Sisotowbell Lane chords by Joni Mitchell

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

D D6

Verse One:

D      D6
Sisotowbell Lane
D         G
Noah is fixing the pump in the rain
D

He brings us no shame
  Am          G    D
We always knew that he always knew
 D      D6
Up over the hill
 D            G
Jovial neighbours come down when they will
 D
With stories to tell
   Am
Sometimes they do
     G    D
Yes sometimes we do
 C
We have a rocking chair
D
Each of us rocks his share
 Bm
Eating muffin buns and berries
               Am
By the steamy kitchen window

Sometimes we do
   G       D D6 D D6
Our tongues turn blue

Verse Two:

D     D6
Sisotowbell Lane
D             G
Anywhere else now would seem very strange
D
The seasons are changing
Am      G  D
Everyday in everyway
 D        D6
Sometimes it is spring
 D         G
Sometimes it is not anything
D
A poet can sing
Am
Sometimes we try
     G   D
Yes we always try
C
We have a rocking chair
D
Somedays we rock and stare
Bm
At the woodlands and the grasslands and the badlands 'cross the river
Am
Sometimes we do
  G    D D6 D D6
We like the view

Verse Three:

D      D6
Sisotowbell Lane
D           G
Go to the city you'll come back again
  D
To wade through the grain
   Am
You always do
    G   D
Yes we always do
         D6
Come back to the stars
  D           G
Sweet well water and pickling jars
  D
We'll lend you the car
Am
We always do
     G    D
Yes sometimes we do
C
We have a rocking chair
D
Someone is always there
     Bm                            Am
Rocking rhythms while they're waiting with the candle in the window

Sometimes we do
  G    D D6 D D6 D
We wait for you