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- #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
- #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
- #------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
- From: whitej@kahu.lincoln.ac.nz (White, Jared Conway)
-
- I Had A King - Joni Mitchell
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- from the album "Joni Mitchell"
-
- tabbed by Jared White <whitej@lincoln.ac.nz>
- with thanks to Howard Wright for the tuning
-
-
- For this song, it is important to let notes ring and to emphasise
- the melody notes, particularly in measures 13 through 20, where the
- melody is played on the 4th and 5th (ie bass A & D) strings - listen
- to the recording. Notes are all quavers; a * indicates a quaver rest.
- Bracketed notes are optional. Full lyrics are at the end. Comments,
- corections, suggestions, etc. *please* mail me. Enjoy!
-
-
- Tuning DADEAD, Capo 7. 4/4, quarter note = 108.
-
- Intro:
- |--------------0----------|------------------------|-------------0----------|
- |-----------0-----0-------|-------0-----------0----|----------------0-------|
- |-----3-------------------|-3-----------3----------|-------1----------------|
- |--------4-----------4----|----4-----------4-------|----------2--------2----|
- |-----------------------5-|----------5-----------0-|----3-----------------3-|
- |--0----------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------|
-
-
- 4 Verse:
- |-------------------------|-------------0----------|------------------------|
- |--------0-----------0----|*---------------0-------|-------0-----------0----|
- |--1-----------1----------|-------3----------------|-3-----------3----------|
- |-----2-----------2-------|*---------4--------4----|----4-----------4-------|
- |-----------3-----------0-|----5-----------------5-|----------5-----------0-|
- |-------------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------|
- I had a king in a tenement castle
-
- 7 crescendo............
- |--------------0----------|------------------------|-------------------0----|
- |-----------------0-------|-------0-----------0----|-------------------0----|
- |--------1----------------|-1-----------1----------|----*--------0-----0----|
- |-----------2--------2----|----2-----------2-------|-------0-----0----------|
- |-----3-----------------3-|----------3-----------0-|-------0----------------|
- |--0----------------------|------------------------|-0--------0-----0-----0-|
- Lately he's taken to painting the pastel walls brown
-
- 10
- |-----------0-------------|----------0-------------|-------------0----------|
- |-----------0-------------|-------------0----------|----------------0-------|
- |--0-----0--------0-------|-1-----*--1-------------|-1--------1-------------|
- |--0-----------------0----|-0--------0-----0-----0-|----0--------------0----|
- |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
- |-----0--------0--------0-|----0--------------0----|-------0-------------(0)|
- He's taken the cur - tains down He's
-
- 13 (emphasise melody notes!!.......)
- |-----------0-----------0-|------------------------|----------0-------------|
- |--------0-----------0----|-0--------0-----------0-|-0--------------------0-|
- |--0----------------------|-3-----3-----------3----|-1-----1-----------1----|
- |-----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|
- |--------------0----------|-5-----------0----------|-3-----------0----------|
- |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
- Swept with the broom of contempt and the rooms have an empty ring
-
- 16
- |--------------0----------|----------0-----------0-|----------0-----------0-|
- |--0--------0-----0-------|-0-----0-----------0----|-0----------------------|
- |--0-----0-----------0----|-0----------------------|-3-----3-----------3----|
- |-----0-----------0-----0-|----0-----------0-------|----0-----------0-------|
- |--2-----------0----------|-------------0----------|-5-----------0----------|
- |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
- He's cleaned with the tears of an actor who fears for
-
- 19
- |-------------------------|-------------0----------|-0-----------0----------|
- |--0--------0--------0----|-0--------0-----0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-----0-|
- |--1-----1--1-----1--1----|-0-----0-----------0----|-------0----------------|
- |-----0-----------0-------|----0--------------0----|-------0-----------0----|
- |--3-----------0--------0-|-2-----------------2----|-------2-----------0----|
- |-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
- the laughter's sting....
-
- Chorus:
- |--------------------0----|-5--------4-----0-------|-----------------(0)----|
- |-----------0--------0----|-0--------0--------0----|---------0--------0-----|
- |--3-----*--3--------3----|-------*----------------|-3----*--3--------3-----|
- |--0--------0-----0-------|----0--------0--------0-|-0-------0-----0--------|
- |-------------------------|-0--------0--------0----|-0----------------------|
- |--0--0--------0--------0-|------------------------|-0--0-------0---------0-|
- I can't go back there any - more You know my keys won't
-
- 25
- |--5--------4-----0-------|------------------(0)---|-5--------4-----0-------|
- |--0--------0--------0----|----------0--------0----|-0--------0--------0----|
- |--------*----------------|-3-----*--3--------3----|-------*----------------|
- |-----0--------0--------0-|-0--------0-----0-------|----0--------0--------0-|
- |--0--------0--------0----|-0----------------------|-0--------0--------0----|
- |-------------------------|-0--0--------0--------0-|------------------------|
- fit the door You know my thoughts don't fit the man
-
-
- 28
- |--------------0----------|------------------------|-------------0----------|
- |-----------0-----0-------|-------0-----------0----|----------------0-------|
- |-----1-------------------|-1-----------1----------|-------3----------------|
- |--------2-----------2----|----2-----------2-------|----------4--------4----|
- |--3--------------------3-|----------3-----------0-|----5-----------------5-|
- |-(0)---------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------|
- They never can they never can
-
- 31 Ending:
- |-------------------------|-------------0----------|------------------------|
- |--------0-----------0---*|----------------0-------|-------0-----------0----|
- |--3-----------3----------|-------1----------------|-1-----------1----------|
- |-----4-----------4------*|----------2--------2----|----2-----------2-------|
- |-----------5-----------0-|----3-----------------3-|----------3-----------0-|
- |-------------------------|-0----------------------|------------------------|
-
-
- 34
- |--------------0----------|------------------------|------------------------|
- |-----------------0-------|-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----|
- |--------3----------------|-3-----------3----------|-3-----------3----------|
- |-----------4--------4----|----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|
- |-----5-----------------5-|----------5-----------5-|----------5-----------5-|
- |--0----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
-
-
- 37 ritardando.....................
- |-------------------------|------------------------|--0--------------------||
- |--------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----|--0--------------------||
- |--3-----------3----------|-3-----------3----------|--0--------------------||
- |-----4-----------4-------|----4-----------4-------|--0--------------------||
- |-----------5-----------5-|----------5-----------5-|--0--------------------||
- |-------------------------|------------------------|--0--------------------||
- (slow strum.....)
-
-
-
- Alternative measures:
-
- 11 12
- |-----------0-------------|-------------0----------|
- |--------------0----------|------------------------|
- |--1--------1--------1----|-1--------1--------1----|
- |--0-----0--------0-----0-|----0-----------0-----0-|
- |-------------------------|------------------------|
- |-----0-------------(0)---|------(0)---------(0)---|
-
- 15 16
- |-------------------------|-------------0----------|
- |--0--------0--------0----|-0--------0-----0-------|
- |--1-----1--------1-------|-0-----0-----------0----|
- |-----0--------0--------0-|----0--------0-------(0)|
- |--3--------3--------3----|-2--------2--------0----|
- |-------------------------|------------------------|
-
- 19
- |-------------------------|
- |--0--------0--------0----|
- |--1-----1--------1-------|
- |-----0--------0--------0-|
- |--3--------3--------3----|
- |-------------------------|
-
-
-
- I HAD A KING - JONI MITCHELL
-
- I had a king in a tenement castle
- Lately he's taken to painting the pastel walls brown
- He's taken the curtains down
- He's swept with the broom of contempt
- And the rooms have an empty ring
- He's cleaned with the tears
- Of an actor who fears for the laughter's sting-
-
- Chorus:
- I can't go back there anymore
- You know my keys won't fit the door
- You know my thoughts don't fit the man
- They never can they never can
-
- I had a king dressed in drip-dry and paisley
- Lately he's taken to saying i'm crazy and blind
- He lives in another time
- Ladies in gingham still blush
- While he sings them of wars and wine
- But I in my leather and lace
- I can never become that kind-
-
- Chorus
-
- I had a king in a salt-rusted carriage
- Who carried me off to his country for marriage too soon
- Beware of the power of moons
- There's no one to blame
- No there's no one to name as a traitor here
- The king's on the road
- And the queen's in the grove 'till the end of the year-
-
- Chorus
-
-
-