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Trouble Child- Joni Mitchell
Chords:
Am7: 002010
Bb: 24442
C: 032010
D/C: 03X232
Dsus4: 000233
F: 133211
F7: 003210
G: 3X0003
G/D: 000433
G7/B: 020032
Intro:
 Bb–  C–  Bb–  C– Bb  
 C–  Bb–  C–  Bb(3x)
D/CUp  in the sterilized Croom
Where they Am7let you be lazy
F7Know-ing your attitudes are wroCng
And you gotta Am7change, and it’s not easy
F7Drag-ons shining with all values Gknown
F7Daz-zling you, keeping you from yoGur owFnG  C  
F7Where is the lion in you to de-Cfy him
When you’re this Am7weak and this spacey?
So D/Cwhat are you gonna do about it
CYou can’t live Am7life and you can’t leave it
Ad-F7vice and religion you can’t taCke it
You can’t Am7seem to believe it
The F7pea-cock is afraid to pa-Grade
You’re F7un-der the thumb of a maGidF  G  C  
You F7real-ly can’t give love in this con-Cdi-tion
Still you Am7know how you need it
Then open and Cclose    G7/Byou
Then they talk like they know   Am7you
They don’t know Gyou
They’re friends and they’re Cfoes G7/Btoo, trouble child,
  G/DBrea-king like the Dsus4waves at MalibuG  
 Bb–  C–  Bb–  C– Bb  
 C–  Bb–  C–  Bb(3x)
So D/Cwhy does it come as such a shock
  CTo know you really Am7have no one?
F7On-ly a river of changing Cfa-ces
   Am7Looking for an ocean
They F7tric-kle through your leaky Gplans
Another F7dream over the damG  F  G  
CAnd you’re F7ly-ing in some room
Feeling like your Cright to be Am7hu-man
Is going over Gtoo
But some are gonna CknocG7/Bk   you
And some’ll try and   Am7clock you
 GYou know it’s really hard
To Ctalk sense to youG7/B,   trouble child
   G/DBreaking like the Dsus4waves at MalibGu
 Bb–  C–  Bb–  C– Bb  
 C–  Bb–  C–  Bb(2x)

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Trouble Child

by Joni Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

D/C

Dsus4

G/D

G7/B

Trouble Child- Joni Mitchell

Chords:

Am7

: 002010

: 24442

: 032010

D/C

: 03X232

Dsus4

: 000233

: 133211

: 003210

: 3X0003

G/D

: 000433

G7/B

: 020032

Intro:

Bb C Bb C Bb

– – – –

C Bb C Bb

– – – (3x)

D/C C

Up in the sterilized room

Am7

Where they let you be lazy

F7 C

Know-ing your attitudes are wrong

Am7

And you gotta change, and it’s not easy

F7 G

Drag-ons shining with all values known

F7 G F G C

Daz-zling you, keeping you from your own

F7 C

Where is the lion in you to de-fy him

Am7

When you’re this weak and this spacey?

D/C

So what are you gonna do about it

C Am7

You can’t live life and you can’t leave it

F7 C

Ad-vice and religion you can’t take it

Am7

You can’t seem to believe it

F7 G

The pea-cock is afraid to pa-rade

F7 G F G C

You’re un-der the thumb of a maid

F7 C

You real-ly can’t give love in this con-di-tion

Am7

Still you know how you need it

C G7/B

Then open and close you

Am7

Then they talk like they know you

They don’t know you

C G7/B

They’re friends and they’re foes too, trouble child,

G/D Dsus4 G

Brea-king like the waves at Malibu

Bb C Bb C Bb

– – – –

C Bb C Bb

– – – (3x)

D/C

So why does it come as such a shock

C Am7

To know you really have no one?

F7 C

On-ly a river of changing fa-ces

Am7

Looking for an ocean

F7 G

They tric-kle through your leaky plans

F7 G F G

Another dream over the dam

C F7

And you’re ly-ing in some room

C Am7

Feeling like your right to be hu-man

Is going over too

C G7/B

But some are gonna knock you

Am7

And some’ll try and clock you

You know it’s really hard

C G7/B

To talk sense to you, trouble child

G/D Dsus4 G

Breaking like the waves at Malibu

Bb C Bb C Bb

– – – –

C Bb C Bb

– – – (2x)

About Trouble Child Chords by Joni Mitchell

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