Night In The City

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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 14:46:42 -1000
From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@hawaii.edu>
Subject: night in the city- joni mitchell
NIGHT IN THE CITY- Joni Mitchell
EBEG#BE
TUNING: , capo 3rd fret
E6 E E6E
E5addD E5addD E5addD
E6 E E6 E
E5addD E5addD E5addD
Light up, light up, light up your lazy blue eyes
A/E E A/E
E5addEb F#m11
Moon's up, night's up, taking the town by surprise
E6 E E6 E
E5addD EaddD E5addD
Night time, night time, day left an hour ago
A/E E A/E
E5addEb F#m11
City light time, must you get ready so slow
E5 E Esus4E Esus4E
E5addEb
There are places to come from and pla- ces to go
E5E Esus4E Esus4E
E5addEb
CHORUS #1:
E5 Esus4E
E5addEb
Night in the city looks pretty to me
E5 E
E5addEb F#m11/
Night in the city look fine
E5 Esus4 E
E5addEb
Music comes spilling out into the street
E5 E
E5addEb F#m11/ F#m11
Colors go flashing in time
E6 E
E5addD E5addD
Take off, take off, take off those stay at home shoes
Break off, shake off, take off those stay at home blues
Stairway, stairway, down to the crowds in the street
They go their way, looking for faces to greet
But we run on laughing with noone to meet
CHORUS #2:
Night in the city looks pretty to me
Night in the city looks fine
Music comes spilling out into the street
Colors go waltzing in time
E6 E
E5addD E5addD
CHORDS:
E6E Esus4E5 A/E E
E5addD E5addEb F#m11/ F#m11
E --0------0---0----0----0----0------0----0------2---|
B --5------2---0----0----0----0------2----0------0---|
G# --6------3---0----1----3----3------1----1------1---|
E --7------4---0----0----0----0------0----2------2---|
B --0------0---0----2----5----4------2----0------0---|
E --0------0---0----0----0----0------0----0------0---|
NOTE: This one is just a best guess. If you come up with something
better let me know.

Night In The City chords and lyrics

Free chords for Night In The City by Joni Mitchell. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Date:   Wed, 29 Nov 1995 14:46:42 -1000
From: Harlan L Thompson 
Subject: night in the city- joni mitchell
NIGHT IN THE CITY- Joni Mitchell
TUNING: E B E G# B E, capo 3rd fret
E5addD E6  E5addD E  E5addD E6  E
E5  E  Esus4 E  E5addEb  Esus4  E
CHORUS #1:
E5addD  E6  E5addD  E
Take off, take off, take off those stay at home shoes
Break off, shake off, take off those stay at home blues
Stairway, stairway, down to the crowds in the street
They go their way, looking for faces to greet
But we run on laughing with noone to meet
CHORUS #2:
Night in the city looks pretty to me
Night in the city looks fine
Music comes spilling out into the street
Colors go waltzing in time
E5addD  E6  E5addD  E
NOTE:  This one is just a best guess.  If you come up with something
better let me know.

Night In The City Chords by Joni Mitchell

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