Real Good For Free
Joni MitchellVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
I slept last night in a good hotel
I went shopping today for jewels
The wind rushed around in the dirty town
And the children let out from the schools
I was standing on a noisy corner
Waiting for the walking green
Across the street he stood, and he played real good
On his clarinet for free
Now me, I play for fortunes
And the velvet curtain calls
I got a black limosine and a few gentlemen
Escorting me to these halls
And I'll play if you have the money
Or if you're a friend to me
But the one-man-band by the quick lunch stand
( )
He was playing real good for free
Nobody stopped to hear him
Though he played so sweet and high
They knew he had never been on their TV
So they passed his good music by
I meant to go over and ask for a song
Maybe put on a harmony
I heard his refrain as that signal changed
( )
He was still playing real good for free
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Readable chord sheet for Real Good For Free by Joni Mitchell
[C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [D]
[G]I slept last [Fmaj7]night in a g[Em]ood hotel
I went [Am]shopping to[C]day for [F]jewel[C]s
[G]The wind rushed a[Fmaj7]round in the [Em]dirty town
And the [Am]children let o[C]ut from the [F]schoo[C]ls
I was [Am]standing on a noisy [G]corner
[C]Waiting for the [G]walking [F]gr[C]ee[D]n
[G]Across the street he [Fmaj7]stood, and he [Em]played real good
On his [Am]clarin[C]et for [F]fr[C]ee
[G]Now me, I [Fmaj7]play for f[Em]ortunes
And the [Am]velvet [C]curtain c[F]al[C]ls
I got a [G]black limos[Fmaj7]ine and a few g[Em]entlemen
Es[Am]corting me [C]to these h[F]all[C]s
And I'll [Am]play if you have the [G]money
Or [C]if you're a [G]friend to m[F]e [C] [D]
[G]But the one-man-[Fmaj7]band by the q[Em]uick lunch stand
[Am] [C] [F] [C] ([Em] [D])
He was playing real good for free
[G]Nobody s[Fmaj7]topped to h[Em]ear him
Though he [Am]played so [C]sweet and [F]hig[C]h
They [G]knew he had [Fmaj7]never been o[Em]n their TV
So they [Am]passed his good [C]music [F]by [C]
I [Am]meant to go over and [G]ask for a song
Maybe [C]put on a [G]harmon[F]y [C] [D]
[G]I heard his [Fmaj7]refrain as that s[Em]ignal changed
[Am] [C] [F] [C] ([Em] [D])
He was still playing real good for free