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The Roches - Moonswept
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
With us, its is-ness was Cobvious
And the ones that Gfollowed us
They knew of it Dtoo
The Gbroomstick Dfell behind the CmoonG___D  
[Verse 2]
It used to be a Ccampfire
GSongs sung around a circle of Drocks
But Cnow it’s the Gburnt heart
Of a Csmall witcGh____
It’s the Cburnt Gheart of a Dsmall Gwitch
[Verse 3]
We scattered G7and tried to tell it
Each with different DwordsG  
AgiCtated, we were Gheard
We had funny disaDgreementsC  
[Verse 4]
But Goh, when the Dmoon came up
CAll Gwe Dsaw Gwas DbrooCm___
CAll Gwe Dsaw was the Gbroom
MooCn--D---C---D---C---Gswept
We were mooCn--D---C---D---C---Gswept
We were mooCn--D---C---D---C---Gswept

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Moonswept

by The Roches

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

The Roches - Moonswept

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

With us, its is-ness was obvious

And the ones that followed us

They knew of it too

G D C G D

The broomstick fell behind the moon___

[Verse 2]

It used to be a campfire

G D

Songs sung around a circle of rocks

C G

But now it’s the burnt heart

C G

Of a small witch____

C G D G

It’s the burnt heart of a small witch

[Verse 3]

We scattered and tried to tell it

D G

Each with different words

C G

Agitated, we were heard

D C

We had funny disagreements

[Verse 4]

G D

But oh, when the moon came up

C G D G D C

All we saw was broom___

C G D G

All we saw was the broom

C D C D C G

Moon--------------swept

C D C D C G

We were moon--------------swept

C D C D C G

We were moon--------------swept

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