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Moon Over Glenora

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Intro G  
DWell Id rather dress a woClf, you said. 
DWell Id rather floss his teCeth, I said. 
DWe fought til the ferry was Cfull and that wolf was Gdead. C  
DShips ahoy and were out Cof the car, 
Dunder howling winds and Cskies of lead, 
Dwe might as well have been crossing the Cocean except this ocean is Gdead. C  
Interlude   G  C  
DTheres a smudge of moon ovCer Glenora, 
Dferry spotlights on the iCce ahead, 
Dand over your shoulder and through the sCnowflakes theres an aGloneness. C  
GAloneness. C  
GAloneness        C  Cas dead, Cas dead as that ocean is deGad. 
GAnd that ocean is CdeaGd. 
DBack under the glow of the interCior light, 
Dblowing hard into my Chands I said, 
DLets leave this boat to the snowflCakes    to the Galoneness.C  
GAloneness. C  
GAloneness        C  Cas dead, Cas dead as that ocean is deGad. 
GAnd that ocean is CdeaGd. 

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Moon Over Glenora

by Gord Downie

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Standard Tuning - Enjoy!

Intro

D C

Well Id rather dress a wolf, you said.

D C

Well Id rather floss his teeth, I said.

D C G C

We fought til the ferry was full and that wolf was dead.

D C

Ships ahoy and were out of the car,

D C

under howling winds and skies of lead,

D C G C

we might as well have been crossing the ocean except this ocean is dead.

G C

Interlude

D C

Theres a smudge of moon over Glenora,

D C

ferry spotlights on the ice ahead,

D C G C

and over your shoulder and through the snowflakes theres an aloneness.

G C

Aloneness.

G C C C G

Aloneness as dead, as dead as that ocean is dead.

G C G

And that ocean is dead.

D C

Back under the glow of the interior light,

D C

blowing hard into my hands I said,

D C G C

Lets leave this boat to the snowflakes to the aloneness.

G C

Aloneness.

G C C C G

Aloneness as dead, as dead as that ocean is dead.

G C G

And that ocean is dead.

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