Both Sides Now Chords

by Joni Mitchell
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
Author jrbmusic [a] 206.
8 contributors total, last edit on Sep 1, 2022
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Chords

G
Am
C
Gmaj7
Am7
D
Bm
D7

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[Verse 1]
 
 G         Am      C    G
Rows and floes of angel hair
       G       Gmaj7   C      G
And ice cream castles in the air
   G         C        Am
And feather canyons everywhere
     Am7                   D
I've looked at clouds that way
     G        Am    C        G
But now they only block the sun
      G      Gmaj7    C    G
They rain and snow on everyone
G          C      Am
So many things I would have done
     Am7             D
But clouds got in my way
 
[Chorus 1]
 
      G                    C          G
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
     C      G           C       G
From up and down, and still somehow
     Bm      C       G
It's cloud illusions I recall
   C               D   D7      G    C  G C  G C  G C  G C  G
I really don't know clouds at all
 
[Verse 2]
 
 G         Am         C      G
Moons and Junes and ferris wheels
  G        Gmaj7    C       G
The dizzy, dancing way you feel
   G      C               Am
As every fairy tale comes real
     Am7                  D
I've looked at love that way
 
    G        Am    C       G
But now it's just another show
  G           Gmaj7    C        G
You leave 'em laughing when you go
G           C          Am
And if you care don't let them know
Am7                  D
Don't give yourself away
 
[Chorus 2]
 
      G                  C          G
I've looked at love from both sides now
     C         G        C       G
From give and take and still somehow
     Bm       C       G
It's love's illusions I recall
   C               D   D7      G    C  G C  G C  G C  G C  G
I really don't know love at all
 
[Verse 3]
 
  G        Am       C       G
Tears and fears and feeling proud
   G         Gmaj7     C         G
To say, "I love you" right out loud
G              C              Am
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
     Am7                  D
I've looked at life that way
 G           Am           C       G
But now old friends are acting strange
     G           Gmaj7         C        G
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
     G           C        Am
Well something's lost but something's gained
Am7             D
In living every day
 
[Chorus 3]
 
      G                  C          G
I've looked at life from both sides now
     C        G       C        G
From win and lose and still somehow
     Bm       C       G
It's life's illusions I recall
   C               D   D7     G    C  G C  G C  G C  G C  G
I really don't know life, at all
 
[Extra Chorus]
      G                  C          G
I've looked at life from both sides now
     C      G        C        G
From up and down and still somehow
     Bm       C       G
It's life's illusions I recall
   C               D   D7     G    C  G C  G C  G C  G C  G
I really don't know life, at all
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25 comments
declanattdb
Try a Bm instead of the Gmaj7
+4
jrbmusic
Sorry, one G chord got missed on the chorus 2nd line. Should be as follows: / C G / C G / From up and down, and still some-how Some people may substitute a Bm for the Gmaj7, but there are several ways of playing the Gmaj7 that might be explored. Enjoy!
+3
jrbmusic
I see my correction did not display properly too. The C chord goes over the; "up" The G chord goes over the; "down" Next C chord goes over the; "still" And the G chord goes over the; "somehow"
+3