Chord Amelia by Joni Mitchell

artist : joni mitchell song : amelia album : hejira tabbed by : wiktor ko ł owiecki E - mail : victoriumist@gmail . com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - note : i know these aren’t the exact exotic chords of joni , but at least you can play it in a standard tuning , enjoy! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - intro : F - G - - G C - F A# G i was driving across the burning desert A# when i spotted six jet planes C Bm G G4 G leaving six white vapor trails across the bleak terrain C G it was the hexagram of the heavens Bm Am G it was the strings of my guitar F A# F amelia it was just a false alarm F - G - - G C - F A# G the drone of flying engines A# is a song so wild and blue C Bm G G4 G it scrambles time and seasons if it gets thru to you C G then your life becomes a travelogue Bm Am G of picture post card charms F A# F amelia it was just a false alarm F - G - - G C - F A# G people will tell you where they’ve gone A# they’ll tell you where to go C Bm G G4 G but till you get there yourself you never really know C G where some have found their paradise Bm Am G other’s just come to harm F A# F oh , amelia it was just a false alarm F - G - - G C - F A# G i wish that he was here tonight A# it’s so hard to obey C Bm G G4 G his sad request of me to kindly stay away C G so this is how i hide the hurt Bm Am G as the road leads cursed and charmed F A# F i tell amelia it was just a false alarm F - G - - G C - F A# a ghost of aviation she was swallowed by the sky or by the sea like me she had a dream to fly like icarus ascending on beautiful foolish arms amelia it was just a false alarm maybe i’ve never really loved i guess that is the truth i’ve spent my whole life in clouds at icy altitude and looking down on everything i crashed into his arms amelia it was just a false alarm i pulled into the cactus tree motel to shower off the dust and i slept on the strange pillows of my wanderlust i dreamed of 747s over geometric farms dreams amelia - dreams and false alarms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 . 07 . 2013 lublin , poland