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SURFACE OF THE MOON	-	Del Amitri
Intro:
 C#m7-       Amaj77x 
    ESnow in a soulless city
 B-                                                       A  
       Covers up the tracks in the road
    BAs a       C#m7wastrel buys her cigarettes
    BAnd       Amaj7wipes her pretty nose
    BLike a      Epart-time Elvis imi -     Btator
These    Astreets I knew so well
    BHave been       C#m7pasted beyond recog -     Bnition
With a      Amaj7temporary smell
    BNow the      G#mmidnight train eases out
                         B   Amaj7/                              
Leaving     everyone ma -        rooned
And       C#m7without her
It     Amight as well be the
surface of the        C#m7moon Amaj7  
 C#m7-       Amaj72x 
 C#m7-  G#m-  E  
So from the     Ewell-swept streets of Jackson Heights
    BTo the     Adockside drudgery
 B-                                                       C#m7  
          Everything is now a replica
    BOf     Awhat it used to be
    BBut since they     Etarted up the trenches
    BAnd     Apainted the bridges blue
    BIt see -        C#m7ms less like a home to me
    BThan just a       Amaj7place they bury you
     BNow we're      G#mlit up like a cathedral
                          B   Amaj7/                             
In our     frozen concrete         room 
     BAnd       C#m7without her
It     Amight as well be the 
                       C#m7   A-                                 
surface of the       moon 
Break:
     ESo I       F#mneed her and I      G#mlove her
That is       C#mtrue C#m  
But I'm      F#mstuck here like some       G#mshipwreck
Instead of      C#mholding on to you
When they     Abeat out the tramps
And     Apatch up the slums
     BEverything will be       C#m7fine
There'll be a      G#mnew façade for      G#7us 
to hide be -        C#m7hind Amaj7  
 C#m7-       Amaj72x 
 C#m7-  G#m-  E  
So on the     Eancient trails of our coupling
     BIn the     Aplaces we used to meet
     BI am a -       C#m7mazed by the lack of memories
     BThat I     Athought would flood through me
     BAnd the     Eriverside where we first kissed 
     Bhas     Anow been reduced
     BTo a       C#m7phony old world market 
     Bwhere only     Ashoppers get seduced
     BNow your       G#marms embrace me strangely 
                     B   Amaj7/                                  
in your    unfamiliar         room
             B   C#m7/                                           
And      for         all I care 
      Amaj7/                                                  
it           might as well be the 
       Amaj7surface of the       C#m7moon Yeah for
 C#m7/                                                     
       all I care 
it        Amaj7might as well be the 
      Amaj7surface of the       C#m7moon Amaj7  
Outro:
C#7sus2 - Amaj7 - C#m7 - Amaj7     (REP 7x START FADING AT 4TH)
    C#m7x42100
        X46454
   Amaj7x02120
       E022100
       Bx24442
       Ax02220
     C#mx46654
     G#m466444
     G#7464544
C#7sus2 x46444

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Surface Of The Moon

by Del Amitri

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m7

Amaj7

G#m

F#m

C#m

G#7

SURFACE OF THE MOON - Del Amitri

Intro:

C#m7 Amaj7

- 7x

Snow in a soulless city

B A

Covers up the tracks in the road

B C#m7

As a wastrel buys her cigarettes

B Amaj7

And wipes her pretty nose

B E B

Like a part-time Elvis imi - tator

These streets I knew so well

B C#m7 B

Have been pasted beyond recog - nition

Amaj7

With a temporary smell

B G#m

Now the midnight train eases out

B Amaj7

Leaving everyone ma - rooned

C#m7

And without her

It might as well be the

C#m7 Amaj7

surface of the moon

C#m7 Amaj7

- 2x

C#m7 G#m E

- -

So from the well-swept streets of Jackson Heights

B A

To the dockside drudgery

B C#m7

Everything is now a replica

B A

Of what it used to be

B E

But since they tarted up the trenches

B A

And painted the bridges blue

B C#m7

It see - ms less like a home to me

B Amaj7

Than just a place they bury you

B G#m

Now we're lit up like a cathedral

B Amaj7

In our frozen concrete room

B C#m7

And without her

It might as well be the

C#m7 A

surface of the moon

Break:

E F#m G#m

So I need her and I love her

C#m C#m

That is true

F#m G#m

But I'm stuck here like some shipwreck

C#m

Instead of holding on to you

When they beat out the tramps

And patch up the slums

B C#m7

Everything will be fine

G#m G#7

There'll be a new façade for us

C#m7 Amaj7

to hide be - hind

C#m7 Amaj7

- 2x

C#m7 G#m E

- -

So on the ancient trails of our coupling

B A

In the places we used to meet

B C#m7

I am a - mazed by the lack of memories

B A

That I thought would flood through me

B E

And the riverside where we first kissed

B A

has now been reduced

B C#m7

To a phony old world market

B A

where only shoppers get seduced

B G#m

Now your arms embrace me strangely

B Amaj7

in your unfamiliar room

B C#m7

And for all I care

Amaj7

it might as well be the

Amaj7 C#m7

surface of the moon Yeah for

C#m7

all I care

Amaj7

it might as well be the

Amaj7 C#m7 Amaj7

surface of the moon

Outro:

C#7sus2 - Amaj7 - C#m7 - Amaj7 (REP 7x START FADING AT 4TH)

C#m7

x42100

X46454

Amaj7

x02120

022100

x24442

x02220

C#m

x46654

G#m

466444

G#7

464544

C#7sus2 x46444

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