{"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":76725,"song":"Marcie","artist":"Joni Mitchell","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/76725-marcie-chords-by-joni-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/76725?type=chord","rating":4.8477,"votes":10,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\r\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\nFrom: Paul Fullam <ptf@che.rochester.edu>\r\nSubject: CRD: \"Marcie\" - Joni Mitchell\r\n\r\nI am fairly sure I've got the chord shapes right or this one.....\r\nhowever, the names are a different story altogether.\r\n.....if someone could correct the mistakes I may have made\r\n     in the names I'd appreciate it\r\n\r\nAlso, I'm leaving the right hand fingering for the player to\r\nwork out for him/herself....its fairly easy...basically arpeggio\r\nstyle (with some strumming) and picked up easily by listening to the song\r\n\r\n.....thanks to Howard Wright for the tuning\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t   -----------------------------------\r\n\t\t\t\tMARCIE\r\n\t\t\t   by Joni Mitchell\r\n\t\t\tfrom Song to a Seagull\r\n\t\t   -----------------------------------\r\n\r\nTuning: (from low to high)  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]D[/ch].......open [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nthere are two distinct chord progressions used in this song\r\nwhich I call Patterns 1 & 2.\r\n\r\nPattern 1:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]            [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nMarcie in the quilt of flowers[/tab]\r\n[tab]C6add2         [ch]G[/ch] Cadd2 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSteps inside a candy store[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]                [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nReds are sweet and greens are sour[/tab]\r\n[tab]C6add2          [ch]G[/ch] Cadd2 [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] Cadd2 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nStill no letter at her door[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D#[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo she'll wash her flower curtains[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nHang them in the wind to dry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm7[/ch]             [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nDust her tables with his shirt and[/tab]\r\n[tab]C6add2       [ch]G[/ch] Cadd2 [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] Cadd2 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwave another day goodbye[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] Cadd2 [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] Cadd2 [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n........repeat Pattern 1 for the following  :\r\n\r\nMarcie's faucet needs a plumber\r\nMarcie's sorrow needs a man\r\nRed is autumn, green is summer\r\nGreens are turning and the sand\r\nAll along the ocean beaches\r\nstares up empty at the sky\r\nMarcie buys a bag of peaches\r\nstops a postman passing by\r\n\r\n\r\nPattern 2 :\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]                                       [ch]C(2)[/ch]\r\nAnd summer goes, falls to the sidewalk like string[/tab]\r\n\r\nand brown paper\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj7[/ch]\r\nWinter blows up from the river[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C(2)[/ch]\r\nThere's no one to to take her......[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G(2)[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch] C6add2 [ch]G[/ch] Cadd2 [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gm7[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] C6add2 [ch]G[/ch] Cadd2 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nto the sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n.........use Pattern 1 for the following :\r\n\r\nMarcie dresses warm, its snowing\r\ntakes a yellow cab uptown\r\nred is stop and green's for going\r\nSees a show and rides back down\r\nDown along the Hudson River\r\nPast the shipyards in the cold\r\nstill no letter's been delivered\r\nstill the winter's days unfold\r\n\r\n\r\n.......and Pattern 2 for this :\r\n\r\nLike magazines fading in dusty grey attics\r\nand servers make a dream\r\nDream back to summer\r\nand all he tells her\r\nWait for me\r\n\r\n.......back to Pattern 1 for :\r\n\r\nMarcie leaves and doesn't tell us\r\nWhere, why she moved away\r\nRed is angry, green is jealous\r\nthat was all she had to say\r\nSomeone thought they saw her Sunday\r\nwindow shopping in the rain\r\nSome heard she bought a one-way\r\nticket and went west again\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORDS :\r\n\r\n    DGDGBD              DGDGBD            DGDGBD              DGDGBD\r\n    x33030              x22022            x22010              x02010\r\n[tab]      [ch]Gm7[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]C6/9[/ch] \t       Cadd2\r\n\t\t\t\t\t or C6add2[/tab]\r\n\r\n   DGDGBD              DGDGBD            DGDGBD              DGDGBD\r\n   x8888x              x77777            x55555              x44444\r\n     [ch]D#[/ch]\t\t          [ch]D[/ch]\t\t   [ch]C[/ch]\t\t        [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n  DGDGBD              DGDGBD            DGDGBD              DGDGBD\r\n  x44030              x55055            505430              000000\r\n   [ch]Gmaj7[/ch]  \t\t[ch]C(2)[/ch]\t\t [ch]G(2)[/ch]\t\t       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nNOTES :\r\n\r\nI play the G(2) like this :\r\n\r\n[tab]D--------------------------|\r\nB---2s3--------------------|\r\nG----4---------------------|\r\nD----5---------------------|\r\nG----0---------------------|\r\nD----5---------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nany corrections or improvements are of course welcome...\r\n\r\nCheers\r\n\r\nPaul","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\nFrom: Paul Fullam \nSubject: CRD: \"Marcie\" - Joni Mitchell\n\nI am fairly sure I've got the chord shapes right or this one.....\nhowever, the names are a different story altogether.\n.....if someone could correct the mistakes I may have made\n     in the names I'd appreciate it\n\nAlso, I'm leaving the right hand fingering for the player to\nwork out for him/herself....its fairly easy...basically arpeggio\nstyle (with some strumming) and picked up easily by listening to the song\n\n.....thanks to Howard Wright for the tuning\n\n\n\t\t   -----------------------------------\n\t\t\t\tMARCIE\n\t\t\t   by Joni Mitchell\n\t\t\tfrom Song to a Seagull\n\t\t   -----------------------------------\n\nTuning: (from low to high)  D G D G B D.......open G\n\nthere are two distinct chord progressions used in this song\nwhich I call Patterns 1 & 2.\n\nPattern 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG Cadd2 G  G Cadd2 G\n\n........repeat Pattern 1 for the following  :\n\nMarcie's faucet needs a plumber\nMarcie's sorrow needs a man\nRed is autumn, green is summer\nGreens are turning and the sand\nAll along the ocean beaches\nstares up empty at the sky\nMarcie buys a bag of peaches\nstops a postman passing by\n\n\nPattern 2 :\n\n\nand brown paper\n\n\n\n\n.........use Pattern 1 for the following :\n\nMarcie dresses warm, its snowing\ntakes a yellow cab uptown\nred is stop and green's for going\nSees a show and rides back down\nDown along the Hudson River\nPast the shipyards in the cold\nstill no letter's been delivered\nstill the winter's days unfold\n\n\n.......and Pattern 2 for this :\n\nLike magazines fading in dusty grey attics\nand servers make a dream\nDream back to summer\nand all he tells her\nWait for me\n\n.......back to Pattern 1 for :\n\nMarcie leaves and doesn't tell us\nWhere, why she moved away\nRed is angry, green is jealous\nthat was all she had to say\nSomeone thought they saw her Sunday\nwindow shopping in the rain\nSome heard she bought a one-way\nticket and went west again\n\n\nCHORDS :\n\n    DGDGBD              DGDGBD            DGDGBD              DGDGBD\n    x33030              x22022            x22010              x02010\n\n\n   DGDGBD              DGDGBD            DGDGBD              DGDGBD\n   x8888x              x77777            x55555              x44444\n     D#\t\t          D\t\t   C\t\t        B\n\n\n  DGDGBD              DGDGBD            DGDGBD              DGDGBD\n  x44030              x55055            505430              000000\n   Gmaj7  \t\tC(2)\t\t G(2)\t\t       G\n\nNOTES :\n\nI play the G(2) like this :\n\n\n\nany corrections or improvements are of course welcome...\n\nCheers\n\nPaul","chords":["D","G","B","Gm7","A7","D#","C","Gmaj7","C(2)","G(2)","C6/9"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]},"Gmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,2]}}}