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[Intro]
G
[Verse]
GI used to walk through this world
Cautious and oh, so Dserious
Till the Amlife I was living
Was Dnearly a near-death exGperience
[Verse]
But CI changed my story when I finally saw
Where I Gwas, wasn't where it was Dat
And Fnow I'm alive, I let Cdestiny drive
And DI'm stretching out in the Gback
[Chorus]
If I Dlose my job, I'll Gsleep till noon
If the Dnews is bad, I'll Gwatch cartoons
If my Chouse burns down, I'll have Glots more Aroom
And a Dmuch better view of the Gmoon
[Verse]
GIn the vastness of space
The ever-expanding Duniverse
We are Amall puny specks of gaDlactic dust
Here on Gmother earth
[Verse]
Now, CI ain't no preacher, don't know if I'll reach ya
But Ghere is some humble adDvice
Use your Funcommon sense and you Csurely will live
An unDcommonly sensible Glife
[Chorus]
If you Dlose your job, Gsleep till noon
If the Dnews is bad, Gwatch cartoons
And if your Chouse burns down, you'll have Glots more Aroom
And a Dmuch better view of the Gmoon
[Verse]
Now, CI ain't no preacher, don't know if I'll reach ya
But Ghere is some humble adDvice
Use your Funcommon sense and you Csurely will live
An unDcommonly sensible Glife
[Chorus]
If you Dlose your job, Gsleep till noon
If the Dnews is bad, Gwatch cartoons
And if your Chouse burns down, you'll have Glots more Aroom
And a Dmuch better view of the Gmoon
[Chorus]
If I Dlose my job, I'll Gsleep till noon
If the Dnews is bad, I'll Gwatch cartoons
If my Chouse burns down, I'll have Glots more Aroom
And a Dmuch better view of the Gmoon
Yeah, a Dmuch better view of the Gmoon

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Much Better View Of The Moon

by The Kingston Trio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

I used to walk through this world

Cautious and oh, so serious

Till the life I was living

D G

Was nearly a near-death experience

[Verse]

But I changed my story when I finally saw

G D

Where I was, wasn't where it was at

F C

And now I'm alive, I let destiny drive

D G

And I'm stretching out in the back

[Chorus]

D G

If I lose my job, I'll sleep till noon

D G

If the news is bad, I'll watch cartoons

C G A

If my house burns down, I'll have lots more room

D G

And a much better view of the moon

[Verse]

In the vastness of space

The ever-expanding universe

Am D

We are all puny specks of galactic dust

Here on mother earth

[Verse]

Now, I ain't no preacher, don't know if I'll reach ya

G D

But here is some humble advice

F C

Use your uncommon sense and you surely will live

D G

An uncommonly sensible life

[Chorus]

D G

If you lose your job, sleep till noon

D G

If the news is bad, watch cartoons

C G A

And if your house burns down, you'll have lots more room

D G

And a much better view of the moon

[Verse]

Now, I ain't no preacher, don't know if I'll reach ya

G D

But here is some humble advice

F C

Use your uncommon sense and you surely will live

D G

An uncommonly sensible life

[Chorus]

D G

If you lose your job, sleep till noon

D G

If the news is bad, watch cartoons

C G A

And if your house burns down, you'll have lots more room

D G

And a much better view of the moon

[Chorus]

D G

If I lose my job, I'll sleep till noon

D G

If the news is bad, I'll watch cartoons

C G A

If my house burns down, I'll have lots more room

D G

And a much better view of the moon

D G

Yeah, a much better view of the moon

About Much Better View Of The Moon Chords by The Kingston Trio

Learn how to play Much Better View Of The Moon by The Kingston Trio with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Much Better View Of The Moon chords”, “Much Better View Of The Moon guitar chords”, or “The Kingston Trio Much Better View Of The Moon 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 Much Better View Of The Moon chords and for experienced players who want accurate Much Better View Of The Moon lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, Am, C, F, A.

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Is "Much Better View Of The Moon" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Much Better View Of The Moon" in?

The chords for "Much Better View Of The Moon" show the original chord names (including G, D, Am, C, F, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.