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From "Ladies of the Canyon"
Intro:  A9   A   A9   D9   D   D9   EE12 E14 E12 E  
	A  	A4  		EE12 E  
Willy is my child, he is my father
AI A4wouAld Dbe D9hiBms lady all my life
HBe Esays he’d love to live with me
BAut Dfor an ancient injury
TC#mhat Bmhas not healed
HEe said I feel once again
		 F#mF#m12 F#m  
Like I gave my heart too soon
HEe stood looking thru the lace
AF#mt the face on the conquered moon
AC#mnd cBmounting all the cars up the hill
ADnd Ethe stars on my window sill
TDhere are still more reasons why
I Alove him
Willy is my joy, he is my sorrow
Now he wants to run away and hide
He says our love cannot be real
He cannot hear the chapel’s pealing silver bells
But you know it’s hard to tell
When you’re in the spell if it’s wrong or if it’s real
But you’re bound to lose
If you let the blues get you scared to feel
And I feel like I’m just being born
Like a shiny light breaking in a storm
There are so many reasons why
I love him
Willy is my child, he is my father

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Willy

by Joni Mitchell

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C#m

F#m

From "Ladies of the Canyon"

A9 A A9 D9 D D9 E E

Intro: E12 E14 E12

A A4 E E

E12

Willy is my child, he is my father

A A4 A D D9 Bm

I would be his lady all my life

B E

He says he’d love to live with me

A D

But for an ancient injury

C#m Bm

That has not healed

He said I feel once again

F#m F#m

F#m12

Like I gave my heart too soon

He stood looking thru the lace

F#m

At the face on the conquered moon

C#m Bm

And counting all the cars up the hill

D E

And the stars on my window sill

There are still more reasons why

I love him

Willy is my joy, he is my sorrow

Now he wants to run away and hide

He says our love cannot be real

He cannot hear the chapel’s pealing silver bells

But you know it’s hard to tell

When you’re in the spell if it’s wrong or if it’s real

But you’re bound to lose

If you let the blues get you scared to feel

And I feel like I’m just being born

Like a shiny light breaking in a storm

There are so many reasons why

I love him

Willy is my child, he is my father

About Willy Chords by Joni Mitchell

Learn how to play Willy by Joni Mitchell with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Willy chords”, “Willy guitar chords”, or “Joni Mitchell Willy chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Willy chords and for experienced players who want accurate Willy lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A9, A, D9, D, E, A4.

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What key is "Willy" in?

The chords for "Willy" show the original chord names (including A9, A, D9, D, E, A4). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.