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Banquet- Joni Mitchell
Chords:
A: X02220
A7: X02020
Am: X02210
B: X24442
Bm7: X24232
C/D: XX0010
Cmaj7/F: 13300X
D: XX0232
D/A: X0423X
D/E: 0X423X
Dm7: XX0211
E: 022100
E/A: X02100
E/B: X22100
Esus4: 022200
Esus4/B: X22200
E7sus4: 02023X
Em/A: X02000
Em7: 022030
Em7sus4: 020200
F: 133211
F#m/B: X24222
Intro:
 A–  E/A–  D/A– A  
F#m/ B– Bm7  
Esus4Come  Eto the Em7din-ner goAmng
The ta-Em/Able is A7lad-en highDm7  
Fat Dbel-lies and C/Dhun-gry little ones
Tuck your napkins iFn and Atake E/Ayour shaEre
Esus4Some  Eget the Em7gra-vy
AmAnd some Em/Aget  the A7gris-tle
    Dm7Some Dget the C/Dmar-row bone
And some get noth- Fing
Though there’s Aplen-E/Aty  tEo spareEsus4  
Em/AI    took my Amshare Em/Adown Amby Em/Athe  sea
Pa-Amper Em/Aplates Amand Em/AJa- -vex bottles on the tideEsus4  
                          EEm7sus4          D/E  
Seagulls come down and they       squawk at me
            E    Esus4        E7sus4     D/E   F[Cmaj7/  F   F– 3x]  F#m/  B  Bm7  
  Down where the  wa- - - ter ski- ers   glide
Esus4Some  Eturn to Em7Je-suAms
And some Em/Aturn to A7her-o-in
    Dm7Some Dturn to C/Dramb-ling ‘round
Looking for a clean skFy
And a Adrink-E/Aing streEam
Esus4Some  Ewatch the Em7paint peel Amoff
Some Em/Awatch their A7kids grow up
    Dm7Some Dwatch their C/Dstocks and bonds
Waiting for that big Fdeal A-Amer-E/Ai- -caEn dreamEsus4  
Em/AI    took my Amdream Em/Adown Amby Em/Athe  sea
Yan-Amkee Em/Ayachts Amand Em/Alob- ster pots
And sunshine and     Esus4logs and Esails
   Em7sus4          D/E  
And       Shell Oil pails
EDogs and tugs and Esus4sum- mer-D/Etime
Back in the Fban-quet line
Cmaj7/                 F  F#m/B  
An- - -gry young people cry- ing
Esus4“Who  Elet the Em7greed-y iAmn
And who Em/Aleft the A7need-y out?
    Dm7Who Dmade this C/Dsalt-y
Tell ‘em we’re very hungry noFw
For a Asweet-E/Aer  faEre”
In the cookie I read,
Esus4“Some Eget the Em7gra-vy
AmAnd some Em/Aget  the A7gris-tle
    Dm7Some Dget the C/Dmar-row bone
And    Em/Asome get Amnoth- Fing
                   A     E/A          B    D/B    E/B  Esus4/  B    E/B    Bm7  B  
Though there’s plen-ty  to spare”

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Banquet

by Joni Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

C/D

Cmaj7

D/A

D/E

Dm7

E/A

E/B

Esus4

E7sus4

Em/A

Em7

F#m

D/B

Banquet- Joni Mitchell

Chords:

: X02220

: X02020

: X02210

: X24442

Bm7

: X24232

C/D

: XX0010

Cmaj7 F

/: 13300X

: XX0232

D/A

: X0423X

D/E

: 0X423X

Dm7

: XX0211

: 022100

E/A

: X02100

E/B

: X22100

Esus4

: 022200

Esus4 B

/: X22200

E7sus4

: 02023X

Em/A

: X02000

Em7

: 022030

Em7sus4: 020200

: 133211

F#m B

/: X24222

Intro:

A E/A D/A A

– – –

F#m B Bm7

/ –

Esus4 E Em7 Am

Come to the din-ner gong

Em/A A7 Dm7

The ta-ble is lad-en high

D C/D

Fat bel-lies and hun-gry little ones

F A E/A E

Tuck your napkins in and take your share

Esus4 E Em7

Some get the gra-vy

Am Em/A A7

And some get the gris-tle

Dm7 D C/D

Some get the mar-row bone

And some get noth- ing

A E/A E Esus4

Though there’s plen-ty to spare

Em/A Am Em/A Am Em/A

I took my share down by the sea

Am Em/A Am Em/A Esus4

Pa-per plates and Ja- -vex bottles on the tide

E D/E

Em7sus4

Seagulls come down and they squawk at me

E Esus4 E7sus4 D/E F Cmaj7 F F F#m B Bm7

[/ – 3x] /

Down where the wa- - - ter ski- ers glide

Esus4 E Em7 Am

Some turn to Je-sus

Em/A A7

And some turn to her-o-in

Dm7 D C/D

Some turn to ramb-ling ‘round

Looking for a clean sky

A E/A E

And a drink-ing stream

Esus4 E Em7 Am

Some watch the paint peel off

Em/A A7

Some watch their kids grow up

Dm7 D C/D

Some watch their stocks and bonds

F A E/A E Esus4

Waiting for that big deal A-mer-i- -can dream

Em/A Am Em/A Am Em/A

I took my dream down by the sea

Am Em/A Am Em/A

Yan-kee yachts and lob- ster pots

Esus4 E

And sunshine and logs and sails

D/E

Em7sus4

And Shell Oil pails

E Esus4 D/E

Dogs and tugs and sum- mer-time

Back in the ban-quet line

Cmaj7 F F#m B

/ /

An- - -gry young people cry- ing

Esus4 E Em7 Am

“Who let the greed-y in

Em/A A7

And who left the need-y out?

Dm7 D C/D

Who made this salt-y

Tell ‘em we’re very hungry now

A E/A E

For a sweet-er fare”

In the cookie I read,

Esus4 E Em7

“Some get the gra-vy

Am Em/A A7

And some get the gris-tle

Dm7 D C/D

Some get the mar-row bone

Em/A Am F

And some get noth- ing

A E/A B D/B E/B Esus4 B E/B Bm7 B

Though there’s plen-ty to spare”

About Banquet Chords by Joni Mitchell

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