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Both Sides Now

Joni Mitchell
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D-DU-UDU
 Bows  and flows  of angel  hair
 And ice  cream castles  in  the air
 And feather  canyons  everywhere
 I've looked  at clouds  that way
 But now  they only  block the  sun
 They rain  and snow  on everyone
 So many  things I  could have  done
 But clouds  got in  my way
  I've looked  at clouds  from both  sides now
  From up  and down,  and still somehow
  It's clouds'  illusions  I recall
 
   I really don't know clouds at all
 Moons and Junes and ferris wheels
 The dizzy, dancing way you feel
 As every fairy tale comes real
 I've looked at love that way
 But now it's just another show
 You leave them laughing as you go
 And if you care don't let them know
 Don't give yourself away
  I've looked at love from both sides now
  From give and take, and still somehow
  It's love's illusions I recall
  I really don't know love at all
 Tears and fears and feeling proud
 To say, "I love you" right out loud
 Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
 I've looked at life that way
 But now old friends are acting strange
 They shake their heads, they say I've changed
 Something's lost and something's gained
 In living every day
 I've looked at life from both sides now From win and lose, and still somehow
 It's life's illusions I recall, I really don't know life at all
 (Someone else made this and I transposed it for ukelele. I discovered too many wrong
 chord changes so just made a new one in this key.)

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Readable chord sheet for Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell

B[G]ows and fl[C]ows of [G]angel ha[C]ir
And ic[G]e cream cas[Bm]tles in[Em] the ai[G]r
And f[D]eather can[C]yons ever[Am]ywhere
I've [C]looked at c[Am]louds that way    [D]
But n[G]ow they on[C]ly block [G]the sun[C]
They rai[G]n and sn[Bm]ow on e[Em]veryo[G]ne
So ma[D]ny things [C]I could h[Am]ave done
But c[C]louds got [Am]in my [D]way

   I've l[G]ooked at cl[D]ouds from bo[G]th sides now      [D]
   From [G]up and down[D], and still [G]somehow            [D]
   It's cl[Bm]ouds' illu[Em]sions I r[G]ecall
      [G]   [C]  [G]    [Em]      [Dsus4] [D]
  [G] I really don't know clouds  at all

Moons and Junes and ferris wheels
The dizzy, dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way
But now it's just another show
You leave them laughing as you go
And if you care don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

   I've looked at love from both sides now
   From give and take, and still somehow
   It's love's illusions I recall
   I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say, "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Something's lost and something's gained
In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now From win and lose, and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall, I really don't know life at all

(Someone else made this and I transposed it for ukelele. I discovered too many wrong
chord changes so just made a new one in this key.)

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