Joni Mitchell – That Song About The Midway (Guitar Tab)
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ok, so I made this is a version in STANDARD guitar tuning. it turns out you don't actually need the dadead tuning for this song. It was probably done for tone or out of convenience since she always used some funky tunings. anyhow, I don't like to learn songs in a unique tuning
So for ORIGINAL sounding key, use NO CAPO on this version.
this is mostly derived from a tab by selkayann, I did a bunch of addition/subtraction to get it into normal tuning, then rearanged things a little for easier fingering. It should be ok now but I havent yet mastered it myself yet.. I'm sure there are mistakes in here, I'll try to correct them as I find them.
[Intro] E e|-----0-------0--|----2-------2---|-----0-------0--|------------0---| B|-------0-------0|------3-------3-|-------2-------2|0-----0---------| G|----------------|5h8-------------|-5h7------------|----------------| D|-4h6-----4h6----|4h7-----4h7-----|-4h7-----4h7----|4h6-------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|-0-----0--------|0-----0---------|-0-----0--------|0---------------| [Verse] B A G#m A A/E E E e|-------------0--|0-----------0---|-------0---------|-----0-------0--|----0-------0---| B|---0-----0-----0|------4---------|-2-------2-------|-----0-0-------0|----0-0-------0-| G|----------------|----------------|---2-------2-----|----------------|----------------| D|-----4-4---4----|--6-4---6-4---2-|-----2-------2---|-4h6---4-4h6----|4h6---4-4h6-----| A|-2--------------|0---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|------4---------|-0-----0-------0-|-0-----0--------|0-----0---------| I met you on a midway at a fair last year I followed with the sideshows to another town So lately you've been hiding, it was somewhere in the news B A G#m A A/E E E e|-------------0--|0-----------0---|-------0---------|-----0-------0--|----0-------0---| B|---0-----0-----0|------4---------|-2-------2-------|-----0-0-------0|----0-0-------0-| G|----------------|----------------|---2-------2-----|----------------|----------------| D|-----4-4---4----|--6-4---6-4---2-|-----2-------2---|-4h6---4-4h6----|4h6---4-4h6-----| A|-2--------------|0---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|------4---------|-0-----0-------0-|-0-----0--------|0-----0---------|
And you stood out like a ruby in a black man's ear
And I found you in a trailer on the camping grounds
And I'm still at these races with my ticket stubs and my blues
D/E A/E E E D/E e|-2-----2------2--|0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0--|2-----2-----2---| B|-3-----3------3--|2-----2-----2---|-----0-----0----|3-----3-----3---| G|-----2------2----|----2-----2-----|----------------|----2-----2-----| D|---2------2-----2|--2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2|--2-----2-----2-| A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|-0-----0---------|0-----0---------|-0-----0--------|0-----0---------| You were playing on the horses, you were playing on the guitar strings You were betting on some lover, you were shaking up the dice And a voice calls out the numbers, and it sometimes mentions mine A/E Asus2/E E E e|-0-----0------0--|0-----0------0---|-----0-------0--|----0-------0---| B|-2-----2------2--|0-----0------0---|-------0-------0|------0-----0-0-| G|-----2------2----|----2------2-----|----------------|----------------| D|---2------2-----2|--2------2-----2-|-4h6-----4h6----|4h6-----4h6---4-| A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| E|-0-----0---------|0-----0----------|-0-----0--------|0-----0---------|
You were playing like a devil wearing wings Wearing wings,
And I thought I saw you cheating once or twice
And I feel like I've been working overtime
[Chorus] D/E Asus2 E E e|-2-----2------2--|2-----2------0---|-0-----0------0---|-----0-------0--|----0-------0---| B|-3-----3------3--|3-----3------0---|-0-----0------0---|-----0-0-------0|----0-0-------0-| G|-----2------2----|----2------2-----|-----2------2-----|----------------|----------------| D|---2------2-----2|--2------2---2---|---2------2-----2-|-4h6---4-4h6----|4h6---4-4h6-----| A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------| E|-0-----0---------|0-----0------0---|-0-----0----------|-0-----0--------|0-----0---------| you looked so grand Wearing wings___ Once or twice I heard your bid once or twice___ Overtime I've lost my fire overtime___ D/E E E d|-2-----2------2--|2-----2------2---|-----0-------0--|----0-------0---| A|-3-----3------3--|3-----3------3---|-----0-0-------0|----0-0-------0-| G|-----2------2----|----2------2-----|----------------|----------------| D|---2------2-----2|--2------2-----2-|-4h6---4-4h6----|4h6---4-4h6-----| A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| E|-0-----0---------|0-----0------0---|-0-----0--------|0-----0---------| Do you tape them to your shoulders just to sing? Were you wondering, was the gamble worth the price Always playing one more hand for one more dime D/E Asus/E E E e|-2-----2------2--|2-----2------0---|-0-----0------0---|-------0-----0--|----0-------0---| B|-3-----3------3--|3-----3------0---|-0-----0------0---|-0-----0-----0--|0---0-0-------0-| G|-----2------2----|----2------2-----|-----2------2-----|----------------|----------------| D|---2------2-----2|--2------2---2---|---2------2-----2-|---2-4---2-4---2|4h6---6p4h6-----| A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------| E|-0-----0---------|0-----0------0---|-0-----0----------|-0-----0--------|0-----0---------| Can you fly? I heard you can Can you fly___? Pack it in I heard you did Pack it in___ Slowing down I'm getting tired Slowing down___ D/E D/E e|-2-----2------2--|2-----2------2---| B|-3-----3------3--|3-----3------3---| G|-----2------2----|----2------2-----| D|---2------2-----2|--2------2-----2-| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-0-----0---------|0-----0------0---| Like an eagle, doing your hunting Was it hard to fold a hand And I envy you the valley E D/E e|-----0-------0--|----2-------2---|----------------|----------------| B|-------0-------0|------3-------3-|-----5-------5--|------------5---| G|----------------|4h7-------------|-4h6---6-------6|4-----4---------| D|-4h6-----4h6----|4h7-----4h7-----|-4h7-----4h7----|4h6-------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|-0-----0--------|0-----0---------|-0-----0--------|0---------------| from the sky you knew could win? that you've found