Dont Interrupt The Sorrow - Joni Mitchell

Dont Interrupt The Sorrow

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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
C/G Bb/G F/G
Eb G/D
 
Bb/G G D/G
Fmaj7 G/D
 
Bb/G G C/G
Bb/Eb G/D
 
Csus4/G G Csus2/G G
 
[Verse 1]
Csus4/G C/G
Don't interrupt the sorrow
G
Darn right
Csus4/G C/G
In flames our prophet witches
G
Be polite
Eb/Ab F/Bb
A room full of glasses
Bb/Eb C/F
He says "Your notches, liberation doll"
Csus4/G C/G G C/G G
And he chains me with that serpent to that Ethiopian wall
 
[Verse 2]
Csus4/G C/G
Anima rising
G
Queen of queens
Csus4/G C/G
Wash my guilt of Eden
G
Wash and balance me
Eb/Ab F/Bb
Anima rising
Bb/Eb C/F
Uprising in me tonight
Csus4/G C/G
She's a vengeful little goddess
G C/G G
With an ancient crown to fight
 
[Verse 3]
Csus4/G C/G
Truth goes up in vapors
G
The steeples lean
Csus4/G C/G
Winds of change patriarchs
G
Snug in your bible belt dreams
Eb/Ab F/Bb
God goes up the chimney
Bb/Eb C/F
Like childhood Santa Claus
Csus4/G C/G
The good slaves love the good book
G C/G G
A rebel loves a cause
 
[Interlude]
C/G Bb/G F/G
Eb G/D
 
Bb/G G D/G
Fmaj7 G/D
 
Bb/G G C/G
Bb/Eb G/D
 
Csus4/G G C7/G G
 
[Verse 4]
Csus4/G C/G
I'm leaving on the 1:15
G
You're darn right
Csus4/G C/G
Since I was seventeen
G
I've had no one over me
Eb/Ab F/Bb
He says, "Anima rising
Bb/Eb C/F
So what
Csus4/G
Petrified wood process
C/G G C/G G
Tall timber down to rock"
 
[Verse 5]
Csus4/G C/G
Don't interrupt the sorrow
G
Darn right
Csus4/G C/G
He says, "we walked on the moon
G
You be polite"
Eb/Ab F/Bb
Don't let up the sorrow
Bb/Eb
Death and birth and death and birth
C/F
And death and birth
Csus4/G
He says, "bring that bottle kindly
C/G G C/G G
And I'll pad your purse
Csus4/G
I've got a head full of quandary
C/G G C/G G
And a mighty, mighty, thirst"
 
[Verse 6]
Csus4/G C/G
Seventeen glasses
G
Rhine wine
Csus4/G C/G
Milk of the Madonna
G
Clandestine
Eb/Ab F/Bb
He don't let up the sorrow
Bb/Eb C/F
He lies and he cheats
Csus4/G
It takes a heart like Mary's these days
C/G G C/G G
When your man gets weak
 
[Outro]
C/G G
C/G G
C/G G
C/G G

How to play Dont Interrupt The Sorrow

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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