{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":675435,"song":"Song About The Moon","artist":"Paul Simon","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11579827-song-about-the-moon-chords-by-paul-simon/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/675435?type=chord","rating":4.90601,"votes":12,"content":"Words & music By Paul Simon 1981\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] | [ch]Bb/F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]|  | [ch]Bb[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch] \r\nMmm---------------------[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]       |                              |[ch]C[/ch]   |\r\n  If you want to write a song about the moon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]F7[/ch]                     |[ch]Bb[/ch]       |[ch]Eb9[/ch](no 3rd) |\r\n   Walk along the craters of the afternoon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C6[/ch]/[ch]E[/ch]\r\n  When the shadows are deep[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       |[ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]|\r\nAnd the light is alien[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                         |[ch]Eb[/ch]            [ch]Edim[/ch] \r\n   And gravity leaps like a knife off the pavement[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       |[ch]F[/ch]                             |[ch]C[/ch]   \r\nAnd you want to write a song about the moon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#dim[/ch]    |[ch]Dm7[/ch]             [ch]F7[/ch]       |[ch]Bb[/ch]  \r\n      You want to write a spiritual tune[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bdim[/ch]     |[ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am/E[/ch]    |\r\n     Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah, [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] F(addG)/A |[ch]G7[/ch]\r\nYeah,  yeah,      presto[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C7sus4[/ch]               |[ch]F[/ch]\r\n       Song about the moon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] | [ch]Bb/F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]|  | [ch]Bb/F[/ch] \r\nMmm---------------------[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]       |                              |[ch]C[/ch]    |\r\n  If you want to write a song about the heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]F7[/ch]             |[ch]Bb[/ch]            |[ch]Eb9[/ch](no 3rd) |\r\n   Think about the moon before you start[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C6[/ch]/[ch]E[/ch]       |[ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]|\r\n  'cause the heart will howl Like a dog in the moonlight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                                 |[ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Edim[/ch] \r\n   And the heart can explode like a pistol on a June night[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         |[ch]F[/ch]                             |[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C#dim[/ch]|\r\nSo if you want to write a song about the heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]          [ch]F7[/ch]           |[ch]Bb[/ch]  \r\nAnd its ever longing for a counterpart[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bdim[/ch]     |[ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am/E[/ch]    |\r\n     Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah, [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] F(addG)/A |\r\nYeah,  yeah,      [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]        |[ch]C7sus4[/ch]        |[ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Bb/F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]| [ch]Bb[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]|\r\n   Write a song about the moon[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]              [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]/[ch]C[/ch]\r\n    The laughing boy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  |[ch]Abmaj9[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe laughed so hard[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  |[ch]Gm[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]      |[ch]Gm[/ch]   |\r\nHe fell down from his place[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]             |[ch]Fmaj7[/ch]/[ch]C[/ch]\r\n    The laughing girl[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   |[ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nShe laughed so hard[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   |[ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]G9[/ch]         |[ch]C9[/ch]        |\r\nThe tears rolled   down her face, whoa[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]      |      [ch]Bb/F[/ch]\r\nHey Songwriter[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Bb/F[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]           |[ch]Bb[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]|\r\n  If you want to write a song about a face[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   |[ch]C[/ch]    |\r\n  Think about a photograph[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]F7[/ch]            |[ch]Bb[/ch]         |[ch]Eb9[/ch](no 3rd) |\r\nThat you really can't remember But you can't erase[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C6[/ch]/[ch]E[/ch]    |[ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]Dm[/ch]|\r\n  Wash your hands in dreams and lightning[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                          |[ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Edim[/ch] \r\n   Cut off your hair and whatever is frightening[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      |[ch]F[/ch]                           |[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C#dim[/ch]\r\nIf you want to write a song About a face[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      |[ch]Dm7[/ch]             [ch]F7[/ch]            |[ch]Bb[/ch]  \r\nIf you want to write a song about the human race[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bdim[/ch]     |[ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am/E[/ch]    |\r\n     Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah, [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] F(addG)/A |\r\nYeah,  yeah,      [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]        |[ch]C7sus4[/ch]        |[ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]C#dim[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]|\r\n   Write a song about the moon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F7[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |[ch]Bbm[/ch]       |[ch]F[/ch]                             |[ch]C[/ch]\r\n   Oh,     if you want to write a song about the moon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#dim[/ch]    |[ch]Dm7[/ch]             [ch]F7[/ch]       |[ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bdim[/ch]\r\n      You want to write a spirituaI tune[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am/E[/ch]    |\r\nnah nah nah nah nah nah nah, [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]       F(addG)/A \r\nYeah,  yeah, yeah,      yeah     [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    |[ch]G7[/ch] \r\nThen do it[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C7sus4[/ch]        |[ch]F[/ch]   \r\nWrite a song about the moon [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] | [ch]Bb/F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]|  | [ch]Bb/F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]|\r\nMmm-----------------[/tab]\r\n\r\nRepeat and fade:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch] | [ch]Bb/F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]|  | [ch]Bb[/ch]/[ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]|\r\nMmm------------------[/tab]","plain_text":"Words & music By Paul Simon 1981\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRepeat and 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