These are the (easy) chords for Free Man in Paris (Joni's version anyway).

Free Man in Paris

Words and Music by Joni Mitchell

AA Piano Chord 
                              DD Piano Chord 

The way I see it he said, you just can't win it,
CC Piano Chord 
                                              GG Piano Chord 

Everybody's in it for their own gain; you can't please 'em all,
FF Piano Chord 
                       AA Piano Chord 

There's always somebody putting you down,
DD Piano Chord 

I do my best and I do good business,
CC Piano Chord 

There's a lot of people asking for my time,
GG Piano Chord 

They're tryin' to get ahead;
FF Piano Chord 
                   AA Piano Chord 

they're tryin' to be a good friend of   mine,

Chorus
FF Piano Chord 

I was a free man in Paris,
GG Piano Chord 

I felt unfettered and alive,
CC Piano Chord 
                  Asus4
There was nobody callin' me up for favours
AA Piano Chord 

and no-ones future to decide,
FF Piano Chord 

You know I'd go back there tomorrow
GG Piano Chord 
                   CC Piano Chord 

but for the work I've taken on,
Asus4          DD Piano Chord 
                AA Piano Chord 

stokin' the star maker machinary behind the popular songs.

Instrumental bit ... (mix it about a bit!)

Em9Em9 Piano Chord 
  AA Piano Chord 
  Em9Em9 Piano Chord 
  AA Piano Chord 
  Em9Em9 Piano Chord 
 AA Piano Chord 


CC Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 
 FF Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
 AA Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 
 FF Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
 AA Piano Chord 


Verse 2:

AA Piano Chord 
                        DD Piano Chord 

I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers,
CC Piano Chord 
                                    GG Piano Chord 

Lately I wonder what I do it for; if I had my way,
FF Piano Chord 
                                AA Piano Chord 

I'd just walk through those doors, and wan-der,
DD Piano Chord 

down the Champs Elysees;
CC Piano Chord 

going cafe to cabaret, thinking
GG Piano Chord 

how I'd feel when I find,
FF Piano Chord 
                   AA Piano Chord 

that very good friend of   mine


Chorus:

End instrumental bit ...

AA Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 
 FF Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
 AA Piano Chord 






Free Man in Paris  - Joni Mitchell
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tabbed by Howard Wright

Tuning : open D

So you can leave your A and D strings - all the others go down either
a semitone or a tone.

NOTE: For the verse and chorus I'll just put down the chord shapes once
each time the chord changes. Check out the record for details on strumming

Intro
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D----5---7---10---10-10-10-10------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--
A----7---9---12---12-12-12-12------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--
F#---6---8---11---11-11-11-11------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--
D----5---7---10---10-10-10-10------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--
A----------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--
D----------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7-7-7--



D---5---7---10---10-10-10-10-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7--
A---7---9---12---12-12-12-12-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7-
F#--6---8---11---11-11-11-11-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7---
D---5---7---10---10-10-10-10-----10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7-
A--------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7--
D--------------------------------10--0----5--0----7---7-7---7-7---7-7--


Carry on strumming that chord at the seventh fret for a few bars.....

Verse 1
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D----------7--------------------------------7-------------------
A----------7--------------------------------7-------------------
F#---------7--------------------------------8--------------------
D----------7--------------------------------7-------------------
A----------7--------------------------------9-------------------
D----------7--------------------------------7-------------------

'The way I see it' he said 'you just can't win it, everybody's


D----5----------------------------------------------5-----------
A----5----------------------------------------------5-----------
F#---6----------------------------------------------5------------
D----5----------------------------------------------5-----------
A----7----------------------------------------------5-----------
D----5----------------------------------------------5-----------

in it for their own gain you can't please them all there's always



D----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-----
A----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-----
F#---6-----------------------7-----------------------------8------
D----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-----
A----7-----------------------7-----------------------------9-----
D----5-----------------------7-----------------------------7-----

somebody shooting you down. I do my best and I do good business


D---------------------------5-------------------------------5---
A---------------------------5-------------------------------5---
F#--------------------------6-------------------------------5----
D---------------------------5-------------------------------5---
A---------------------------7-------------------------------5---
D---------------------------5-------------------------------5---

there's a lot of people asking for my time trying to get ahead


D-------------10-----------------7--------7--7--7--7-----------------
A-------------12-----------------7--------7--7--7--7-----------------
F#------------11-----------------7--------8--7--8--7------------------
D-------------10-----------------7--------7--7--7--7-----------------
A--------------------------------7--------9--7--9--7---------------
D--------------------------------7--------7--7--7--7---------------

trying to be a good friend of  mine

Chorus
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D--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-----------
A--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-----------
F#-------3-------------------------5-----------------6------------
D--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-----------
A--------3-------------------------5-----------------7-----------
D--------3-------------------------5-----------------5-----------

I was a free man in paris I felt unfettered and alive     there was


D---------7------------------7-------------------5------------7--
A---------7------------------7-------------------5------------7--
F#--------7------------------8-------------------5------------7---
D---------7------------------7-------------------5------------7--
A---------7------------------9-------------------0------------7--
D---------7------------------7--------------------------------7--

nobody calling me up for favours and noone's future to decide


D-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--
A-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--
F#------------3----------------------------------5--------------6--
D-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--
A-------------3----------------------------------5--------------7--
D-------------3----------------------------------5--------------5--

you know I'd go back there tomorrow but for the work I've taken on


D---------------7-------------7-----------------5-----------7---
A---------------7-------------7-----------------5-----------7---
F#--------------7-------------8-----------------5-----------7----
D---------------7-------------7-----------------5-----------7-----
A---------------7-------------9-----------------0-----------7-----
D---------------7-------------7-----------------------------7----

stoking the star-maker machinery behind the popular song



D--------4-------4---------7-----7-7--7-7------
A--------5-------5---------7-----7-7--7-7------
F#---5---5---5---5---5-----7-----8p7--8p7------
D----5---5---5---5---5-----7-----7-7--7-7------
A----0---0---0---0---0-----7-----9p7--9p7------
D--------------------------7-----7-7--7-7------

Repeat this last line once

(p=pull off)

Then play the intro again, and into the second verse

Verse 2
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I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers
lately I wonder what I do it for, if I had my way
I'd just walk out the door and wander
Down the Champs Elysees
Going cafe to cabaret
Wandering how I'd feel when I find that very good friend of mine

Chorus
------

repeat the last tab line of the chorus, as before, then go back
to the intro bit.
Play this four times, and that's it !


Howard