The Byrds – For Free (Guitar)

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For Free written by Joni Mitchell [Verse 1]
G       F          Em
 I slept last night in a good hotel

       Am         C        F C  Csus2
I went shopping today for jewels

    G           F           Em
The wind rushed around  the dirty town

        Am           C            F  C   Csus2
And the children let out from the schools
[Chorus]
      Am                  G    Gsus4 G
I was standing on a noisy corner

Gsus4 G C               G       F  Em D Dsus4 D
        Waiting for the walking gre-e-en

G                     F            Em
 Across the street he stood and he played real good

       Am    C       F  C  Csus2
On his clairinet for free
[Bridge] G D F C [Verse 2]
    G    F        Em
Now me I play for fortune

          Am     C       F  C  Csus2
And those velvet curtain calls

           G         F         Em
I've got a black limousine and two ladies

  Am         C      F C  Csus2
Escorting me to the halls
[Chorus]
         Am                   G    Gsus4 G
And I'll play If you have the money

Gsus4 G   C           G         F  Em D Dsus4 D
       Or if you're a friend to me-ee-ee

G                   F       Em
But the one man band by the quick lunch stand

       Am           C        F  C  Csus2
He was playing real good for free
[Bridge] G D F C x2 [Verse 3]
G          F           Em
Well Nobody stopped to hear him

          Am        C         F C Csus2
Though he played so sweet and high

         G           F                   Em
And they knew he had never been on their TV screen

        Am         C     F C Csus2
So they passed his music by
[Chorus]
       Am                   G   Gsus4 G
Well I meant to go over and ask for a song

Gsus4 G   C    G    F Em D Dsus4 D
Maybe put on a harmony-y-y

G            F              Em
 I heard his refrain as the signal changed

             Am            C        F C  Csus2
He was  still playing real good for free
[Ending] Em