#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wupost!sdd.hp.com!hpscdc!hplextra!hpcc05!hpcc01!bearce Fri Jul 24 PDT 1992 Article: 1073 of alt.guitar.tab From: bearce@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Phil Bearce) Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 14:27:24 GMT Subject: MUSIC: Real Good For Free - Joni Mitchell Message-ID: Organization: the HP Corporate notes server Path: nevada.edu!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wupost!sdd.hp.com!hpscdc!hplextra!hpcc05!hpcc01!bearce Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab Lines: 71 >From phil@hpmsfpb.sj.hp.com Fri Jul 24 07:24 PDT 1992 This is normally a piano song, at least it was when Joni originally did it on an early album. But this is from a David Crosby version from the "Alies" album. Typed from memory. Mea culpa if there's any errors. Phil- Real Good For Free Joni Mitchell intro: CG DG CD G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Em (022000@1) I slept last night in a good hotel Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)I went shopping today for jewels G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Em (022000@1)The wind rushed around in the dirty town Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)And the children let out from the schools Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)I was standing on anoisy (x02210@1)corner C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FC D (xx0232@1)Waiting for the walking green G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Em (022000@1)Across the street he stood, and he played real good Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FC On his clarinet for free G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Em (022000@1)Now me, I play for fortunes Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) FC And the velvet curtain calls G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Em (022000@1)I got ablack (x02210@1)limosine and afew (x02210@1)gentlemen Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)Escorting me to these halls Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)And I'll play if you have the money C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) FC D (xx0232@1)Or if you're afriend (x02210@1)to me G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Em (022000@1)But the one-man-band by the quick lunch stand Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)(Em D) He was playing real good for free G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Em (022000@1)Nobody stopped to hear him Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)Though he played so sweet and high G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Em (022000@1)They knew he had never been on their TV Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)So they passed his good music by Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)I meant to go over and ask for asong (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)Maybe put on aharmony (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) Em (022000@1)I heard his refrain as that signal changed Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)(Em D) He was still playing real good for free ______________________|_______________________________________________________ ___ | Phil Bearce at Hewlett Packard San Jose - Components (/__) /_ . /) | internet: phil@hpmsfpb.sj.hp.com / / )_(__(_ -- | "Look out for that root." -James Taylor ______________________|_______________________________________________________