• Song:

    Both Sides Now

  • Artist:

    Joni Mitchell

  • Album:

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

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now

 Amaj7    D/A     E7/A    A
Rows and flows of angel hair
 A            E7sus4/A  D     E7sus4/A    
And ice-cream castles    in the air
     A        D/A    Bm7
And feather canyons everywhere
 D              Bm7         Esus4   E7
I've looked at clouds that way

 Amaj7        D/A  E7/A       A
But now they only block the sun
      A        A/C#    D     
They rain and snow on everyone
A   A/C#   D     Bm7    
So many things I would have done
     D          Bm7   E7sus4  E7
But clouds got in my way

A               Bm/A        D/A          A
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
     D/A      A        D/A       A
From up and down, and still somehow
      E       D     A/C#   
It's cloud illusions I recall
   D                 Esus4     A
I really don't know clouds at all


Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairytale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

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
Well something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day

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