Happiness is the Best Facelift - Joni Mitchell ---------------------------------------------- From the album "Taming The Tiger" Transcribed by Howard Wright hakwright (at) gmail (dot) com Tuning ------ In Joni notation: C 77284 Note names (low to high): CGDECE Intro: ------ x0xxxx 0 12 12 12 12 0 xxx000 999800 777777 0 12 12 12 12 0 xxx000 999800 777777 VERSE: ------ 777777 555555 I went so numb on Christmas Day 0 12 12 12 12 0 xxx000 I couldn't feel my hands or feet 777777 555555 I shouldn't have come, she made me pay 0 12 12 12 12 0 For gleaming with Donald down her street xxx000 999800 222100 220000 She put shame on him and blame on me 0 12 12 12 12 0 xxx000 555500 She made it all seem so tawdry and cheap 555555 575655 555555 575655 Oh, let's be nice Mama, open up your gifts, you know Chorus: ------- 555555 777777 0 12 12 12 12 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 Happiness is the best facelift Use the same chords for all verses and choruses. Verse 2: -------- Well, after all, she introduced us Oh, but she regrets that now Shacked up downtown making love without a license Same old sacred cow She says did you come home to disgrace us? I said why is this joy not allowed? For God's sake, I'm middle aged, Mama And time move's swift, you know Chorus: ------- Happiness is the best facelift Middle 8: --------- 999800 999xxx 999000 222100 2220xx 2200xx 999800 999xxx 999000 222100 2220xx 2200xx Verse 3: -------- Love takes so much courage Love takes so much shit She says you've seen too many movies He says snap out of it Oh, the cold wind blew in our room with a view So hopeful and helpful and candlelit We kissed the angels and the moon eclipsed Chorus: ------- You know, happiness is the best facelift Verse 4: -------- We pushed the bed up to the window To see the Christmas lights On the banks near the steaming river Beneath the bridges lit up Paris-like This river has run through both our lives Between the banks of our continuing delights Oh bless us, don't let us lose the drift Chorus: ------- You know, Happiness is the best facelift.