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Joanne: Michael Nesmith (formerly of The Monkees)
This was a great song that made the Top 40 in 1970.
[Verse]
Her Cname was AmJoanne and she Flived in the G7meadow
by a CpondAm.F  G7  
And she Ctouched me for a Ammoment with a Flook that 
spoke to G7me of her sweet Clove.Am7  F  G7  
Then the Dmwoman that she G7was drove her Con with C/BdesperAmation,
And I Dm7saw, as she G7went, a most Chopeless C/BsituAmation,
for JoFanne and the Fmman, and the Gtime that G7made 
them both Crun.
[Verse]
She was Conly a Amgirl. I Fknow that well, but G7still
I could not CseeAm  F  G7  
That the Chold that she Amhad was much Fstronger than 
the G7love she felt for Cme.Am  F  G  
But Dmstaying with G7her, and my Clittle C/Bbit of Amwisdom,
broke Dm7down her deG7sires like a Clight C/Bthrough a Amprism,
into Fyellows and Fmblues and a Gtune that G7I could
not have Csung.
[Bridge]
Though the Amessence is gone, I Dmhave no tears to 
cry for her.
FAnd my only thoughts of her are G7kind.
[Verse]
Her Cname was AmJoanne and she Flived in the G7meadow
by a CpondAm.F  G7  
And she Ctouched me for a Ammoment with a Flook that 
spoke to G7me of her sweet Clove.Am7  F  G7  
Then the Dmwoman that she G7was drove her Con with C/BdesperAmation,
And I Dm7saw, as she G7went, a most Chopeless C/BsituAmation,
for JoFanne and the Fmman, and the Gtime that G7made 
them both Crun.
For JoFanne and the Fmman and the Gtimes that G7made 
them both Crun

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Joanne

by Michael Nesmith

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Am7

C/B

Dm7

Joanne: Michael Nesmith (formerly of The Monkees)

This was a great song that made the Top 40 in 1970.

[Verse]

C Am F G7

Her name was Joanne and she lived in the meadow

C Am F G7

by a pond.

C Am F

And she touched me for a moment with a look that

G7 C Am7 F G7

spoke to me of her sweet love.

Dm G7 C C/B Am

Then the woman that she was drove her on with desperation,

Dm7 G7 C C/B Am

And I saw, as she went, a most hopeless situation,

F Fm G G7

for Joanne and the man, and the time that made

them both run.

[Verse]

C Am F G7

She was only a girl. I know that well, but still

C Am F G7

I could not see

C Am F

That the hold that she had was much stronger than

G7 C Am F G

the love she felt for me.

Dm G7 C C/B Am

But staying with her, and my little bit of wisdom,

Dm7 G7 C C/B Am

broke down her desires like a light through a prism,

F Fm G G7

into yellows and blues and a tune that I could

not have sung.

[Bridge]

Am Dm

Though the essence is gone, I have no tears to

cry for her.

F G7

And my only thoughts of her are kind.

[Verse]

C Am F G7

Her name was Joanne and she lived in the meadow

C Am F G7

by a pond.

C Am F

And she touched me for a moment with a look that

G7 C Am7 F G7

spoke to me of her sweet love.

Dm G7 C C/B Am

Then the woman that she was drove her on with desperation,

Dm7 G7 C C/B Am

And I saw, as she went, a most hopeless situation,

F Fm G G7

for Joanne and the man, and the time that made

them both run.

F Fm G G7

For Joanne and the man and the times that made

them both run

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