Chords:
{t: Carey }
{key: C}
{artist:Joni Mitchell}
Joni Mitchell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auTSZTU1tm0 (Capo on 1)
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[C] The wind is in from Africa, [G] last night I couldn't sleep
Oh, you know it [F] sure is hard to [C] leave here Carey
But it's really [G] not my home
[C] My fingernails are filthy, I got [G] beach tar on my feet
And I [F] miss my clean white [C] linen and my fancy French co[G]logne
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Oh Carey get out your cane, [C] and I'll put on some [G] silver
[F] Oh you're a mean old Daddy, but I [G] like [C] you fine
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Come on down to the Mermaid Café and I will [G] buy you a bottle of wine
And we'll [F] laugh and toast to [C] nothing and smash our [G] empty glasses down
Let's have a [C] round for these freaks and these soldiers
A [G] round for these friends of mine
Let's have another [F] round for the bright red [C] devil
Who keeps me [G] in this tourist town
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Come on Carey get out [C] your cane, I'll put on some [G] silver
[F] Oh you're a mean old Daddy, [C] but I [G] like [C] you
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[C] Maybe I'll go to Amsterdam,
[G] Maybe I'll go to Rome and [F] rent me a grand pi[C]ano
And put some [G] flowers 'round my room
But [C] let's not talk about fare-thee-wells now
The [G] night is a starry dome
And they're [F] playin' that scratchy [C] rock and roll
Beneath the [G] Matala Moon
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Come on Carey get out your [C] cane, I'll put on some [G] silver
[F] Oh you're a mean old Daddy, [C] but I [G] like [C] you
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The wind is in from Africa, [G] last night I couldn't sleep
Oh you know it [F] sure is hard to [C] leave here
But it's really not [G] my home
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[C] Maybe it's been too long a time
Since I was [G] scramblin' down in the street
Everybody [F] look for that clean white [C] linen
And that fancy [G] French cologne
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Oh Carey get out your [C] cane, I'll put on my finest [G] silver
We'll [F] go to the Mermaid [C] Café, have [G] fun to[C] night
I said, [F] Oh, you're a mean old [C] Daddy
But you're [G] out of [C] sight
