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Free Man In Paris Chords

Music by: Joni Mitchell · 1974
Genre Folk / World Views 137
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Guitar

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[Intro 1]
[C][D][F]
[C][G][A]
[C][D][F]
[C][G][A][A]

[Verse 1]
The way I [A]see it, he said, you just can't [D]win it
Everybody's [C]in it for their own gain
You can't please 'em [G]all
There's always [F]somebody calling you [A]down
I do my best
And I do good [D]business
There's a lot of people [C]asking for my time
They're trying to get a[G]head
They're trying to [F]be a good friend [A]of mine

[Chorus 1]
I was a [F]free man in Paris
I felt un[G]fettered and [C]alive
There was nobody [A]calling me up for [D]favors
And no one's [A]future to decide
You know I'd [F]go back there tomorrow
But for the [G]work I've taken [C]on
Stoking the [A]star-maker ma[D]chinery
Behind the [A]popular song
[G][A][G][A]

[Interlude 1]
[C][D][F]
[C][G][A]
[C][D][F]
[C][G][A][A]

[Verse 2]
I deal in [A]dreamers
And telephone [D]screamers
Lately I [C]wonder what I do it for
If I had my [G]way I'd just [F]walk out those doors
And [A]wander down the Chapms- É[D]ly sées
Going café to [C]cabaret
Thinking how I'll feel when [G]I find
That [F]very good friend [A]of mine

[Chorus 2]
I was a [F]free man in Paris
I felt un[G]fettered and [C]alive
Nobody was [A]calling me up for [D]favors
And no one's [A]future to decide
You know I'd [F]go back there tomorrow
But for the [G]work I've taken [C]on
Stoking the [A]star-maker ma[D]chinery
Behind the [A]popular song
[G][A][G][A]

[Outro 1]
[C][D][F]
[C][G][A]
[C][D][F]
[C][G][A]
[C][D][F]
[C][G][A]
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