Woodstock — Joni Mitchell

Chords and lyrics for Woodstock by Joni Mitchell (key of Em).

Intro

[Em] [A] [Em] [A] [Em]

Verse 1

[Em]I came upon a child of God
He was [A]walking along the road
And I asked him "Where are you going?"
And this he [Em]told me
"I'm going on down to Yasgur's farm
I'm gonna [A]join in a rock and roll band
I'm gonna camp out on the land
And try and get my [Em]soul free"

Chorus 1

[A]We are stardust, we are golden
[Em]And we've got to get ourselves [D]back to the [Em]garden

Verse 2

Then can I walk beside you
I have come here to lose the smog
And I feel to be 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 you know life is for learning

Verse 3

By the time we got to Woodstock
We were half a million strong
And everywhere there was song and celebration
And I dreamed I saw the bombers
Riding shotgun in the sky
And they were turning into butterflies
Above our nation

Chorus 2

[A]We are stardust, billion year old carbon
[Em]We are golden, caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves [D]back to the [Em]garden

Outro

[Em] [A] [Em] [Em7] [G] [Em] [A] [Em]