#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From RICKL1@IX.NETCOM.COM Sun Apr 27 11:36:04 1997 Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 01:49:32 GMT From: RICKL1@IX.NETCOM.COM To: guitar@olga.net Subject: For Free The Byrds Chords/Words The Byrds For Free written by Joni Mitchell G Fmaj7 Em I slept last night in a good hotel Am C F C I went shopping today for jewels G Fmaj7 Em The wind rushed around the dirty town Am C F C And the children let out from the schools Am G I was standing on a noisy corner C G F Em D Waiting for the walking green G Fmaj7 Em Across the street he stood and he played real good Am C F C On his clairinet for free G D F C G D F C G Fmaj7 Em Now me I play for fortune Am C F C And those velvet curtain calls G Fmaj7 Em I've got a black limousine and two ladies Am C F C Escorting me to the halls Am G And I'll play If you have the money C G F Em D Or if you're a friend to me-ee-ee G Fmaj7 Em But the one man band by the quick lunch stand Am C F C He was playing real good for free G D F C G D F C G Fmaj7 Em Well Nobody stopped to hear him Am C F C Though he played so sweet and high G Fmaj7 Em And they knew he had never been on their TV screen Am C F C So they passed his music by Am G Well I meant to go over and ask for a song C G F Em D Maybe put on a harmony G Fmaj7 Em I heard his refrain as the signal changed Am C F C Em He was still playing real good for free >From The Byrds 1973 Asylum Records Siquomb Publishing Corp (BMI)