Neil Diamond - Both Sides Now

both sides now : neil diamond .
album – touching you touching me – #30
on A# hot 200 on uni records .

intro : A D ( x4 )

#1 .
A D A
bows and flows of angel hair . . and ice – cream
C#m D A
castles in the air .
A D Bm D
and feather canyons everywhere . . i’ve looked
E
at clouds that way .

#2 .
A D A
but now they only block the sun . . they rain and
C#m D A
snow on everyone .
A D Bm
so many things i would have done . . but clouds got
E
in my way .

chorus :
A D A
i’ve looked at clouds from both sides , now .
D A D A E
from up and down , and still somehow . . it’s cloud’s
A D Bm E7 A D A D
illusions i recall . . i really don’t know clouds , at all .

#3 .
A D A D C#m D
moons and junes and ferris wheels . . the dizzy dancin’ way
A D Bm
you feel . . as every fairy tale comes real . . i’ve looked at
E
love that way .

#4 .
A D A C#m
but now it’s just another show . . you leave ’em laughing
D A
when you go .
A D Bm
and if you care , don’t let them know . . don’t give yourself
E
away .

chorus :
A D A D A
i’ve looked at love from both sides now . . from give and take ,
D A E A D
and still somehow . . it’s love’s illusions i recall . . i really
Bm E7 A
don’t know love at all .

( interlude : ) A D A D A ( x2 )

#5 .
A D A C#m D
tears and fears and feeling proud . . to say , i love you , right
A
out loud .
A D Bm
dreams and schemes and circus crowds . . i’ve looked at life
E
that way .

#6 .
A D A
but now old friends , they’re acting strange . . they shake their
C#m D A
heads and say i’ve changed .
A D Bm E
well , something’s lost but something’s gained in living every day .

outro :
A D A D A D
i’ve looked at life from both sides now . . from win and lose and still
A E A D Bm
somehow . . it’s life’s illusions i recall . . i really don’t know life
E7 A A D A D A ( x4 )
at all .

a sixties smash from kraziekhat .