{"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":1967859,"song":"That Song About The Midway","artist":"Joni Mitchell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1967859-that-song-about-the-midway-chords-by-joni-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1967859?type=chord","rating":4.74558,"votes":41,"content":"This version includes simplified chords for beginners.\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI met you on a midway at a fair last year[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd you stood out like a ruby    in a black man's ear[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou were playing on the horses, you were playing on the guitar strings[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou were playing like a devil wearing wings[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWearing wings[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou looked so grand wearing wings[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDo you tape them to your shoulders just to sing?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCan you fly?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI heard you can! Can you fly?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLike an eagle doin' your hunting from the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI followed with the sideshows  to another town[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G#m[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I found you in a trailer   on the camping grounds[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou were betting on some lover, you were shaking up the dice[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I thought I saw you cheating once or twice[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOnce or twice[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI heard your bid once or twice[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWere you wondering was the gamble worth the price[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPack it in[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI heard you did! Pack it in[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWas it hard to fold a hand you knew could win[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSo lately you've been hiding,  it was somewhere in the news[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm still at these races with my ticket stubs and my blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd a voice calls out the numbers, and it sometimes mentions mine[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I feel like I've been working overtime[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOvertime[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI've lost my fire overtime[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAlways playin' one more hand for one more dime[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]            \r\nSlowin' down I'm gettin' tired![/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSlowin' down[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I envy you the valley that you've found[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause I'm midway down the midway[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSlowin' down, down, down, down[/tab]","plain_text":"This version includes simplified chords for beginners.\n\n[Intro]\n\nE D A E\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\nD A E\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\nD A E\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["E","D","A","B","G#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}