Chords for Michael Nesmith & the First National Band - Joanne

[N] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Her name was Joanne, and [Dm] she lived in [G] a meadow by [C] a [Em] pond.
[C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] And she touched me for a moment, with a look [Dm] that spoke [G] to me of her [C]
sweet love.
[Am] _ _ [C] _ [F] Then _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] the woman that [G] she _ was [C] drove her on with [Am] _ desperation, [F] and I saw [G] as she went, a [C] most hopeless _ _ [Am] _ situation.
[F] Poor Joanne and [Ab] the man and the [G] time _ that made them [C] both run.
_ _ _ She was only a girl, I know that [Dm] well, [G] but still I could [C] not _ [Am] see.
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_ [G] _ _ That [C] the hold that she had _ [F] was much stronger than [G] the love she felt [C] for _ me.
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ But [F] _ staying [G] with her and [C] my _ _ [Am] bit of wisdom broke [F] down her [G] _ desires [C] like a light through
[Am] a prism _ [F] into _ yellows [Ab] and blues and [G] a tune _ that I could not [C] have sung. _
_ _ Though [Am] the essence is gone, [Dm] I have no tears to cry for her and my [F] only thoughts of her [G] are kind. _
_ _ _ [C] Her name was _ Joanne, and she lived [F]
[G] in a meadow by [C] a [Em] pond.
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ And [C] she touched me for a moment, with a [Dm] look that spoke to [G] me of her [C] sweet _ [Em] love.
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] Then the woman that she [G] _ was [C] drove her on with _
[Am] desperation, and [F] I saw as she [G] went, a most
[C] hopeless _ _ [Am] situation.
Poor [F] _ Joanne and [Ab] the man and the [G] _ time that made them [C] both run. _ _
_ _ Poor [F] Joanne and [Fm] the man [G] and the _ time that made them [C] both run. _ _
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