Carey
1971
Joni Mitchell
ADG3 chords used in this song
| D | A |
| DThe wind is in from Africa, | Alast night I couldn't sleep |
| G | D |
| Oh, you know it | Gsure is hard to | Dleave here Carey |
| A |
| But it's really | Anot my home |
| D | A |
| DMy fingernails are filthy, I've got | Abeach tar on my feet |
| G | D |
| And I | Gmiss my clean white | Dlinen |
| A |
| And my fancy | AFrench cologne |
| A | D | A |
| Oh | ACarey get out your | Dcane and I'll put on some | Asilver |
| G | D | A | D |
| GOh you're a mean old | DDaddy, but | AI like | Dyou |
| D | A |
| Come on | Ddown to the Mermaid Café and I will | Abuy you a bottle of wine |
| G | D |
| And we'll | Glaugh and toast to | Dnothing |
| A |
| And smash our | Aempty glasses down |
| D |
| Let's have a | Dround for these freaks and these soldiers |
| A |
| A | Around for these friends of mine |
| G | D |
| Let's have another | Ground for the bright red | Ddevil |
| A |
| Who keeps me | Ain this tourist town |
| A | D | A |
| Come on | ACarey get out your | Dcane and I'll put on some | Asilver |
| G | D | A | D |
| GOh you're a mean old | DDaddy, but | AI like | Dyou |
| D |
| DMaybe I'll go to Amsterdam, |
| A | G | D |
| AMaybe I'll go to Rome and | Grent me a grand pi | Dano |
| A |
| And put some flowers | A'round my room |
| D |
| But | Dlet's not talk about fare-thee-wells now |
| A |
| The | Anight is a starry dome |
| G | D |
| And they're | Gplayin' that scratchy | Drock and roll |
| A |
| Beneath the | AMatala Moon |
| A | D | A |
| Come on | ACarey get out your | Dcane and I'll put on some | Asilver |
| G | D | A | D |
| GOh you're a mean old | DDaddy, but | AI like | Dyou |
| D | A |
| DThe wind is in from Africa, | Alast night I couldn't sleep |
| G | D |
| Oh you know it | Gsure is hard to | Dleave here |
| A |
| But it's really | Anot my home |
| D |
| DMaybe it's been too long a time |
| A |
| Since I was | Ascramblin' down in the street |
| G | D |
| Now they've got me | Gused to that clean white | Dlinen |
| A |
| And that fancy | AFrench cologne |
| A | D | A |
| Oh | ACarey get out your | Dcane and I'll put on my finest | Asilver |
| G | D | A | D |
| We'll | Ggo to the Mermaid | DCafé, have | Afun to | Dnight |
| G | D |
| I said, | GOh, you're a mean old | DDaddy |
| A | D |
| But you're | Aout of | Dsight |
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