Little Green Chords by Joni Mitchell

Tempo:
110.7 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

C#m

D

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Little Green chords
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[B] [C#m] .
[C#] [B] .
Born [E] with a moon [B] in Cancer .
Choose [C#m] her a name she [B] will answer too.
[C#m] Call her green and the winters cannot fade [B] her.
[E].
Call her green for the children who've made [B] her little green.
[C#m] [E] Be a gypsy [B] dancer .
He went [C#m] to .
[B] California .
Hearing [C#m] that everything's warmer [B] there.
So [C#m] you write him a letter and say her eyes [B] are [E] blue.
He sends you a poem and she's lost to [B].
you.
Little green, [C#m] he's a [E] non [B] -conformer.
Just a [E] little green, like [D] the color when [B] the spring is [E] born.
[B] There'll be crocuses [C#m] to bring to [E] school [B] tomorrow.
Just a [E] little green, [D] like the nights when the [B] northern lights [E] perform.
[B] There'll be icicles [C#m] in birthday [B] clothes and [C#m] sometimes [E] there'll [B] be sorrow.
Child with [E] a child [B] pretending .
Weary [C#m] of lives you are [B] sending home.
So [C#m] you sign all the papers in the family [B] [E] name.
You're sad and you're sorry but you're not [B] ashamed.
Little green, .
[C#m] [E] have a [B] happy ending .
Just a little [E] green, [D] like the color when [B] the spring is [E] born.
[B] There'll be [C#m] crocuses to bring to [E] school [B] tomorrow.
Just a little [E] green, [D] like the nights when the [B] northern [E] lights perform.
[B] .
There'll be icicles [C#m] in birthday clothes and [B] sometimes [C#m] [E] there'll be sorrow.
[B] [F#] [B] .
[C#] [B] .
[C#] .
[B] .
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
D
1321
C#
12341114
B
12341112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
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To learn Joni Mitchell - Little Green chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - B, C#m, E, B, C#m, B and E in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 55 BPM and then match the original tempo of 111 BPM. With the song's key of B Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ .
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ Born [E] with a moon [B] in Cancer _ _ _ .
Choose _ _ _ _ [C#m] her a name she [B] will answer _ too.
[C#m] Call her green and the winters cannot fade [B] her.
[E].
Call her green for the children who've made [B] her little green.
_ _ _ [C#m] [E] Be a gypsy [B] _ dancer _ _ _ _ .
_ _ He went [C#m] to _ .
_ [B] California _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ Hearing [C#m] that everything's warmer [B] _ there.
_ So [C#m] you write him a letter and say her eyes [B] are [E] blue.
He sends you a poem and she's lost to [B].
you.
Little green, [C#m] he's a [E] non _ [B] _ _ -conformer.
Just a [E] little _ green, like [D] the color when [B] the spring is [E] born.
_ [B] There'll _ be crocuses [C#m] to bring to [E] school [B] tomorrow.
_ _ Just a [E] little green, [D] like the nights when the [B] northern lights [E] perform.
_ [B] _ _ There'll be _ icicles [C#m] in birthday [B] clothes and [C#m] sometimes [E] there'll [B] be _ sorrow.
_ _ _ _ _ Child with [E] a child _ [B] _ pretending _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Weary [C#m] of lives you are [B] sending _ home.
So [C#m] you sign all the papers in the family [B] [E] name.
You're sad and you're sorry but you're not [B] ashamed.
Little _ green, _ .
[C#m] _ [E] have a [B] happy ending _ .
Just a little [E] _ green, [D] like the color when [B] the spring is [E] born.
[B] There'll _ be _ _ [C#m] crocuses to bring to [E] school [B] tomorrow.
_ _ Just a little [E] _ green, [D] like the nights when the [B] northern [E] lights perform.
_ [B] _ .
There'll be _ icicles [C#m] in birthday clothes and [B] sometimes [C#m] _ [E] there'll be _ _ sorrow.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
_ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ .
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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