Carey chords by 
Joni Mitchell 
Key: Db major•
Intro 1
Gb
Db
Ab
Db
Ab
Verse 1
Db
The wind is in from Africa
Ab
Last night I couldn't sleep
Gb
Oh, you know it sure is hard
Db
to leave here, Carey
Ab
But it's really not my home
Db
My fingernails are filthy
Ab
I've got beach tar on my feet
Gb
Db
And I miss my clean white linen
Ab
and my fancy French cologne
Chorus 1
Ab
Oh Carey, get out your cane
Db
(Carey, get out your cane)
Ab
And I'll put on some silver
(I'll put on some silver)
Gb
Db
Oh, you're a mean old Daddy,
Ab
Db
but I like you
Verse 2
Db
Come on down to the Mermaid Cafe
Ab
And I will buy you a bottle of wine
Gb
Db
And we'll laugh and toast to nothing and
Ab
Smash our empty glasses down
Db
Let's have a round for these freaks
and these soldiers
Ab
A round for these friends of mine
Gb
Let's have another round
Db
for the bright red devil,
Ab
who Keeps me in this tourist town
Chorus 2
Ab
Db
Come on, Carey, get out your cane
(Carey, get out your cane)
Ab
I'll put on some silver
(I'll put on some silver)
Gb
Db
Oh, you're a mean old Daddy,
Ab
Db
but I like you, I like you,
Verse 3
I like you, I like you
Db
Maybe I'll go to Amsterdam
Ab
Or maybe I'll go to Rome
Gb
Db
And rent me a grand piano and put some
Ab
flowers 'round my room
Db
But let's not talk about
fare-thee-wells now
Ab
The night is a starry dome
Gb
Db
And they're playin' that scratchy rock and roll
Ab
Beneath the Matala Moon
Chorus 3
Ab
Come on, Carey, get out your cane
Db
(Carey, get out your cane)
Ab
And I'll put on some silver
Gb
(I'll put on some silver)
Db
You're a mean old Daddy,
Ab
Db
but I like you
Verse 4
Db
The wind is in from Africa
Ab
Last night I couldn't sleep
Gb
Db
Oh, you know it sure is hard to leave here,
Ab
but it's really not my home
Db
Maybe it's been too long a time
Ab
since I was scramblin' down in the street
Gb
Now they got me used to that
Db
clean white linen
Ab
and that Fancy French cologne
Chorus 4
Ab
Oh Carey, get out your cane
Db
(Carey, get out your cane)
Ab
I'll put on my finest silver
Gb
Db
We'll go to the Mermaid Cafe,
Ab
Db
have fun tonight
Gb
Db
I said, oh, you're a mean old Daddy,
Ab
Db
but you're out of sight
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsGb Db Ab
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