That Song About the Midway chords by 
Joni Mitchell 
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
E
D
A
E
B
E
Esus4
A
I met you on a mid way
G#m
A
E
at a fair last year
B
E
A
G#m
And you stood out like a ruby
A
E
in a black man's ear
D
A
You were playing on the horses
E
D
You were playing on the guitar strings
A
Esus4
E
You were playing like a devil wear ing wings,
D
wearing wings
E
A
E
You looked so grand wear ing wing s
D
Do you tape them to
E
your shoulders just to sing?
D
Can you fly?
E
A
E
I heard you can, can you fly?
D
Like an eagle doin' your hunt
Esus4
E
ing from the sky
D
A
Verse 2
E
B
E
I followed with the sideshows
A
G#m
A
E
to another town
A
E
G#m
And I found you in a trail er on
A
E
the camp ing grounds
D
A
You were betting on some lover
E
D
You were shaking up the dice
A
Esus4
E
And I thought I saw you cheating once or twice,
D
once or twice
Verse 3
D
Esus4
A
E
I heard your bid once or twice
D
Were you wondering was the gamble
Esus4
D
E
worth the price?
D
Pack it in
Esus4
A
E
I heard you did pack it in
D
Was it hard to fold a hand
Esus4
D
E
you knew could win?
D
A
Verse 4
E
B
E
A
So lately you've been hiding,
G#m
A
E
it was somewhere in the news
A
G#m
And I'm still at these races with
A
E
my ticket stubs and my blues
D
A
And a voice calls out the num bers,
E
D
and it sometimes mention s mine
A
And I feel like I've been
Esus4
E
work ing overtime
Verse 5
E
D
Over time I've lost my fire,
Esus4
A
E
over time
D
Always playin' one more hand
Esus4
D
E
for one more dime
D
Slowin' down, I'm gettin' tired
E
A
Slow in' down
E
D
An d I envy you the valley
E
that you've found
D
'Cause I'm midway down
the midway
E
Slowin' down, down,
D
A
E
down, down
D
A
E
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE D A B Esus4...
E
D
A
B
Esus4
G#m
Capo: 2
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