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CAPO 3
[Intro]
G  D/F#  Em7  G  C  D  G   D
[Verse]
When the Ghot September D/F#sun down in Em7Texas,G  
has Csucked the streams bone Ddry, and Dturned the Croads to Gdust,
In the Gsleepy little D/F#towns down in TEm7exasG  
The Cshades are all pulled Ddown, the Dstreets are Call rolled GupF  
And the only Cthing that breaks the Dsilence,
Are the Gtrucks a D/F#passing Emby
and Clate at night on the Dfront porch swing
you can Dhear a Cmournful Gsigh.D  
And the lonesome GWhipowill D/F#cries to the Em7stars aboveG  
He was Ccalling out Gfor his  Amlady love,
She's been D/F#gone so long.C  Em7  Am  G  D  
[CHORUS]
I was just Gtalking to the D/F#moon...
            Em7                  G     C    Bm    Am( Am   C  Bm)
Hopin' someday soon that I'd be over...
The Dmemory of CyouEm  Am  
Too hard to Ghold,D  
[BRIDGE]
And the B7wind across the Emplains, is
Is B7all that now Emremains, you know the
A7night shakes loose the Bmnames, but they
Emnever quite go Aback the way they AmcameD  
[BREAK]
G  D/F#  Em7  G  C  D  G   D
So Ggoodbye, rodeGo
it's a Glong, funny way for a man to Ggo,
and Emnever change,  Anever change at Dall
[CHORUS]
I was just Gtalking to the D/F#moon...
            Em7                  G     C    Bm    Am( Am   C  Bm)
Hopin' someday soon that I'd be over...
The Dmemory of CyouEm  Am  
Too hard to Ghold onD  
I was just Gtalking to the D/F#moon...
            Em7                  G     C    Bm    Am( Am   C  Bm)
Hopin' someday soon that I'd be over...
The Dmemory of CyouEm  Am  G  D  
[OUTRO]
G  D/F#  Em7  G  C  D  G

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Talking To The Moon

by Don Henley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Em7

CAPO 3

[Intro]

G D/F# Em7 G C D G D

[Verse]

G D/F# Em7 G

When the hot September sun down in Texas,

C D D C G

has sucked the streams bone dry, and turned the roads to dust,

G D/F# Em7 G

In the sleepy little towns down in Texas

C D D C G F

The shades are all pulled down, the streets are all rolled up

C D

And the only thing that breaks the silence,

G D/F# Em

Are the trucks a passing by

C D

and late at night on the front porch swing

D C G D

you can hear a mournful sigh.

G D/F# Em7 G

And the lonesome Whipowill cries to the stars above

C G Am

He was calling out for his lady love,

D/F# C Em7 Am G D

She's been gone so long.

[CHORUS]

G D/F#

I was just talking to the moon...

Em7 G C Bm Am Am C Bm

( )

Hopin' someday soon that I'd be over...

D C Em Am

The memory of you

G D

Too hard to hold,

[BRIDGE]

B7 Em

And the wind across the plains, is

B7 Em

Is all that now remains, you know the

A7 Bm

night shakes loose the names, but they

Em A Am D

never quite go back the way they came

[BREAK]

G D/F# Em7 G C D G D

G G

So goodbye, rodeo

G G

it's a long, funny way for a man to go,

Em A D

and never change, never change at all

[CHORUS]

G D/F#

I was just talking to the moon...

Em7 G C Bm Am Am C Bm

( )

Hopin' someday soon that I'd be over...

D C Em Am

The memory of you

G D

Too hard to hold on

G D/F#

I was just talking to the moon...

Em7 G C Bm Am Am C Bm

( )

Hopin' someday soon that I'd be over...

D C Em Am G D

The memory of you

[OUTRO]

G D/F# Em7 G C D G

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