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KING CRIMSON
"MOONCHILD"
IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING
*KEY OF A MINOR*
  Am=  X0755X  
  C/A= X0555X
 Am6= x0455x
  Dm7= X5756X
  Em7= X7978X
 Fmaj7= X810910X
 G#+= 4x2x10
Am C/A Am6  G#+
Am C/A Am6  G#+
Call her mAmoonchildC/A  
Am6Dancing in the G#+shallows of a AmriverC/A  Am6  
G#+Lovely AmmoonchildC/A  
Am6Dreaming in the G#+shadows
Of the Amwillow.C/A  Am6  G#+  
Dm7Talking to the trEm7ees of the
Fmaj7Cobweb sEm7trangeAm  
SDm7leeping on the Em7steps of a AmfountFmaj7ain
WDm7aving silver wEm7ands to the
Fmaj7Night-biEm7rds soAmng
WDm7aiting for Em7the sun on the Ammountain
Am   C/A   Am6  G#+
Am   C/A   Am6  G#+
She's a mAmoonchiC/Ald
Am6Gathering the fG#+lowers in a AmgardeC/An.Am6  G#+  
Lovely mAmoonchilC/Ad
Am6Drifting on the eG#+choes of Amthe houC/Ars.Am6  G#+  
Dm7Sailing on Em7the wind
Fmaj7In a miEm7lk white Amgown
Dm7Dropping Em7circle stones on a Amsun Fmaj7dial
Dm7Playing hide aEm7nd seek
Fmaj7With the gEm7hosts oAmf dawn
Dm7Waiting Em7for a smile from a Amsun child

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Moonchild

by King Crimson

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Chords in this song · guitar

C/A

Am6

Dm7

Em7

Fmaj7

G#+

KING CRIMSON

"MOONCHILD"

IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

*KEY OF A MINOR*

= X0755X

C/A

= X0555X

Am6

= x0455x

Dm7

= X5756X

Em7

= X7978X

Fmaj7

= X810910X

G#+

= 4x2x10

Am C/A Am6 G#+

Am C/A

Call her moonchild

Am6 G#+ Am C/A Am6

Dancing in the shallows of a river

G#+ Am C/A

Lovely moonchild

Am6 G#+

Dreaming in the shadows

Am C/A Am6 G#+

Of the willow.

Dm7 Em7

Talking to the trees of the

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

Cobweb strange

Dm7 Em7 Am Fmaj7

Sleeping on the steps of a fountain

Dm7 Em7

Waving silver wands to the

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

Night-birds song

Dm7 Em7 Am

Waiting for the sun on the mountain

Am C/A Am6 G#+

Am C/A

She's a moonchild

Am6 G#+ Am C/A Am6 G#+

Gathering the flowers in a garden.

Am C/A

Lovely moonchild

Am6 G#+ Am C/A Am6 G#+

Drifting on the echoes of the hours.

Dm7 Em7

Sailing on the wind

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

In a milk white gown

Dm7 Em7 Am Fmaj7

Dropping circle stones on a sun dial

Dm7 Em7

Playing hide and seek

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

With the ghosts of dawn

Dm7 Em7 Am

Waiting for a smile from a sun child

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