• Song:

    Both Sides Now

  • Artist:

    Joni Mitchell

  • Album:

    1972-02-23: New York, N...

Both Sides Now     by      Joni Mitchell

These are the nicest & easiest chords, in the correct key of C

INTRO: C  F  C  F

 C       F     C  F     C                   Em      F      C
Bows and flows of angel hair, and ice-cream castles in the air
            F       Dm                                     G
And feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at clouds that way
    C        F C  F         C                  Em      F    C
But now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone
        F        Dm                                    G
So many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way


REFRAIN:
         C                    F          C
   I've looked at clouds from both sides now
        F      C         F         C                   
   From up and down, and still somehow
        Em         F      C
   It's clouds' illusions I recall
                       Dm7   G7   C   F   C  F  C  F
   I really don't know clouds  at all


Moons and Junes and ferris wheels, the dizzy, dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real, I've looked at love that way
But now it's just another show, you leave them laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself a-way

REFRAIN:
    
   I've looked at love from both sides now                   
   From give and take, and still somehow
   It's love's illusions I recall
   I really don't know love at all



Tears and fears and feeling proud, to say, "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds, I've looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange, they shake their heads, they say I've changed
But something's lost and something's gained, in living every day

REFRAIN:
   I've looked at life from both sides now
   From win and lose, and still somehow
   It's life's illusions I recall, 
   I really don't know life at all
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