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Climbing To The Moon

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Capo on 3rd fret
[Chords]
     Cx32010
     G320033
   G/Bx2000x
  G6/Bx20000
     F133211
    Bb113331
    Amx02210
    Em022000
[Intro]
    C      Gx2
[Verse 1]
CSo I wrote it all in a Gletter
CBut I don't know if it Gcame
FThe nurse she likes my Cwriting
FSo she keeps it just Clike me
So that Bbit won't get aFway
[Chorus]
  CI won't Fbe denied this Ctime
'Fore I Fgo out of my Cmind
Over G/Bmatters, got my Amfoot on the ladder
And FI'm climbing Gup to the EmmoonAm  F  G  
C    G
[Verse 2]
CGot a sky that looks like Gheaven
CGot an earth that looks like Gshit
FIt's getting hard to Ctell where
FWhat I am ends
And Cwhat they're making Bbme beFgins
[Chorus]
  CAnd I won't Fbe denied this Ctime
'Fore I Fgo out of my Cmind
Over G/Bmatters, got my Amfoot on the ladder
And FI'm climbing Gup to the EmmoonAm  F  G  
[Bridge]
EmSaturday Amin the yard
FThey'll bring you Cby
EmWe'll lay down Amon the grass
And Bbwatch as the Fsky closes Cin
[Instrumental]
(C)   F    C  F  
C G6/B Am  F  G
[Chorus]
  CI won't Fbe denied this Ctime
'Fore I Fgo out of my Cmind
Over G/Bmatters, got my Amfoot on the ladder
And FI'm climbing Gup to the EmmoonAm  F  
Climbing Gup to the EmmoonAm  F  G  
[Outro]
  Em    Am    F   G(x4)
(fade out)

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Climbing To The Moon

by Eels

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

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

G6/B

Capo on 3rd fret

[Chords]

x32010

320033

G/B

x2000x

G6/B

x20000

133211

113331

x02210

022000

[Intro]

C G

[Verse 1]

C G

So I wrote it all in a letter

C G

But I don't know if it came

F C

The nurse she likes my writing

F C

So she keeps it just like me

Bb F

So that it won't get away

[Chorus]

C F C

I won't be denied this time

F C

'Fore I go out of my mind

G/B Am

Over matters, got my foot on the ladder

F G Em Am F G

And I'm climbing up to the moon

C G

[Verse 2]

C G

Got a sky that looks like heaven

C G

Got an earth that looks like shit

F C

It's getting hard to tell where

What I am ends

C Bb F

And what they're making me begins

[Chorus]

C F C

And I won't be denied this time

F C

'Fore I go out of my mind

G/B Am

Over matters, got my foot on the ladder

F G Em Am F G

And I'm climbing up to the moon

[Bridge]

Em Am

Saturday in the yard

F C

They'll bring you by

Em Am

We'll lay down on the grass

Bb F C

And watch as the sky closes in

[Instrumental]

C F C F

()

C G6/B Am F G

[Chorus]

C F C

I won't be denied this time

F C

'Fore I go out of my mind

G/B Am

Over matters, got my foot on the ladder

F G Em Am F

And I'm climbing up to the moon

G Em Am F G

Climbing up to the moon

[Outro]

Em Am F G

(x4)

(fade out)

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