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[Intro]
GI want to watch the moon rise
 Baugover the Rio Grande
C/GStand in contemplation,
 Cmhand in gentle hand
 EmBreathing the beauty of the
 Cpink and purple
 Cmland
 GHigh on the inspiration of the
 Bmmoon over the
 FaugRio
 AmGrande
G
[Verse 1]
 GThe endless desperation of
 Baugdeadline after deadline
 C/GThe constant agitation of the
 Cmheadlines of the place
G
 GBrings the inclination to
 Baugmake a little free time
And  watch
 C/Gnature's message as she
 Cmgoes about her day
G
[Chorus]
 GSo I want to watch the moon rise
 Baugover the Rio Grande
 C/GStand in contemplation,
 Cmhand in gentle hand
 EmBreathing the beauty of the
 Cpink and purple
 Cmland
GHigh on the inspiration of the
 Bmmoon over the
 FaugRio
 AmGrande
G
[Verse 2]
GSo many conversations
 Baugsimply have no meaning
The
 Cfailed communications
 Cmfall upon the floor
 G
GThere's something in the spirit of the
 Bauglanguage of the land
The eloquent
 Cmprecision, nothing less and nothing more
G
[Chorus]
 GSo I want to watch the moon rise
 Baugover the Rio Grande
 C/GStand in contemplation,
 Cmhand in gentle hand
 EmBreathing the beauty of the
 Cpink and purple land
CmG High on the inspiration of the
 Bmmoon over the
 FaugRio
 AmGrande
G
[16 bar solo]
[Chorus]
 GI want to watch the moon rise
 Baugover the Rio Grande
 C/GStand in contemplation,
 Cmhand in gentle hand
 EmBreathing the beauty of the
 Cpink and purple
 Cmland
 GHigh on the inspiration of the
 Bmmoon over the
 FaugRio
AmGrande
G
[Outro]
 GHigh on the inspiration of the moon
Bm
 GHigh on the inspiration of the moon
Em
GHigh on the inspiration of the
 Bmmoon over the
 FaugRio
 AmGrande
G

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Moon Over The Rio Grande

by Michael Nesmith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Baug

C/G

Faug

[Intro]

I want to watch the moon rise

Baug

over the Rio Grande

C/G

Stand in contemplation,

hand in gentle hand

Breathing the beauty of the

pink and purple

land

High on the inspiration of the

moon over the

Faug

Rio

Grande

[Verse 1]

The endless desperation of

Baug

deadline after deadline

C/G

The constant agitation of the

headlines of the place

Brings the inclination to

Baug

make a little free time

And watch

C/G

nature's message as she

goes about her day

[Chorus]

So I want to watch the moon rise

Baug

over the Rio Grande

C/G

Stand in contemplation,

hand in gentle hand

Breathing the beauty of the

pink and purple

land

High on the inspiration of the

moon over the

Faug

Rio

Grande

[Verse 2]

So many conversations

Baug

simply have no meaning

The

failed communications

fall upon the floor

There's something in the spirit of the

Baug

language of the land

The eloquent

precision, nothing less and nothing more

[Chorus]

So I want to watch the moon rise

Baug

over the Rio Grande

C/G

Stand in contemplation,

hand in gentle hand

Breathing the beauty of the

pink and purple land

G High on the inspiration of the

moon over the

Faug

Rio

Grande

[16 bar solo]

[Chorus]

I want to watch the moon rise

Baug

over the Rio Grande

C/G

Stand in contemplation,

hand in gentle hand

Breathing the beauty of the

pink and purple

land

High on the inspiration of the

moon over the

Faug

Rio

Grande

[Outro]

High on the inspiration of the moon

High on the inspiration of the

moon over the

Faug

Rio

Grande

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