{"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":76707,"song":"Cactus Tree","artist":"Joni Mitchell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/76707-cactus-tree-chords-by-joni-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/76707?type=chord","rating":4.80303,"votes":9,"content":"[Chords]\r\n \r\n[tab]     [ch]D5[/ch]  Dmaj7(no3) [ch]D6sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A7sus4/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]*   A7(no3)\r\nD |--0-----0----------0----0-----0-------0------2----|\r\nA |--0-----0----------0----0-----0-------0------0----|\r\nF#|--3-----3----------1----0-----1-------3------1----|\r\nD |--0-----0----------0----0-----2-------4------2----|\r\nA |--5-----4----------2----0-----0-------0------0----|\r\nD |--0-----0----------0----0-----0-------0-----------|[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D5[/ch]  [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]  [ch]D6sus4[/ch]      x2\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D5[/ch]                              [ch]D6sus4[/ch]\r\nThere's a man who's been out sailing in a decade full of dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D5[/ch]             [ch]D6sus4[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]*         [ch]A7sus4/D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he takes her to a schooner and he treats her like    a queen[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D5[/ch]             [ch]D6sus4[/ch]            [ch]D5[/ch]               [ch]D6sus4[/ch]\r\nBearing beads from California with their amber stones and green[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D6sus4[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]D6sus4[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe has called her from the harbor, he has kissed her with his freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D6sus4[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]D6sus4[/ch]           [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nHe has heard her off to starboard, in the breaking and the breathing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A7sus4/D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]     [ch]D6sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D6sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf the water weeds, while she's was busy being  free[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D5[/ch]                                    [ch]D6sus4[/ch]\r\nThere's a man who's climbed a mountain and he's calling out her name[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D5[/ch]                  [ch]D6sus4[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]*        [ch]A7sus4/D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he hopes her heart can hear three thousand miles, he calls    again[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D5[/ch]                [ch]D6sus4[/ch]           [ch]D5[/ch]                [ch]D6sus4[/ch]\r\nHe can think her there beside him, he can miss her just the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D6sus4[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D6sus4[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe has missed her in the forest while he showed her all the flowers[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D6sus4[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D6sus4[/ch]             [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd the branches sang the chorus as he climbed the scaley towers[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A7sus4/D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]     [ch]D6sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D6sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf a forest tree, while she was somewhere being  free[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D5[/ch]                               [ch]D6sus4[/ch]\r\nThere's a man who's sent a letter and he's waiting for reply[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D5[/ch]               [ch]D6sus4[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]*       [ch]A7sus4/D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe has asked her of her travels, since the day they said  goodbye[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D5[/ch]            [ch]D6sus4[/ch]            [ch]D5[/ch]            [ch]D6sus4[/ch]\r\nHe writes \"wish you were beside me, we can make it if we try\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D6sus4[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]D6sus4[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe has seen her at the office, with her name on all his papers[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D6sus4[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D6sus4[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThrough the sharing of the profits he will find it hard to shake her[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A7sus4/D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D6sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D6sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFrom his memory,      and she's so busy  being  free[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D5[/ch]                       [ch]D6sus4[/ch]\r\nThere's a lady in the city and she thinks she loves them all[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D5[/ch]                 [ch]D6sus4[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]*      [ch]A7sus4/D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's the one who's thinking of her, there's the one who sometimes calls[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D5[/ch]                 [ch]D6sus4[/ch]           [ch]D5[/ch]                [ch]D6sus4[/ch]\r\nThere's the one who writes her letters with his facts and figures scrawl[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D6sus4[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]D6sus4[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe has brought them to her senses, they have laughed inside her laughter[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D6sus4[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D6sus4[/ch]              [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nNow she rallies her defenses, for she fears that one will ask her[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A7sus4/D[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D6sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D6sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor eternity,      and she's so busy  being  free[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D5[/ch]                              [ch]D6sus4[/ch]\r\nThere's a man who sends her medals, he is bleeding from the war[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D5[/ch]            [ch]D6sus4[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]*      [ch]A7sus4/D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's a jouster and a jester and a man who owns    a store[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D5[/ch]            [ch]D6sus4[/ch]           [ch]D5[/ch]             [ch]D6sus4[/ch]\r\nThere's a drummer and a dreamer, and you know there may be more[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D6sus4[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]D6sus4[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe will love them when she sees them, they will lose her if they follow[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D6sus4[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]D6sus4[/ch]            [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nAnd she only means to please them and her heart is full and hollow[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A7sus4/D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]D6sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D6sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike a cactus tree,        while she's so busy  being  free[/tab]\r\n \r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A7sus4/D[/ch]\r\nLike a cactus tree[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D6sus4[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D6sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n      Being free[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chords]\n \n\n \n \n \n[Intro]\nD5  Dmaj7  D6sus4      x2\n \n \n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n[Outro]","chords":["D5","D6sus4","D","A7sus4/D","A7","A","F","Dmaj7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,2,2]}}}