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Judy Collins - The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G  C  G
[Verse 1]
See her how she Cflies     
GGolden sails across the AmskyG  
CClose enough to Amtouch D  
But Bm7careful if you Emtry
CThough she Dlooks as warm as EmgoldC  
The Gmoon's a harsh AmmistressG  
The moon can be so CcoldG  
[Verse 2]
Once the sun did Cshine 
GLord, it felt so AmfineG  
The Cmoon a phantom Amrose D  
Through the Bm7mountains and the Empines
And Cthen the Ddarkness EmfellC  
And the Gmoon's a harsh AmmistressG  
It's so hard to love her Cwell
[Verse 3]
I Bbfell out of her eyEbes 
BbI fell out of her CmheartBb  
I Ebfell down on my Cmface F  
I Dm7tripped and  missed my Ebstar
EbGod, I fell and Ffell aGmloneEb  
And the Bbmoon's a harsh CmmistressBb  
And the sky is made of Ebstone
The Bbmoon's a harsh CmmistressBb  
She's hard to call your Ebown

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The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress

by Judy Collins

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Bm7

Dm7

Judy Collins - The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

G C G

[Verse 1]

See her how she flies

G Am G

Golden sails across the sky

C Am D

Close enough to touch

Bm7 Em

But careful if you try

C D Em C

Though she looks as warm as gold

G Am G

The moon's a harsh mistress

C G

The moon can be so cold

[Verse 2]

Once the sun did shine

G Am G

Lord, it felt so fine

C Am D

The moon a phantom rose

Bm7 Em

Through the mountains and the pines

C D Em C

And then the darkness fell

G Am G

And the moon's a harsh mistress

It's so hard to love her well

[Verse 3]

Bb Eb

I fell out of her eyes

Bb Cm Bb

I fell out of her heart

Eb Cm F

I fell down on my face

Dm7 Eb

I tripped and missed my star

Eb F Gm Eb

God, I fell and fell alone

Bb Cm Bb

And the moon's a harsh mistress

And the sky is made of stone

Bb Cm Bb

The moon's a harsh mistress

She's hard to call your own

About The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress Chords by Judy Collins

Learn how to play The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Judy Collins with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress chords”, “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress guitar chords”, or “Judy Collins The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, G, C, Am, D, Bm7.

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