The Moon's a Harsh Mistress
Jimmy WebbVersion1
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See her how she flies
Golden sails across the sky
Close enough to touch
But careful if you try
Though she looks as warm as gold
The moon's a harsh mistress
The moon can be so cold
Once the sun did shine
Lord, it felt so fine
The moon a phantom rose
Through the mountains and the pines
And then the darkness fell
And the moon's a harsh mistress
It's so hard to love her well
I fell out of her eyes
I fell out of her heart
I fell down on my face
I tripped and missed my star
God, I fell and fell alone,
And the moon's a harsh mistress
And the sky is made of stone
The moon's a harsh mistress
She's hard to call your own.
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Readable chord sheet for The Moon's a Harsh Mistress by Jimmy Webb
S[G]ee her how sh[C]e flies [C] [G]Golden sails across the [Am7]sky [C] [G] [C]Close enough to to[D7sus4]uch [D7] [Bm7]But careful if you t[C]ry [C]Though she loo[D7]ks as warm a[Em]s gold [C]The moon[G]'s a harsh mi[Am7]stress T[D7sus4]he moon [D7]can be so co[G]ld O[G]nce the sun did [C]shine [C] [G]Lord, it felt so f[Am7]ine [C] [G] [C]The moon a phantom [D7sus4]rose [D7] Thr[Bm7]ough the mountains and the pi[C]nes [C]And then the dar[D7]kness f[Em]ell [C]And the mo[G]on's a harsh mi[Am7]stress It[D7sus4]'s so hard[D7] to love her wel[G]l I[Bb] fell out of her e[Eb]yes [Bb]I fell out of her h[Cm7]eart [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]I fell down on my[F7sus4] face [F7] [Dm7]I tripped and missed my[Eb] star [Eb]God, I fell and fe[F7]ll al[Gm]one, And the[Bb] moon's a h[Eb]arsh mistre[Cm7]ss An[F7sus4]d the sk[F7]y is made of st[Bb]one The [Bb]moon's a ha[Eb]rsh mistre[Cm7]ss [F7sus4]She's h[F7]ard to call your ow[Bb]n.