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Moonlight Bay:The Drifters.
#72 on BB Hot 100 on ATLANTIC
Records in 1958.
INTRO:  Eb   Ab   Eb   Ab   Eb   Ab   Eb   Ab   Eb  Ab  
#1.
EbWe were sailing along.Ab...Ebon MoonAblight EbBay.Ab  
EbWe could hear the voices ringBbing..they 
Gmseemed to Ebsay.Ab...Ebyou have stolen my heart,Ab  
Ebnow, Abdon't go aEbway.Ab  
EbAs we Bbsang love's old sweet song on Moonlight 
EbBay..Abay..Ebay.
#2.
EbWe were sailing along.Ab...Ebon MoonAblight EbBay.Ab  
EbWe could hear the voices ringBbing..they 
Gmseemed to Ebsay.Ab...Ebyou have stolen my heart,Ab  
Ebnow, Abdon't go aEbway.Ab  
EbAs we Bbsang love's old sweet song on Moonlight 
EbBay..Abay..Ebay.
INTERLUDE:  Eb   Ab   Eb  Ab.. Eb   Bb   F  Bb.. Eb   Ab   Eb  Ab  
           Eb Ab Eb Fm Bb Fm Ebm Eb
#3.
EbWe were sailing along.Ab...Ebon MoonAblight EbBay.Ab  
EbWe could hear the voices ringBbing..they 
Gmseemed to Ebsay.Ab...Ebyou have stolen my heart,Ab  
Ebnow, Abdon't go aEbway.Ab  
EbAs we Bbsang love's old sweet song on Moonlight 
EbBay..Abay..Ebay.
OUTRO:
On MoonAblight, Ebdit-dit-dit-dit-Abdit-dit-dit-Ebdit-dit-dit.
Ebdit-dit-dit-dit-Abdit-dit-dit-Ebdit-dit-dit.
Ebdit-dit-dit-dit-Abdit-dit-dit-Ebdit-dit-dit...(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Moonlight Bay

by The Drifters

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Ebm

Moonlight Bay:The Drifters.

#72 on BB Hot 100 on ATLANTIC

Records in 1958.

Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab

INTRO:

#1.

Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab

We were sailing along....on Moonlight Bay.

Eb Bb

We could hear the voices ringing..they

Gm Eb Ab Eb Ab

seemed to say....you have stolen my heart,

Eb Ab Eb Ab

now, don't go away.

Eb Bb

As we sang love's old sweet song on Moonlight

Eb Ab Eb

Bay..ay..ay.

#2.

Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab

We were sailing along....on Moonlight Bay.

Eb Bb

We could hear the voices ringing..they

Gm Eb Ab Eb Ab

seemed to say....you have stolen my heart,

Eb Ab Eb Ab

now, don't go away.

Eb Bb

As we sang love's old sweet song on Moonlight

Eb Ab Eb

Bay..ay..ay.

Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb F Bb Eb Ab Eb Ab

INTERLUDE: .. ..

Eb Ab Eb Fm Bb Fm Ebm Eb

#3.

Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab

We were sailing along....on Moonlight Bay.

Eb Bb

We could hear the voices ringing..they

Gm Eb Ab Eb Ab

seemed to say....you have stolen my heart,

Eb Ab Eb Ab

now, don't go away.

Eb Bb

As we sang love's old sweet song on Moonlight

Eb Ab Eb

Bay..ay..ay.

OUTRO:

Ab Eb Ab Eb

On Moonlight, dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit.

Eb Ab Eb

dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit.

Eb Ab Eb

dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit...(Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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