Chord/Tab song: Little Green

Joni Mitchell - Little Green


Tuning (low to high): DGDGBD
Capo 4th Fret

[Gmaj7] [Bm6] [Am6] [G2sus4] [G][G7sus2][C][Bb]
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Verse 1:

[Gmaj7]Born [Bm6] with t[Am6]he moon [G2sus4]in cancer[G]

[Gmaj7]Choose [Bm6] her a [Am6]name she will[G2sus4] answer t[G7sus2]o

[Am6]Call her green and the winters cannot fade her[(G)]

[C]Call her green for the children whove made her

Littl[Gmaj7]e green [Bm6] be a gy[Am6]psy dan[G2sus4]cer[G]


Verse 2:

[Gmaj7]He [Bm6] wen[Am6]t to cal[G2sus4]ifornia[G]

[Gmaj7]Hearing [Bm6] that[Am6] everyth[G2sus4]ings warm[G7sus2]er there

[Am6]So you write him a letter and say, her eyes are blue[(G)].

[C]He sends you a poem and shes lost to you

Littl[Gmaj7]e green, [Bm6] hes[Am6] a non-c[G2sus4]onformer[G]


Chorus:
Just a little [C]green
Like the col[Bb]or when the spring is bor[G]n[(][G2sus4-G)]
Therell be c[Bm6]rocuses t[Am6]o bring to school [G2sus4]tomorrow[G]

Just a little green[C]
Like the n[Bb]ights when the northern lights perf[G]or[(]m[G2sus4-G)]
Therell be i[Bm6]cicles and bi[Am6]rthday clothes
And som[Bm6]etimes th[Am6]erell be sorro[G2sus4]w[G]


Verse 3:
Child with a child pretending
Weary of lies you are sending home
So you sign all the papers in the family name
Youre sad and youre sorry, but youre not ashamed
Little green, have a happy ending