Key: F major•
Intro 1
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
C
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
Verse 1
G
C/G
G
I was driving across the burning desert
Bb
Eb/Bb
Bb
When I spotted six jet planes
Am7
Bm7
Leaving six white vapor trails,
G
Gsus4
across the bleak terrain
Csus2
Em7
It was the hexagram of the heavens
Bm7
Am9
G
It was the strings of my guitar
F
Bb/F
Amelia, it was just a false alarm
F
Bb/F
F
C
Interlude 1
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
C
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
Verse 2
G
C/G
G
The drone of flying en gines
Bb
Eb/Bb
Bb
Is a song so wild and blue
Am7
Bm7
It scrambles time and seasons
G
Gsus4
If it gets through to you
Csus2
Em7
Then your life becomes a travelogue
Bm7
Am9
Of picture postcards charms
G
F
Bb/F
Oh, Ame lia, it was just a false alarm
F
Bb/F
F
C
Interlude 2
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
C
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
Verse 3
G
C/G
G
People will tell you where they've gone
Bb
Eb/Bb
Bb
They'll tell you where to go
Am7
Bm7
But 'til you get there yourself
G
Gsus4
You never really know
Csus2
Em7
Where some have found their paradise
Bm7
Am9
Others just come to harm
G
F
Bb/F
Oh, Amelia, it was just a false alarm
F
Bb/F
F
C
Interlude 3
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
C
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
Verse 4
G
C/G
G
I wish that he was here tonight
Bb
Eb/Bb
Bb
It's so hard to obey
Am7
Bm7
His sad request of me,
G
Gsus4
to kindly stay away
Csus2
Em7
So this is how I hide the hurt
Bm7
Am9
As the road leads cursed and charmed
G
F
Bb/F
I tell Amelia, it was just a false alarm
F
Bb/F
F
C
Interlude 4
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
C
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
Verse 5
G
C/G
G
A ghost of a viation
Bb
Eb/Bb
Bb
She was swallowed by the sky
Bm7
G
Gsus4
she had a dream to fly
Csus2
Em7
Like Icarus ascend ing
Bm7
Am9
G
On beautiful foolish arms
F
Bb/F
Amelia, it was just a false alarm
F
Bb/F
F
C
Interlude 5
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
C
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
Verse 6
G
C/G
G
Maybe I've vever really loved
Bb
Eb/Bb
Bb
I guess that is the truth
Am7
Bm7
I've spent my whole life in clouds,
G
Gsus4
at icy altitude
Csus2
Em7
And looking down on everything
Bm7
Am9
G
I crashed into his arms
F
Bb/F
Amelia, it was just a false alarm
F
Bb/F
F
C
Interlude 6
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
C
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
Verse 7
G
C/G
G
I pulled into the Cactus Tree Motel
Bb
Eb/Bb
Bb
To shower off the dust
Am7
Bm7
And I slept on the strange pillows,
G
Gsus4
of my wonderlust
Csus2
Em7
I dreamed of 7 I 47 s
Bm7
Am9
Over geometric farms
G
F
Bb/F
Dreams, Amelia, dreams,
F
Bb/F
F
C
and false alarms
Outro 1
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
C
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
C
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
C
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
C
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
C
Dm
C
C/E
F
Bb/F
F
How did you like the song?
You need to to leave a rating.
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsDm C C/E F Bb/F...
More songs by Joni Mitchell
Discover chords for more songs to play
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users
