Joni Mitchell – Real Good For Free (Guitar)

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This is normally a piano song, at least it was when Joni originally did it on an early album. But this is from a David Crosby version from the "Alies" album. Typed from memory. Mea culpa if there's any errors. Phil- [Intro] C G D G C D
        G            Fmaj7       Em
        I slept last night in a good hotel

               Am         C       F    C
        I went shopping today for jewels

        G                Fmaj7        Em
        The wind rushed around in the dirty town

                Am            C           F    C
        And the children let out from the schools

              Am            C      G
        I was standing on a noisy corner

        C               G       F C D
        Waiting for the walking green

        G                    Fmaj7         Em
        Across the street he stood, and he played real good

               Am    C      F C
        On his clarinet for free

        G         Fmaj7     Em
        Now me, I play for fortunes

                Am     C        F C
        And the velvet curtain calls

                G          Fmaj7          Em
        I got a black limosine and a few gentlemen

          Am         C         F  C
        Escorting me to these halls

                 Am          C         G
        And I'll play if you have the money

           C           G          F C D
        Or if you're a friend to me

        G               Fmaj7        Em
        But the one-man-band by the quick lunch stand

               Am           C        F  C  (Em D)
        He was playing real good for free

        G       Fmaj7      Em
        Nobody stopped to hear him

                  Am        C         F  C
        Though he played so sweet and high

             G           Fmaj7       Em
        They knew he had never been on their TV

                Am              C     F  C
        So they passed his good music by

          Am          C         G
        I meant to go over and ask for a song

              C        G     F  C  D
        Maybe put on a harmony

        G           Fmaj7            Em
        I heard his refrain as that signal changed

             Am      C                     F  C  (Em D)
        He was still playing real good for free