Joni Mitchell – Born To Take The Highway (Guitar)

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As recorded by Joni Mitchell (1967 recording from the 2020 Boxset JONI MITCHELL ARCHIVES - VOLUME 1: THE EARLY YEARS (1963-1967) [Intro] E D A [Verse 1]
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See the stretching sun at dawning

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Wipe the stardust from his eyes

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Feel the morning breezes yawning

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Telling me it's time to rise

        C#m Bm7        A
Telling me   it's time to rise
[Chorus]
D             E   
I was born to take the highway

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I was born to chase a dream

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Any road at all is my way

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Any place is where I've been

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Anything is what I've seen

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Anything is what I've seen
[Verse 2]
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Gambler's gold is made for squandering

                  D
Miser's silver is to hoard

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My gold as the sky goes wandering

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My silver is the drinking gourd

      C#m  Bm7       A
My silver is the drinking gourd
[Chorus]
D             E
I was born to take the highway

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I was born to chase a dream

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Any road at all is my way

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Any place is where I've been

 C#m  Bm    A
Anything is what I've seen
[Verse 3]
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I've skipped on concrete

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Danced on cobbles

                           D
Stepped on pavement in the heat

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I've seen where children crouched at marbles

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Made chalk circles in the street

        C#m Bm   A
Found a penny at my feet
[Chorus]
D             E
I was born to take the highway

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I was born to chase a dream

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Any road at all is my way

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Any place is where I've been

  C#m Bm7   E    A         D A
Anything is what I've seen
[Verse 4]
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Now I know a road that winds forever

                         D
Through the land the rainbows run

    A
You cross the bridge from now till never

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Take the first turn past the sun

         C#m       Bm7 E          A    D A
Take the first turn    beyond the sun
[Out-Chorus]
D             E
I was born to take the highway

A
I was born to chase a dream

A
Any road at all is my way

A
Any place is where I've been

   C#m Bm E         A        D  A
Anything  is what I've seen