rain,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A7sus[/ch]  [ch]Am7[/ch]\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]\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 tied and true[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]E7sus[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  My old man, keeping away my lonesome blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[END BIT]\r\n[This mimics the piano outro]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n/__/__  /__/__ /__/__/ /__/__ | /__/__  /--[/tab]\r\n\r\n(repeat twice)","plain_text":"This one will be much easier to play along with: it has better chord configurations for guitar,\n and has the whole lyrics with all the chords for simple folk (like me).\n\nD: 000232\nE7sus: 000200\nA: 002220\nA7sus: 002233\nAm7: 002010\nAbm7: 004444\nBbm: 003321\nGbmaj: 004321\nDb: xx3121\nDbm7: 002424\nB: 004442\n\n[VERSE 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[BRIDGE*]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[BRIEF INTERLUDE]\nD   D7      A   D  A\n\n\n[VERSE 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[BRIDGE 2 (same as the first)]\n\n\n\n\n[BRIEF INTERLUDE]\nD   D7      A   D  A\n\n\n[VERSE 4 (same as the first)]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[END BIT]\n[This mimics the piano outro]\n\n\n\n(repeat twice)","chords":["D","A","Bbm","Gbmaj","Db","B","E7sus","A7sus","Am7","A7","E7","Abm7","Gbmaj7","Dbm7","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]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}