Both Sides Now chords by
Joni Mitchell
Pete Seeger

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Key: D major

Verse 1

Rows and floes of angel hair

And ice cream castles in the air

And feather canyons everywhere

Asus4

Looked at clouds that way

Verse 2
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
But now they only block the sun
D D 
 
They rain and they snow on
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
everyone
A A 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
So many things I would have done
Asus4 Asus4 
 
But clouds got in my way

Verse 3
D D 
 
I've looked at clouds from
G G 
 
both sides now
D D 
 
From up and down and
still somehow
G G 
 
A A 
 
It's cloud illusions I recall
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
I really don't know clouds
Asus4 Asus4 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
at all

Verse 4
D D 
 
Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way that you feel
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
As every fairy tale
G G 
 
comes real
I've looked at love that
Asus4 Asus4 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
way

Verse 5
D D 
 
But now it's just another show
A A 
 
And you leave 'em laugh
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
ing when you go
And if you care,
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
don't let them know
Don't give yourself away
Asus4 Asus4 
 
A A 
 

Verse 6
D D 
 
I've looked at love from both sides now
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
From give and take and still somehow
G G 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
It's love's illusions that I recall
Em Em 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
A A 
 
I   really don't know love
D D 
 
I really don't know love at
A A 
 
all
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
G G

Verse 7
D D 
 
Tears and fears and feeling proud
G G 
 
D D 
 
To say, "I love you," right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
A A 
 
I've looked at life that way

Verse 8
D D 
 
Oh, but now old friends,
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
they're acting strange
D D 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
And they shake their heads and they tell me
G G 
 
that I've changed
Well, something's lost,
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
but something's gained
Em Em 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
In living every day

Verse 9
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
I've looked at life from both sides now
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
From win and lose and still somehow
F#m F#m 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Em Em 
 
It's life's il lusions I recall
G G 
 
Asus4 Asus4 
 
A A 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I really don't know life
G G 
 
at all

Interlude 1

Asus4

Verse 10

It's life's illusions that I recall

I really don't know life

I really don't know life at all

Outro 1

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