Kozmic Blues — Janis Joplin

Chords and lyrics for Kozmic Blues by Janis Joplin (key of Am).

Verse 1

Chords and lyrics
[Intro](play 2x)
[Am] [Am/G] [Am/F#] [Am/F]

Verse

[Am]Time__ keeps [Dm]movin' on
[Am][Am/G]Friends they [Am/F#]turn away.[Am/F]
[F] I keep movin' [G]on
But I [F]never found out [G]why
I keep [Am]pushing so hard the dream,
I keep tryin' to make it right
Through [E7]another lonely day, whoaa.
[Am] [Am/G] [Am/F#] [Am/F]
[Am] Dawn____ has come[Dm] at last,
[Am]Twenty-five [Am/G]years, honey just [Am/F#]in one night, oh [Am/F]yeah.
[F] Well, I'm twenty-five years [G]older now
So I[F] know we can't be [G]right
And I'm no [Am]better, baby,
And I can't help you no more
Than I did when [E7]just a girl.

Chorus

[A]Aww, but it don't make no [Bm]difference, baby, no, no,
[D]And I know that I could [A]always try.
[A]It don't make no [Bm]difference, baby, yeah,
[D]I better hold it now,
[D]I better need it, yeah,
D (D) A
I better use it till the day I
[Am]die, [Am/G][Am/F#]whoa.[Am/F]

Verse

[Am]Don't_____ [Dm]expect any answers, dear,
[Am] For I know[Am/G] that they don't come with [Am/F#]age, no, [Am/F]no.
[F]Well, ain't never gonna love you any [G]better, babe.
And I'm [F]never gonna love you [G]right,
So you'd better [Am]take it now, right now.

Chorus

[A]Aww, but it don't make no [Bm]difference, baby, no, no,
[D]And I know that I could [A]always try.
[A]There's a fire inside [Bm]everyone of us,
[D]You'd better need it now,
[D]I got to hold it, yeah,
D (D) A
I better use it till the day I
[A]die

Verse 3

Don't make no [Bm]difference, babe, no, no, [D]no,
And it never ever [A]will, hey,
I wanna talk about a little bit of [Bm]loving, yeah,
[D]I got to hold it, baby,
[D]I'm gonna need it now,
D (D) A
I'm gonna use it, say, aaaah,
[A]Don't make no [Bm]difference, babe, yeah,
[D]Ah honey, I'd hate to be the [A]one.
I said you're gonna [A]live your life
And you're gonna [Bm]love your life
Or [D]babe, someday you're gonna [A]have to cry.
Yes [A]indeed, yes [Bm]indeed,
yes [D]indeed, Ah, baby, yes [A]indeed.
[A][Bm][D](continue [A]until end and fade)
I said you, you're always gonna hurt me,
I said you're always gonna let me down,
I said everywhere, every day, every day
And every way, every way.
Ah honey won't you hold on to what's gonna move.
I said it's gonna disappear when you turn your back.
I said you know it ain't gonna be there
When you wanna reach out and grab on
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