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Moonshine

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[Intro]
G  G  Emi  D/F#
G  G  Emi  D/F#
[Verse]
GWalkin' out on a sD/F#tormy dEmiay
CThe cold wind, the fine sea sprayG  
GLookin' out over D/F#Gallway bEmiay
CThe troubled sky, all dark and grey
[Prechorus]
CFar C/Bfrom these sAmihores there Gstands liD/F#berty
So let iGt be
CBut eC/Bvery wAmihile I wGould D/F#remember
[Chorus] 
The day we drank mooGnshine in the rD/F#ain
And raised our glCasses to the wGind
The day that we dCreamed we could be fGree
And ride on the wEmiings of liDberty
So here's oGne more for our frD/F#iends
And here's oCne for our chilGdren
Feeling the colCd rain on our fGingertips
And lEmiiberty on oCur lips
[Verse]
So we pGaid our dues and we pD/F#acked our Emirags
MCade it through Ellis Island's rGanks
AGcross the waves to AD/F#mericaEmi  
HeCarts and souls to the sGtripes and the stars
FCar fC/Brom our sAmihores we fGound libeD/F#rty
So let it Gbe
BCut eC/Bvery wAmihile I Gwould D/F#remember
[Chorus] 
The day we drank mooGnshine in the rD/F#ain
And raised our glCasses to the wGind
The day that we dCreamed we could be fGree
And ride on the wEmiings of liDberty
So here's oGne more for our frD/F#iends
And here's oCne for our chilGdren
Feeling the colCd rain on our fGingertips
And lEmiiberty on oCur lips
[Verse]
SGo we made our way through the CD/F#umberland EmiGap
ACppalachia never looking backG  
TGhrough the wind and rain and the D/F#cold and Emipain
But Cnothing evermore could feel the same
ACll oC/Bf this Amilife we Gstrive to be D/F#free
So leGt it be
BCut eC/Bvery wAmihile I D/F#would reGmember
[Solo]
G  D/F# Emi C
G  D/F# Emi C
[Chorus]
The day we drank mooGnshine in the rD/F#ain
And raised our glCasses to the wGind
The day that we dCreamed we could be fGree
And ride on the wEmiings of liDberty
So here's oGne more for our frD/F#iends
And here's oCne for our chilGdren
Feeling the colCd rain on our fGingertips
And mEmioonshine on Cour lips

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Moonshine

by Mike Oldfield

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emi

D/F#

C/B

Ami

[Intro]

G G Emi D/F#

[Verse]

G D/F# Emi

Walkin' out on a stormy day

C G

The cold wind, the fine sea spray

G D/F# Emi

Lookin' out over Gallway bay

The troubled sky, all dark and grey

[Prechorus]

C C/B Ami G D/F#

Far from these shores there stands liberty

So let it be

C C/B Ami G D/F#

But every while I would remember

[Chorus]

G D/F#

The day we drank moonshine in the rain

C G

And raised our glasses to the wind

C G

The day that we dreamed we could be free

Emi D

And ride on the wings of liberty

G D/F#

So here's one more for our friends

C G

And here's one for our children

C G

Feeling the cold rain on our fingertips

Emi C

And liberty on our lips

[Verse]

G D/F# Emi

So we paid our dues and we packed our rags

C G

Made it through Ellis Island's ranks

G D/F# Emi

Across the waves to America

C G

Hearts and souls to the stripes and the stars

C C/B Ami G D/F#

Far from our shores we found liberty

So let it be

C C/B Ami G D/F#

But every while I would remember

[Chorus]

G D/F#

The day we drank moonshine in the rain

C G

And raised our glasses to the wind

C G

The day that we dreamed we could be free

Emi D

And ride on the wings of liberty

G D/F#

So here's one more for our friends

C G

And here's one for our children

C G

Feeling the cold rain on our fingertips

Emi C

And liberty on our lips

[Verse]

G D/F# Emi

So we made our way through the Cumberland Gap

C G

Appalachia never looking back

G D/F# Emi

Through the wind and rain and the cold and pain

But nothing evermore could feel the same

C C/B Ami G D/F#

All of this life we strive to be free

So let it be

C C/B Ami D/F# G

But every while I would remember

[Solo]

G D/F# Emi C

[Chorus]

G D/F#

The day we drank moonshine in the rain

C G

And raised our glasses to the wind

C G

The day that we dreamed we could be free

Emi D

And ride on the wings of liberty

G D/F#

So here's one more for our friends

C G

And here's one for our children

C G

Feeling the cold rain on our fingertips

Emi C

And moonshine on our lips

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