From: spxhaw@astro.cf.ac.uk (Howard Wright) COYOTE - JONI MITCHELL ------------------------------ from the album 'Hejira' tabbed by Howard Wright H.Wright@uk.ac.cf.astro The tuning for this is (low to high) C G D F C E As usual, it's the shapes that count here - I've tried to give some idea of strumming patterns etc, but if you concentrate on the changes between shapes and listen to the record to suss out the ryhthmn you can't go far wrong. The words and shapes might not match exactly, but it should be pretty clear where the changes go. Intro: ------ E-------0-0-0-0---0-0---0---------0-0-0-0---0-0---0--------- C-------2-2-2-2---2-2---0---------2-2-2-2---2-2---0--------- F-------2-2-2-2---2-2---0---------2-2-2-2---2-2---0--------- (repeat once) D-------2-2-2-2---2-2---0---------2-2-2-2---2-2---0--------- G-------0-0-0-0---0-0---0---------0-0-0-0---0-0---0--------- C---0---0-0-0-0---0-0---------0---0-0-0-0---0-0------------- E-------------------------------------------------0------- C-----------------------------------------------0-0-------- F---------------------------------------------2---2-------- D-------------------------------------------3------------- G----5----5--5------------5----5--5-------0--------------------- C----3----3--3------------3----3--3---------------------------- No regrets Coyote we just come E-------------0-------------------0-------------------------- C-------------0-------------------0-------------------------- F-------------2-------------------0-------------------------- D-------------3-------------------0-------------------------- G-------------0-------------------0-------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------------- from such different sets of circumstance E---------0--0--0--0-----0--0-----0------------------------ C---------2--2--2--2-----2--2-----0------------------------ F---------2--2--2--2-----2--2-----0------------------------ D---------2--2--2--2-----2--2-----0------------------------ G---------0--0--0--0-----0--0-----0----------------------- C---0-----0--0--0--0-----0--0---------------------------- I'm up all night in the studio while you're up E---------------------------------------------------------- C---7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------5--5--5--5------ F---7--7--7--7-----7--9--9--7----------------5--5--5--5-------- D---7--7--7--7-----7--9--9--7----------------5--5--5--5-------- G---7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------5--5--5--5-------- C---7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------5--5--5--5-------- early on your ranch you'll be E------------------5--5----------5-------------------------- C-----5------------5--5----------5--------------------------- F-----5------------7--7----------7---------------------------- D-----5------------7--7----------7--------------------------- G-----5------------5--5----------5--------------------------- C-----5------------5--5----------5--------------------------- brushing out a brood mare's tail E---------------------5-------5---------------------------- C---5------5----------5-------5------------------------------ F---5------5----------7-------7------------------------------ D---5------5----------7-------7------------------------------ G---5------5----------5-------5------------------------------ C---5------5----------5-------5------------------------------ while the sun is ascending and I'll just be E----0--0--0--0------0--0--0------------------------------------- C----2--2--2--2------2--2--0------------------------------------- F----2--2--2--2------2--2--0------------------------------------- D----2--2--2--2------2--2--0--------------------------------------- G----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--------------5----5-5--------------------- C-0---------------------------------------3----3-3----------- getting home with my reel to reel there's no E-------------------------------0--------------0----------- C-------------------------------0--------------0----------- F----------------------------2--2--------------2------------ D--------------------------3----3--------------3------------ G-------5-----5-5--------0---------------------0-------------- C-------3-----3-3------------------------------------------- comprehending just how close to the skin and the bone E-------------0--0--0--0-----0--0--0-------------7---------7------ C-------------2--2--2--2-----2--2--0-------------7---------7------ F-------------2--2--2--2-----2--2--0-------------9---------9------ D-------------2--2--2--2-----2--2--0-------------9---------9------ G-------------0--0--0--0-----0--0--0-------------7---------7------ C---------0--------------------------------------7---------7------ and the eyes you can get and still feel alone E------------------5----------------------5----5---------------- C---5-----5--5-----5-------------5---5----5----5-------------------- F---5-----5--5-----7-------------5---5----7----7-------------------- D---5-----5--5-----7-------------5---5----7----7-------------------- G---5-----5--5-----5-------------5---5----5----5-------------------- C---5-----5--5-----5-------------5---5----5----5--------------------- and still feel related ... you're not a E-----0--0--0--0-----0---0---0------------------------------------ C-----2--2--2--2-----2---2---0------------------------------------ F-----2--2--2--2-----2---2---0------------------------------------ D-----2--2--2--2-----2---2---0------------------------------------ G-----0--0--0--0-----0---0---0--------5----5-5----5---5-5--------- C--0----------------------------------3----3-3----3---3-3------- hit and run driver no, no .............. E---------0-----0------------------------0------------0------ C---------0-----0------------------------0------------0------ F-------2-2-----2----------------------2-2------------2-------- D-----3---------3--------------------3---3------------3------- G---0-----------0------------------0------------------0------ C-------------------------------------------------------- you just picked up a hitcher a prisoner of the white lines E-------------0--0--0--0------0--0--0--------------------------- C-------------2--2--2--2------2--2--0--------------------------- F-------------2--2--2--2------2--2--0-------etc-------------------- D-------------2--2--2--2------2--2--0--------------------------- G-------------0--0--0--0------0--0--0--------------------------- C---------0----------------------------------------------- of the freeway Most of the rest of the song follows the same changes. There aren't any other shapes in the rest of the song anyway, so once you've sussed out these shapes you should have it. Any questions etc, let me know Enjoy ! Howard