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Moon Gone Down

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Gmajor

90BPM

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1/110

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 110Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CAPO 3
The hybrid picking in the beginning (relative to capo)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|
G|---------0h2-----|2h4----2---0-----|---------0h2-----|2h4------------0-|
D|-----2p0---------|-------------2h0-|-----2p0---------|-----------0-0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
   G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|
G|---------0h2-----|2h4----2---0---0-|---------0h2-----|2h4--------4-----|
D|-----2p0---------|-------------2---|-----2p0---------|-------------0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----0-----|-----------------|-----1-----0-----|-------0---0---3-|
G|-----2-----------|-2-----0---0---0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-2-0---0-|
D|-0---------------|-----------0-0---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|
A|-0-------0---0---|-----0---0---2---|-3-------3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                            D/A(  G/B) C  
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|
G|---------0h2-----|2h4----2---0---0-|---------0h2-----|-0---------0-----|
D|-----2p0---------|-------------2---|-----2p0---------|-----2p0-2---0---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|
E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-------|
   G
 B7= x21202
 G/Bis only in acoustic version
Verse + interlude = 1 cycle of intro
ORDER: I V1 INT1 V2 INT2 C INT3=I V3 INT4 C INT5 V4 INT6 OT
[INTRO]
   G|         |   |   |
   G|         |   |   |
 D/A|  D/A   G/B|  C|   |
   G|         |   |   |
[VERSE 1]
   GMe and the coke and cigarettes looking at the crack of dawn
   GI got a house that’s full of lights but I never turn them on
   D/AHeater’s broken,    G/B   Cmoon is going down
[INTERLUDE 1]
 G| | | |
[VERSE 2]
   GLiving in a house of blue lights, wolf knocking at the door
   GChopping down that cedar tree, looking for a couple more
   D/ABells are ringing,    G/B   Cmoon is going down
[INTERLUDE 2]
 G| | | |
[CHORUS]
   CMoon gone down  B7on my porch
   D/Ainhale and exhale  D7this tiny torch
[INTERLUDE 3] (as intro)
   G|         |   |   |
   G|         |   |   |
 D/A|  D/A   G/B|  C|   |
   G|         |   |   |
[VERSE 3]
   GBuilt me a boat on a rainy day waiting for my ship to sail
   GHelp my thumb up to the moon, look like I lost my fingernail
   D/ACats are crying,    G/B   Cmoon is going down
[INTERLUDE 4]
 G| | | |
[CHORUS]
   CMoon gone down  B7on my porch
   D/Ainhale and exhale  D7this tiny torch
[INTERLUDE 5] (measures in parentheses only in acoustic version)
   G|   |   |   |
   G|   |   |   |
(  G|   |   |   |
   G|   |   |   | )
[VERSE 4]
   GSun comes up in the morning, shines on my sleepy head
   GOne time I woke up and found angels all around my bed
   D/AAngels, angels,    G/B   Cmoon is going down
[INTERLUDE 6]
   G|   |   |   |
[OUTRO TAG]
               D/A   G/B                      C   G|   |   |   |
   Angels, angels,     moon is going down
   D/AAngels, angels,    G/B   Cmoon is going downG  

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Moon Gone Down

by The Gourds

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

G/B

CAPO 3

The hybrid picking in the beginning (relative to capo)

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|

G|---------0h2-----|2h4----2---0-----|---------0h2-----|2h4------------0-|

D|-----2p0---------|-------------2h0-|-----2p0---------|-----------0-0---|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|

G|---------0h2-----|2h4----2---0---0-|---------0h2-----|2h4--------4-----|

D|-----2p0---------|-------------2---|-----2p0---------|-------------0---|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----3-----0-----|-----------------|-----1-----0-----|-------0---0---3-|

G|-----2-----------|-2-----0---0---0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-2-0---0-|

D|-0---------------|-----------0-0---|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|

A|-0-------0---0---|-----0---0---2---|-3-------3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D/A G/B C

( )

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|

G|---------0h2-----|2h4----2---0---0-|---------0h2-----|-0---------0-----|

D|-----2p0---------|-------------2---|-----2p0---------|-----2p0-2---0---|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|

E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3-------|

= x21202

G/B

is only in acoustic version

Verse + interlude = 1 cycle of intro

ORDER: I V1 INT1 V2 INT2 C INT3=I V3 INT4 C INT5 V4 INT6 OT

[INTRO]

| | | |

D/A D/A G/B C

| | | |

[VERSE 1]

Me and the coke and cigarettes looking at the crack of dawn

I got a house that’s full of lights but I never turn them on

D/A G/B C

Heater’s broken, moon is going down

[INTERLUDE 1]

| | | |

[VERSE 2]

Living in a house of blue lights, wolf knocking at the door

Chopping down that cedar tree, looking for a couple more

D/A G/B C

Bells are ringing, moon is going down

[INTERLUDE 2]

| | | |

[CHORUS]

C B7

Moon gone down on my porch

D/A D7

inhale and exhale this tiny torch

[INTERLUDE 3] (as intro)

| | | |

D/A D/A G/B C

| | | |

[VERSE 3]

Built me a boat on a rainy day waiting for my ship to sail

Help my thumb up to the moon, look like I lost my fingernail

D/A G/B C

Cats are crying, moon is going down

[INTERLUDE 4]

| | | |

[CHORUS]

C B7

Moon gone down on my porch

D/A D7

inhale and exhale this tiny torch

[INTERLUDE 5] (measures in parentheses only in acoustic version)

| | | |

( | | | |

| | | | )

[VERSE 4]

Sun comes up in the morning, shines on my sleepy head

One time I woke up and found angels all around my bed

D/A G/B C

Angels, angels, moon is going down

[INTERLUDE 6]

| | | |

[OUTRO TAG]

D/A G/B C G

| | | |

Angels, angels, moon is going down

D/A G/B C G

Angels, angels, moon is going down

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