From: spxhaw@astro.cf.ac.uk (Howard Wright)

                    COYOTE   -   JONI MITCHELL
                  ------------------------------





                             from the album 'Hejira'
                             tabbed by Howard Wright
                             H.Wright@uk.ac.cf.astro



The tuning for this is   (low to high)  C G D F C E

As usual, it's the shapes that count here - I've tried to give some 
idea of strumming patterns etc, but if you concentrate on the changes
between shapes and listen to the record to suss out the ryhthmn you
can't go far wrong.

The words and shapes might not match exactly, but it should be pretty 
clear where the changes go.




Intro:
------



E-------0-0-0-0---0-0---0---------0-0-0-0---0-0---0---------
C-------2-2-2-2---2-2---0---------2-2-2-2---2-2---0---------
F-------2-2-2-2---2-2---0---------2-2-2-2---2-2---0--------- (repeat once)
D-------2-2-2-2---2-2---0---------2-2-2-2---2-2---0---------
G-------0-0-0-0---0-0---0---------0-0-0-0---0-0---0---------
C---0---0-0-0-0---0-0---------0---0-0-0-0---0-0-------------




E-------------------------------------------------0-------
C-----------------------------------------------0-0--------
F---------------------------------------------2---2--------
D-------------------------------------------3-------------
G----5----5--5------------5----5--5-------0---------------------
C----3----3--3------------3----3--3----------------------------

                No regrets Coyote          we just come 



E-------------0-------------------0--------------------------
C-------------0-------------------0--------------------------
F-------------2-------------------0--------------------------
D-------------3-------------------0--------------------------
G-------------0-------------------0--------------------------
C--------------------------------------------------------

   from such different sets of circumstance



E---------0--0--0--0-----0--0-----0------------------------
C---------2--2--2--2-----2--2-----0------------------------
F---------2--2--2--2-----2--2-----0------------------------
D---------2--2--2--2-----2--2-----0------------------------
G---------0--0--0--0-----0--0-----0-----------------------
C---0-----0--0--0--0-----0--0----------------------------

     I'm up all night in the studio while you're up



E----------------------------------------------------------
C---7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------5--5--5--5------
F---7--7--7--7-----7--9--9--7----------------5--5--5--5--------
D---7--7--7--7-----7--9--9--7----------------5--5--5--5--------
G---7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------5--5--5--5--------
C---7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7----------------5--5--5--5--------

   early on your ranch             you'll be



E------------------5--5----------5--------------------------
C-----5------------5--5----------5---------------------------
F-----5------------7--7----------7----------------------------
D-----5------------7--7----------7---------------------------
G-----5------------5--5----------5---------------------------
C-----5------------5--5----------5---------------------------

   brushing out a brood mare's tail



E---------------------5-------5----------------------------
C---5------5----------5-------5------------------------------
F---5------5----------7-------7------------------------------
D---5------5----------7-------7------------------------------
G---5------5----------5-------5------------------------------
C---5------5----------5-------5------------------------------

  while the sun is ascending and I'll just be



E----0--0--0--0------0--0--0-------------------------------------
C----2--2--2--2------2--2--0-------------------------------------
F----2--2--2--2------2--2--0-------------------------------------
D----2--2--2--2------2--2--0---------------------------------------
G----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--------------5----5-5---------------------
C-0---------------------------------------3----3-3-----------

      getting home with my reel to reel         there's no



E-------------------------------0--------------0-----------
C-------------------------------0--------------0-----------
F----------------------------2--2--------------2------------
D--------------------------3----3--------------3------------
G-------5-----5-5--------0---------------------0--------------
C-------3-----3-3-------------------------------------------

  comprehending         just how close to the skin and the bone



E-------------0--0--0--0-----0--0--0-------------7---------7------
C-------------2--2--2--2-----2--2--0-------------7---------7------
F-------------2--2--2--2-----2--2--0-------------9---------9------
D-------------2--2--2--2-----2--2--0-------------9---------9------
G-------------0--0--0--0-----0--0--0-------------7---------7------
C---------0--------------------------------------7---------7------

 and the eyes               you can get and     still feel alone


E------------------5----------------------5----5----------------
C---5-----5--5-----5-------------5---5----5----5--------------------
F---5-----5--5-----7-------------5---5----7----7--------------------
D---5-----5--5-----7-------------5---5----7----7--------------------
G---5-----5--5-----5-------------5---5----5----5--------------------
C---5-----5--5-----5-------------5---5----5----5---------------------

    and still feel related ...                 you're not a



E-----0--0--0--0-----0---0---0------------------------------------
C-----2--2--2--2-----2---2---0------------------------------------
F-----2--2--2--2-----2---2---0------------------------------------
D-----2--2--2--2-----2---2---0------------------------------------
G-----0--0--0--0-----0---0---0--------5----5-5----5---5-5---------
C--0----------------------------------3----3-3----3---3-3-------

   hit and run driver no, no   ..............



E---------0-----0------------------------0------------0------
C---------0-----0------------------------0------------0------
F-------2-2-----2----------------------2-2------------2--------
D-----3---------3--------------------3---3------------3-------
G---0-----------0------------------0------------------0------
C--------------------------------------------------------

     you just picked up a hitcher   a prisoner of the white lines



E-------------0--0--0--0------0--0--0---------------------------
C-------------2--2--2--2------2--2--0---------------------------
F-------------2--2--2--2------2--2--0-------etc--------------------
D-------------2--2--2--2------2--2--0---------------------------
G-------------0--0--0--0------0--0--0---------------------------
C---------0-----------------------------------------------

   of the freeway



Most of the rest of the song follows the same changes.

There aren't any other shapes in the rest of the song anyway, so once
you've sussed out these shapes you should have it.


Any questions etc, let me know

Enjoy !


Howard