Jericho

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # Date: Mon 25 Mar 1996 13:08:30 -0500 (EST) From: (Susan McNamara) Subject: CRD:Jericho by Joni Mitchell Thanks to Jim Leary for the initial clue of the tuning for this song. Jericho by Joni Mitchell from the albums Miles of Aisles 1974 and Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter 1977 Tuning: Intro: ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  | | | |||  ||||||    |||||| 333|||  222222  888|||  777777  101010|||  999999    ||222| ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  | | | |||  ||||||    ||||||    /      /        /          ||||||                      |||||| 000000                      ||7777 ||||||                      |||||| I’ll try to keep myself open up to you                        ||||||                        ||5555                        |||||| That’s a promise that I made to love when it was new             ||||||                                   ||||||             333|||                                   ||2222             ||||||                                   |||||| "Just like Jericho" I said "let these walls come tumblin’ down." ||||||                     |||||| ||7777                     ||3333 ||||||                     |||||| I said it like I’d finally found the way                           ||||||                           ||5555                           |||||| To keep the good feelings alive I said it like it was something to strive for ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  |||||| ||9999  ||99910 ||9999  ||99910 ||9999  ||99910 ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||     Second verse same as the first: I’ll try to keep myself open up to you And approve your self-expression I need that too I need your confidence baby And the gift of your extra time In turn I’ll give you mine sweet darling It’s a rich exchange it seems to me It’s a warm arrangement Bridge: |||||| 888||| |||||| Anyone will tell you just how hard it is             ||||||         ||||||  ||||||  ||||||             777777         ||999|  ||777|  ||999|             ||||||         ||||||  ||||||  |||||| To make and keep a friend                      |||||| 333||| |||||| Maybe they’ll short sell you or                 ||||||                 ||2222                 |||||| Maybe it’s you Judas in the end          ||||||          ||7777          |||||| When you just can no longer pretend |||||| ||3333 |||||| That you’re getting what you need |||||| ||5555 |||||| Or you’re giving out anything for them to grow and feed on ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  |||||| ||9999  ||99910 ||9999  ||99910 ||9999  ||99910 ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||     Third verse: I’ll try to keep myself open up to you It gets easier and easier to do Just like Jericho Let these wall come tumbling down now Let them fall right on the ground |||||| ||3333 |||||| Let all these dogs go running free |||||| ||5555 |||||| The wild and the gentle dogs |||||| ||7777 |||||| Kennelled in me ... ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  |||||| ||9999  ||99910 ||9999  ||99910 ||9999  ||99910 ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||     Outro: ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  | | | |||  |||||| 333|||  222222  888|||  777777  101010|||  999999 ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||  | | | |||  ||||||    /      /        / These charts look better if you print them in Courier pitch 10 or 12 If you question any of these chord names or have any other corrections please e-mail me at +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Susan McNamara Assistant to the Dean of Students Cornell University 401 Willard Straight Hall Ithaca NY  14853 Voice: (607) 255-1115 FAX:   (607) 255-8082 E-Mail: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++