Both Sides Now
Joni Mitchell 

Midi 1(F120)     Midi 2(F100) Midi 3(C120)     Midi 4(C100) Midi 5(F120)    Midi 6(Gb100)

Neil Diamond

Joni Mitchell version, Judy Collins,

Tabbed by Mark Purintun

                              
Intro: | -8 -7 6 -8 7 6 5 7 | -7 6 -4 -7 7 6 5 7 |
      |-8 -7 6 -8 7 6 5 7 | -7 6 -4 -7 7 6 5 7 |

Verse1:
   6    6    -5   5    5 6   4
| Rows and flows of | angel hair. |
   5   5    6    6  -7    -7  7   7
| And ice cream castles | in the air. |
   7    7  8   -5  6    -5  5  -5
| And feather canyons | everywhere. |
    6     6   -5   -5     6   4----> r 6 
| I've looked at clouds that way. |   but |
   6    6  -5 5     5    6   4
| now they only | block the sun. |
    5    5   6    6  -7   -7  7 7
| They rain and snow on | everyone. |
   7  7 8   -5   6    -5     5   -5 
| So many things I | would have done, |
   6     6    -5 -5  6  4-----> 8
| But clouds got in my way. | I've |



Chorus 1:
     8    7   -8       8   -9    8    6       6  -9  8   6     6     -9     8  6
|looked at clouds | from both sides now, | from up and down, and | still somehow
 -7      -7    7 -7 -6    6  4  4   4    6 -5   5      4      4       5 -4    4   
It's | clouds illusions | I recall, I | really don't know | clouds | at    | all. |

Verse 2:
   6   6    -5    5   5  6   4      5   5  6   6  -7  -7  7    7
Moons and tunes and ferris wheels. The dizzy dancing way you feel.
 7  7  8  -5 6  -5    5    -5    6     6    -5  -5    6   4
As ev'ry fairy tale comes real, I've looked at love that way.
 6   6   6    -5  5  5 6    4    5    5     6   6  -7   -7   7  7
But now it's just another show. You leave 'em laughing when you go.
 7   7  8   -5    6    -5    5   -5     6    6    -5  -5  6  4
And if you care, don't let them know. Don't give yourself away.

Chorus 2:
   8     8    7   -8   8   -9    8    6    6   -9  8   6     6   -9     8  6
I've looked at love from both sides now, from up and down, and still somehow
 -7    -7  7 -7 -6  6  4  4   4  6 -5   5      4    4   5 -4  4   
It's love illusions I recall  I really don't know love  at   all.

Verse 3:
  6    6    -5   5   5   6    4     5  5   6   6  -7    -7    7    7
Tears and fears and feeling proud. To say "I love you" right out loud.
   7    7      8    -5  6 -5    5       -5     6   6   -5   -5   6     4
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds.  I've looked at life that way.
 6  6   6   6    -5     5   5  6     4      
Oh but now old friends are acting strange. 
  5    5     6     6    -7  -7   7     7  
They shake their heads and say I've changed.
  7    7    8     -5   6   -5    5      -5    6  6 -5 -5  6   4 
Well something's lost but something's gained in living ev'ry day.

Chorus 3:
   8     8    7   -8   8   -9    8    6    6    -9  8  6     6   -9     8  6
I've looked at life from both sides now, from win or lose, and still somehow
 -7    -7  7 -7 -6  6  4  4   4  6 -5   5      4    4   5 -4    4   
It's life illusions I recall  I really don't know life  at     all.

    8     8    7   -8   8   -9    8    6    6   -9  8   6     6   -9     8  6
I've looked at life from both sides now, from up and down, and still somehow
 -7    -7  7 -7 -6  6  4  4   4  6 -5   5      4    4   5 -4   4   
It's life illusions I recall  I really don't know life  at    all.

 -7    -7  7 -7 -6  6  4  4   4  6 -5   5      4    4   5 -4   4   
It's life illusions I recall  I really don't know life  at    all.

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