A* x 0 7 6 5 0
G6/A x 0 5 4 3 0
Bmadd11 x 2 2 4 3 0 (no5)
Asus4 x 0 7 7 5 0
[Intro]
Bb A*
e|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------|
B|---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5--|
G|-7-----7-----7---------7-----7---------6-----6---------6-----6----| x2
D|-----------------8---------------7---------------7----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
A* G6/A A*
I awoke today and found the frost perched on the town
A G6/A A*
It hovered in a frozen sky and it gobbled summer down
D C
When the sun turns traitor cold
D C E Bmadd11
And all the trees are shivering in a naked row
A G A* Asus4 A*
I get the urge for going but I never seem to go
[Chorus 1]
G/A D/A A* G/A D/A A
And I get the urge for going, when the meadow grass is turning brown
G/A D/A A* A G A
Summertime is falling down and winter's closing in
[Verse 2]
A* G6/A A*
I had a me a man in summertime, he had summer colored skin
A G6/A A*
And not another girl in town that darling's heart could win
D C
But when the leaves fell on the ground
D C E Bmadd11
And bully winds come around and pushed them face down in the snow
A G A* Asus4 A*
He got the urge for goin', and I had to let him go
[Chorus 2]
G/A D/A A* G/A D/A A
He got the urge for going when the meadow grass was turning brown
G/A D/A A* A G A
And summertime was falling down and winter was closing in
[Verse 3]
A* G6/A A*
Now the warriors of winter they give a cold triumphant shout
A G6/A A*
All that stays is dying, all that lives is getting out
D C
See the geese in chevron flight
D C E Bmadd11
Flapping and a-racin' on before the snow
A G A* Asus4 A*
They got the urge for going and they've got the wings so they can go
[Chorus 3]
G/A D/A A* G/A D/A A
They get the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning brown
G/A D/A A* A G A
Summertime is falling down and winter's closing in
[Bridge]
Bb A*
e|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------|
B|---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5--|
G|-7-----7-----7---------7-----7---------6-----6---------6-----6----|
D|-----------------8---------------7---------------7----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
A* G6/A A*
I'll ply the fire with kindling, I'll pull the blankets to my chin
A G6/A A*
I'll lock the vagrant winter out and I'll bolt my wandering in
D C
I'd like to call back summertime
D C E Bmadd11
And have her stay for just another month or so
A G A* Asus4 A*
But she's got the urge for going so I guess she'll have to go
[Chorus 4]
G/A D/A A* G/A D/A A
She's gets the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning brown
G/A D/A A* A G A
And all her empire's falling down and winter's closing in
[Outro]
G/A D/A A* G/A D/A A
And I get the urge for going when the meadow grass is turning brown
G/A D/A A*
And summertime is falling down
Bb A*
e|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------|----|-0-|
B|---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5--|----|-5-|
G|-7-----7-----7---------7-----7---------6-----6---------6-----6----|-x2-|-6-|
D|-----------------8---------------7---------------7----------------|----|-7-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|----|-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|----|---|Urge For Going chords and lyrics
Free chords for Urge For Going by Joni Mitchell. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
A* x 0 7 6 5 0 G6/A x 0 5 4 3 0 Bmadd11 x 2 2 4 3 0 (no5) Asus4 x 0 7 7 5 0 [Verse 1] [Chorus 1] [Verse 2] [Chorus 2] [Verse 3] [Chorus 3] [Verse 4] [Chorus 4] [Outro]
Urge For Going Chords by Joni Mitchell
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