WOODSTOCK- Joni Mitchell as recorded by Ian Matthews Intro Riff off a Gm (Barred Am form at the 10th fret) X 2 Gm F e---10----x---------------------- b---11---10---13-10----10-13----- g---12---10---------10-------12-- d---12---10---------------------- a----x--------------------------- e-------------------------------- Gm I came upon a child of God Cm He was walking along the road
When I asked him "Where are you going?" Gm this he told me "I'm going on down to Yasgur's farm Cm Think I'll join a rock and roll band I'll camp out on the land Gm I'll try and set my soul free" CHORUS Cm Gm (Riff A= Bb A G x4) We are stardust, we are golden Gm Bb Am And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden Break 1 Gm //// Bb // Gm /// (with short lead over) Then can I walk beside you I have come here to lose the smog And I feel just like a cog in something turning Well maybe it is just the time of year Or maybe it's the time of man And I don't know who I am But life is for learning ... CHORUS Break 1 By the time I got to Woodstock They were half a million strong everywhere there was songs and celebration And I dreamed I saw the bombers Riding shotgun in the sky turning into butterflies Above our nation ... CHORUS Intro > Instrumental Verse Chorus > Short Break Chorus > Intro x1