PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
086 - Both Sides Now
Verse 1
Bows and flows of an-gel hair,
and ice-cream cas-tles in the air,
and feath-er can-yons ev-‘ry-where,
^ I’ve looked at clouds that way.
But now they on-ly (quick notes)block the sun,
they rain and snow on ev-‘ry-one,
so man-y things I would have done
^ (quick notes)but clouds got in my way.
Chorus 1
^ I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now,
from up and down and still some-how
it’s cloud il-lu-sions I re-call;
I real-ly don’t know clouds[count 2,3,4,1,2,3] at all.
Verse 2
Moons and Junes and fer-ris wheels,
the diz-zy danc-ing way you feel,
as ev-‘ry fai-ry tale comes real,
^ I’ve looked at love that way.
But now it’s just an-oth-er show,
you leave ‘em laugh-ing when you go,
and if you care, don’t let them know,
^ don’t give your-self a-way.
Chorus 2
^ I’ve looked at love from both sides now,
from give and take and still some-how
it’s love’s il-lu-sions I re-call;
I real-ly don’t know love[count 2,3,4,1,2,3] at all.
Verse 3
Tears and fears and feel-ing proud,
to say ‘I love you’ right out loud,
Dreams and schemes and cir-cus crowds,
^ I’ve looked at life that way.
But now old friends are act-ing strange,
they shake their heads, they say I’ve changed,
but some-thing’s lost but some-thing’s gained,
^ in liv-ing ev-‘ry day.
Chorus 3
^ I’ve looked at life from both sides now,
from win and lose and still some-how
it’s life’s il-lu-sions I re-call;
I real-ly don’t know life [count 2,3,4,1,2,3] at all.
A single by Joni Mitchell, released in 1969