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Gulf Moon

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[Intro]
G D/F# Em C C D G
[Verse]
GA corner dive down D/F#on the square
Where the wEmindows hang with a Cneon flare
Regulars shoot hDorse and pool
While the bGarmaid wishes the place half full
She works the jar with a dD/F#iscount flirt
A fEmaded Houston COilers shirt
While an old crow sings Ddown on the stage
GThumbing the chords on a cD/F#rinkled page
He Emplays his Zevon tuneC  
DBeneath a gulf moon
[Instrumental]
G D/F# Em C C D G
[Verse]
GTake a walk down D/F#along the wall
You'll go Emright on past the Ccarnival
Hand in hand with the Dkeeper kind
GThe kind that ties to the ties that bind
Don't care for the D/F#carnie man
Or the Emfortune teller that Creads your hand
You just beeline for a Dbungalow
Where the cGurtains flutter
And D/F#candles glow
In the heart of EmJuneC  
DBeneath a gulf moonG  
[Chorus]
DAnd here I'm on a Gmidnight porch
CLooking up at a butane torch
DThat hangs behind a Gblack expanse
Where Cstars flicker and Emplanets dance
And it's pDrobably time I pGack it in
With a Cglass half-full of Jameson
Well I was Emborn to croon
I might as Cwell
DBeneath a gulf moon
[Instrumental]
G D/F# Em C C D G
[Verse]
GDown by the jetty
Near the D/F#Balinese Pier
The cEmurmudgeons drink the yellow Cbelly beer
And they bitch about the pDrice of gas
And the fGish that they can't seem to catch
They blame it on the islands D/F#way down south
From the bEmayou marsh and tChe delta mouth
Where the choppers roll and the tDankers come
In a mGidnight daze for thD/F#e oil drum
They Emcan't leave too soonC  
DBeneath a gulf moon

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Gulf Moon

by Kenny Chesney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

[Intro]

G D/F# Em C C D G

[Verse]

G D/F#

A corner dive down on the square

Em C

Where the windows hang with a neon flare

Regulars shoot horse and pool

While the barmaid wishes the place half full

D/F#

She works the jar with a discount flirt

Em C

A faded Houston Oilers shirt

While an old crow sings down on the stage

G D/F#

Thumbing the chords on a crinkled page

Em C

He plays his Zevon tune

Beneath a gulf moon

[Instrumental]

G D/F# Em C C D G

[Verse]

G D/F#

Take a walk down along the wall

Em C

You'll go right on past the carnival

Hand in hand with the keeper kind

The kind that ties to the ties that bind

D/F#

Don't care for the carnie man

Em C

Or the fortune teller that reads your hand

You just beeline for a bungalow

Where the curtains flutter

D/F#

And candles glow

Em C

In the heart of June

D G

Beneath a gulf moon

[Chorus]

D G

And here I'm on a midnight porch

Looking up at a butane torch

D G

That hangs behind a black expanse

C Em

Where stars flicker and planets dance

D G

And it's probably time I pack it in

With a glass half-full of Jameson

Well I was born to croon

I might as well

Beneath a gulf moon

[Instrumental]

G D/F# Em C C D G

[Verse]

Down by the jetty

D/F#

Near the Balinese Pier

Em C

The curmudgeons drink the yellow belly beer

And they bitch about the price of gas

And the fish that they can't seem to catch

D/F#

They blame it on the islands way down south

Em C

From the bayou marsh and the delta mouth

Where the choppers roll and the tankers come

G D/F#

In a midnight daze for the oil drum

Em C

They can't leave too soon

Beneath a gulf moon

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