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Silver Moon:Michael Nesmith And The First National Band.
#7 A.C., #13 CANADIAN RPM and #42 on BB Hot 100 on RCA Records in 1970.
[Intro]
F
[Verse 1]
FSee the lazy windmills slowly Cturning..
Bbcutting up the marble Ccanyons of the Fsky.
FSee the dust around my feet go CchurningGm..
Bbmoving with the winds down the Chighways
of goodFbyes.
[Chorus]
FStanding in the lonely light of the silver Cmoon.
BbLooking over maps of Cmemories for the Froad.
FStanding in the lonely light of the silver Cmoon..
with the Bbunexpected destinCation of my Fhome.
[Verse 2]
FHalf the thoughts I'm thinking speak in Csighs.
As that Bbsame old wave of Cloneliness reFturns.
FAnd I can see you when I close my Ceyes, Bbspeaking 
very Csoftly as you Fturned.
[Chorus]
FStanding in the lonely light of the silver Cmoon.
BbLooking over maps of Cmemories for the Froad.
FStanding in the lonely light of the silver Cmoon..
with the Bbunexpected destinCation of my Fhome.
[Interlude]
F C Bb C F
[Bridge]
GNowwww CI must Fgo..GgoooGmooo and let Cgooooo.
[Chorus]
FStanding in the lonely light of the silver Cmoon.
BbLooking over maps of Cmemories for the Froad.
FStanding in the lonely light of the silver Cmoon..
with the Bbunexpected destinCation of my Fhome..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Silver Moon

by Michael Nesmith

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Silver Moon:Michael Nesmith And The First National Band.

#7 A.C., #13 CANADIAN RPM and #42 on BB Hot 100 on RCA Records in 1970.

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

F C

See the lazy windmills slowly turning..

Bb C F

cutting up the marble canyons of the sky.

F C Gm

See the dust around my feet go churning..

Bb C

moving with the winds down the highways

of goodbyes.

[Chorus]

F C

Standing in the lonely light of the silver moon.

Bb C F

Looking over maps of memories for the road.

F C

Standing in the lonely light of the silver moon..

Bb C F

with the unexpected destination of my home.

[Verse 2]

F C

Half the thoughts I'm thinking speak in sighs.

Bb C F

As that same old wave of loneliness returns.

F C Bb

And I can see you when I close my eyes, speaking

C F

very softly as you turned.

[Chorus]

F C

Standing in the lonely light of the silver moon.

Bb C F

Looking over maps of memories for the road.

F C

Standing in the lonely light of the silver moon..

Bb C F

with the unexpected destination of my home.

[Interlude]

F C Bb C F

[Bridge]

G C F G Gm C

Nowwww I must go..goooooo and let gooooo.

[Chorus]

F C

Standing in the lonely light of the silver moon.

Bb C F

Looking over maps of memories for the road.

F C

Standing in the lonely light of the silver moon..

Bb C F

with the unexpected destination of my home..(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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