Joni Mitchell – Come In From The Cold (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
Auto-scroll
Speed:
1.0x
Chords
As recorded by Joni Mitchell
(From the 1991 Album NIGHT RIDE HOME)
Joni Mitchell plays this in Open Db tuning,
[Intro]
F C
[Verse 1]
F Back in 1957 G C We had to dance a foot apart Am7 And they hawk-eyed us from the sidelines G C Holding their rulers without a heart F And so with just a touch of our fingers G C Ah, it could make our circuitry explode Am7 All we ever wanted G C Was just to come in from the cold
[Chorus]
C Come in Am7 Come in from the cold G We were so young C Oh come in Am7 Come in from the cold
[Verse 2]
F We really thought we had a purpose G C We were so anxious to achieve Am7 We had hope Am7 The world held promise G C For a slave to liberty F Freely I slaved away for something better G C And I was bought and sold Am7 And all I ever wanted G C Was just to come in from the cold
[Chorus]
C Come in Am7 Come in from the cold G We were so sure C Oh come in Am7 Come in from the cold
[Verse 3]
F I feel your legs under the table G C Leaning into mine Am7 I feel renewed Am7 I feel disabled G C By these bonfires in my spine F I don't know who the arsonist was G C Which incendiary soul Am7 But all I ever wanted G C Was just to come in from the cold
[Chorus]
C Come in Am7 Come in from the cold G You were too warm C Oh come in Am7 Come in from the cold
[Verse 4]
F I am not some stone commission G C Like a statue in a park Am7 I am flesh and blood and vision G C I am howling in the dark F Long blue shadows of the jackals G C Are falling on a pay phone by the road Am7 Oh, all they ever wanted G C Was just to come in from the cold
[Chorus]
C Come in Am7 Come in from the cold Am7 I was so low C Oh come in Am7 Come in from the cold
[Verse 5]
F Is this just vulgar electricity G C Is this the edifying fire C It was so pure Am7 Does your smile's covert complicity G C Debase as it admires C Just a flu with a temperature F Are you just checking out your mojo G C Or am I just fighting off growing old G Just a high fever Am7 All I ever wanted G C Was just to come in from the cold
[Chorus]
C Come in Am7 Come in from the cold G It was so pure C Please come in C Oh come in Am7 Come in from the cold
[Verse 6]
F I know we never will be perfect G C Never entirely clear C When the moon shines Am7 We get hurt and we just panic G And we strike out C Out of fear C You were only being kind F I fear the sentence of this solitude G C Two hundred years on hold C For my loving crime Am7 Oh and all we ever wanted G C Was just to come in from the cold
[Chorus]
C Come in Am7 Come in from the cold Am7 When the moon shines G C Oh come in Am7 Come in from the cold
[Verse 7]
F When I thought life had some meaning G C Then I thought I had some choice C I was running blind Am7 And I made some value judgments G C In a self-important voice C I was outta' line, outta line F But then absurdity came over me G C And I longed to lose control C Into no mind Am7 Oh all I ever wanted G C Was just to come in from the cold
[Chorus]
C Come in Am7 Come in from the cold Am7 Come in G You were so kind G C Please come in C So kind Am7 Come in from the cold Am7 Come in come in G C Come in from the cold C Come in come in Am7 Come in from the cold Am7 Come in, come in G I was so low G Come in, come in C Come in, come in, come in, come in Am7 Coming from the cold
G C Am7 C