In France They Kiss on Main Street chords by 
Joni Mitchell 
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
Em
E
Em
G
Em
Verse 1
Bsus4
Downtown
B
E
My darling dime store thief
Asus4
In the War of In dependence
A
E
Rock 'n Roll rang as sweet as victory
G
Under neon signs
F#sus4
A girl was in bloom
F#
G
Gsus4
And a woman was fad ing
G
F#sus4
E
In a sub urb an room
A
I said, "take me to the dance"
"Do you want to dance?"
E
"I love to dance"
And I told him,
C#sus4
"they don't take chances
Bsus4
B
They seem so re moved
E
Esus4
E
from romance"
A
"They've been broken in
churches and schools
E
Esus4
And molded to middle class
E
circum stance"
Em
G
And we were rolling, rolling,
Gsus4
D
rock n' rolling
Em
E
Verse 2
Bsus4
Down town
B
E
The dance halls and cafes
Asus4
Feel so wild you could break
A
somebody's heart
E
Just doing the latest dance craze
G
Gail and Louise
F#sus4
In those push-up brassieres
F#
Gsus4
G
Tight dresses and rhinestone rings
Bsus4
E
Drinking up the band's beers
A
Young love was kissing under bridges
E
Kissing in cars, kissing in cafes
C#sus4
And we were walk ing
C#
down Main Street
B
E
Kisses like bright flag s hung on holidays
A
"In France they kiss on
Main Street"
E
"Amour, mama, not cheap display"
A
And we were rolling, rolling,
G
D
Em
rock n' rolling
Interlude 1
D
F
G
D
Em
E
Em
E
Em
A
Verse 3
Bsus4
Downtown
B
E
In the pin ball arcade
Asus4
With his head full of pool hall pitches
A
E
And songs from the hit parade
G
He'd be singing "Bye, Bye, Love"
F#sus4
While he's racking up his free play
F#
G
Let those rock 'n roll choir boys
E
Come and carry us away
A
Sometimes Chickie had the car
Or Ron had the car
E
Or Lead Foot Melvin with
his hot-wire head
head
C#sus4
We'd all go looking for a party
Bsus4
B
E
Looking to raise Je sus
up from the dead
A
And I'd be kissing in the back seat
Thrilling to the Brando-like
E
thing s things that he said
B
A
And we'd be rolling, rolling,
F
G
D
Em
E
rock n' rolling
A
Em
Rolling, rolling,
D
F
G
D
E
Em
rock n' rolling
A
D
F
G
Bm
Rolling, rolling, rock n' rolling
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEm E G Bsus4 B...
Em
E
G
Bsus4
B
Asus4
A
F#sus4
F#
Gsus4
C#sus4
Esus4
D
C#
F
Bm
Capo: 2
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