Joni Mitchell, CC, (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943 in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, poet and painter. A highly influential artist, she has received eight Grammy Awards during her career, with the first coming in 1969 and the most recent in 2008. She received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, with the citation describing her as "one of the most important female recording artists of the rock era" and "a powerful influence on all artists who embrace diversity
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“Blonde in the Bleachers” by Joni Mitchell Tabbed by Robin Young [email protected]
Chords: A: X02220 (A: X0222X use on quick E/A – A changes) (A: X0XX20 use after Bm/A, after quick E/A – A changes) A/D: XX0220 Am: X02210 Am/D: XX0210 Am7: X02010 Am7: X05550 use only once: in 2nd verse, on ‘soul’ Bm/A: X0X43X Bm: X24432 bar 2nd fret Bm7: X24232 bar 2nd fret Bm7/E: 024232 bar 2nd fret C: X32010 Cmaj7/F: 13300X play F on first string with thumb D: XX0232 Dmaj7/G: 3X022X D/C: X3023X Dsus2: XX0230 E: 022100 E/A: X02100 (E/A: X0210X use on quick E/A – A changes) Emaj7: 02110X Em7sus2: 0X4430 Esus4: 022200 E6sus4: 022220 F: 13321X Fmaj7: 133210 play F on first string with thumb F#m/B: X42222 bar 2nd fret F#m7: 242222 bar 2nd fret G: 32003X
Chords in (parentheses) are optional—just slight variations with muting on the regular chord that you only need if you’re being a perfectionist. Sound-wise, it shouldn’t make much of a difference.
Intro: Am/D – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Dmaj7/G – G – Dmaj7/G – G
Am/DAm7 The blonde in the bleachers, she flips her hair for you, Fmaj7Dmaj7/GGDmaj7/GG A-bove the loudspeakers you start to fall.
BmF#m/BAE/A She follows you home, but you miss livin’ a-lone F#m7Bm7EEsus4 You can still hear sweet mysteries cal-ling you. CD/CC The bands and the roadies, lo- vin’ ‘em and lea- vin’ ‘em Emaj7 E6sus4 Cmaj7/FFA/D It’s pleasure to try ‘em, it’s trouble to keep ‘em.
Am Em7sus2 A ‘Cause it seems like you’ve got- - -ta give up Em7sus2 Am7EmF#m Such a piece of your soul when you give up the chase. Dsus2DBm Feeling it hot and cold, you’re in rock ‘n’ roll, Esus4AE/A – A – E/A - A It’s the na- - ture of the race.
Bm/AADsus2DBm It’s the un- - known child, so sweet and wild, Esus4AE/A – A – E/A - A It’s youth, it’s too good to waste.
E/A – Am/D – Am7 – Fmaj7 Dmaj7/G – G – Dmaj7/G – G – Cmaj7/F – F
Fmaj7DBm7Bm7/EAE/A She tapes her re-grets to the mi- - crophone stand
ADsus2Bm7 She says, “You can’t hold the hand of a Bm7/EAE/AA rock ‘n’ roll man ve-ry long, Dsus2Bm7 Or count on your plans with a Bm7/EAE/AA rock ‘n’ roll man ve-ry long, Dsus2Bm7 Com-pete with the fans for your Bm7/EAE/AA rock ‘n’ roll man for ve-ry long, Dsus2Bm7Bm7/EAAm7 The girls and the bands and the rock ‘n’ roll man.”
Ending: Cmaj7/F – Fmaj7 A7 (saxophone interlude) End on A7