Song About The Moon
Paul SimonVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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If you want to write a song about the moon
Walk along the craters of the afternoon
When the shadows are deep
And the light is alien
And gravity leaps like a knife off the pavement
And you want to write a song about the moon
You want to write a spiritual tune
Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
F(addG)/A |
Yeah, yeah, presto
Song about the moon
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If you want to write a song about the heart
Think about the moon before you start
'cause the heart will howl Like a dog in the moonlight
And the heart can explode like a pistol on a June night
So if you want to write a song about the heart
And its ever longing for a counterpart
Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
F(addG)/A |
Yeah, yeah,
Write a song about the moon
The laughing boy
He laughed so hard
He fell down from his place
The laughing girl
She laughed so hard
The tears rolled down her face, whoa
Hey Songwriter
If you want to write a song about a face
Think about a photograph
That you really can't remember But you can't erase
Wash your hands in dreams and lightning
Cut off your hair and whatever is frightening
If you want to write a song About a face
If you want to write a song about the human race
Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
F(addG)/A |
Yeah, yeah,
Write a song about the moon
Oh, if you want to write a song about the moon
You want to write a spirituaI tune
nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
F(addG)/A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Then do it
Write a song about the moon
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Repeat and fade:
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Readable chord sheet for Song About The Moon by Paul Simon
[F] [Bb/F] [F] [Bb] [F] Mmm--------------------- [F] If you want to write a song about the [C]moon [Dm] Walk a[F7]long the craters of the [Bb]afternoon [Eb9] [F] When the shadows are [C6]dee[E]p And the [A7]light is alien[Dm] [Bb] And gravity leaps like a [Eb]knife off the [Edim]pavement And you [F]want to write a song about the [C]moon [C#dim] You [Dm7]want to write a [F7]spiritual [Bb]tune [Bdim] Then [F]nah nah nah nah nah [Am/E]nah nah, [Bbmaj7] F(addG)/A |[G7] Yeah, yeah, presto [C7sus4] Song about the [F]moon [Bb/F] [F] [Bb/F] Mmm--------------------- [F] If you want to write a song about the [C]heart [Dm] Think a[F7]bout the moon be[Bb]fore you start [Eb9] [F] 'cause the heart will [C6]how[E]l Like a [A7]dog in the moonlight[Dm] [Bb] And the heart can explode like a [Eb]pistol on a [Edim]June night So if you [F]want to write a song about the [C]heart[C#dim] [Dm7]And its ever [F7]longing for a [Bb]counterpart [Bdim] Then [F]nah nah nah nah nah [Am/E]nah nah, [Bbmaj7] F(addG)/A | Yeah, yeah, [G7] Write a [C7sus4]song about the [F]moon[Bb/F] [F] [Bb] [F] [F] [Dm7] The laughing [Fmaj7]boy [C] He [Abmaj9]laughed so [D7]hard He [Gm]fell down [D7]from his [Gm]place [Dm7] The laughing [Fmaj7]girl [C] She [Bbmaj7]laughed so[A7] hard The [Dm]tears rolled[G9] down her [C9]face, whoa [F]Hey Songwriter[Bb/F] [F] If you want to [Bb/F]write a [F]song about a [Bb]fac[F]e [F] [F] Think about a photo[C]graph That you [Dm]really can't re[F7]member But you [Bb]can't erase [Eb9] [F] Wash your [C6]han[E]ds in [A7]dreams and lightning[Dm] [Bb] Cut off your hair and what[Eb]ever is [Edim]frightening If you [F]want to write a song About a [C]face[C#dim] If you [Dm7]want to write a [F7]song about the [Bb]human race [Bdim] Then [F]nah nah nah nah nah [Am/E]nah nah, [Bbmaj7] F(addG)/A | Yeah, yeah, [G7] Write a [C7sus4]song about the [F]moon[C] [C#dim] [Dm] [F7] [Bb]Oh, [Bbm] if you [F]want to write a song about the [C]moon [C#dim] You [Dm7]want to write a [F7]spirituaI [Bb]tune[Bdim] [F]nah nah nah nah nah [Am/E]nah nah, [Bbmaj7] F(addG)/A Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Then [G7]do it Write a [C7sus4]song about the [F]moon [Bb/F] [F] [Bb/F] [F] Mmm----------------- Repeat and fade: [F] [Bb/F] [F] [Bb] [F] [F] Mmm------------------