Gift Of The Magi chords by 
Joni Mitchell 
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
E
Dm
E
Em
Dm
Em
Dm
E
B
I re member
E
B
Monday rising up to pack his lunch
E
B
We kissed good bye
Em
C
B
A
Say ing what a foolish girl was I
E
Dm
E
Saying, what a fool was she
Em
Near the store
Verse 2
B
Em
where I go shopping
E
B
On dis play there was
A
B
a golden watch chain
C
B
A
E
All that week it had me stopping
Dm
F
What a fool was she
E
Verse 3
Em
B
Dm
B
E
Almost Christmas, we were so poor
Em
B
Where there was will
Dm
There were ways
E
I was sure
B
In the
Verse 4
A
B
paper written plain
E
I saw an ad, I caught a train
F
E
And sold my hair to buy the chain
A
B
E
What a fool was she
B
An
Verse 5
E
Em
Dm
Em
Dm
E
Dm
E
Dm
E
d he says I
B
Em
E
remember Monday rising with her hair
A
B
Em
B
Em
Re flected in my eyes
C
B
A
It caught the sun a mil lion times
E
What a fool was he
B
In a window near
Verse 6
E
Em
the of
E
fice was a comb
B
E
Em
B
Em
Of pearls and bead s and tor toise
C
B
A
Oh, the devil'd come to court us
E
Dm
What a fool was he
Interlude 1
F
E
Verse 7
Em
B
Almost Christmas,
Dm
E
Em
we were so poor
B
Where there was will
Dm
There were ways
E
I was sure
B
In the pawnshop
Verse 8
coming home
Dm
I stopped inquiring for a loan
E
B
Am
B
And sold the watch to
E
A
buy the comb
B
E
Dm
What a fool was he
Em
Dm
Em
Dm
Em
Dm
Verse 9
E
B
Em
Christmas came up cold an d glum
E
B
E
There were no visions of sugar plum s
C
B
A
There were no joy ous car
Am
G#
A
Dm
ols sun g
E
Oh, what fools were they
B
He sat glar ing at
Verse 10
Em
her bob
B
As she lay weeping
E
B
E
By a chain and fob
C
B
Am
And sadly burned the yule lo g
A
Dm
And wise men lost
Verse 11
E
their way
Dm
E
Dm
Wise men lose their way
Em
Dm
Merry Christmas Day
Outro 1
Em
Dm
Em
Dm
Em
Dm
Em
Em
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE Dm Em B C...
E
Dm
Em
B
C
A
F
Am
G#
Capo: 2
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