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Skip Softly (My Moonbeams) (Brooker / Reid)
Intro  Cm   Bb   Cm  Bb  
               Cm           Bb            Ab       Gbass GFEbD
Skip softly, my moonbeams, avoid being seen 
CmPretend that perhBbaps you are Abpart of a drGeam 
which (sCmeen by some oEbther such pBberson as Fme) 
               Cm           Eb         Bb       F    Gbass GFEbD
would only glow smiling and nod and agree
Skip softly, my moonbeams, for I have heard tell 
that the stairs up to heaven lead straight down to hell 
that pride is the last thing which comes before fall 
I'd as soon talk to you as make love to a wall
Cm  Bb   Ab   G   Fm  Eb D Cm
Bb Ab G  Fm Eb D  Cm
piano solo on Cm
bass:     CDEbD.......
last      CDEbF
          GAbGF        Eb  
solo   on  Cm  Cm/ G://:

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Skip Softly My Moonbeams

by Procol Harum

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Skip Softly (My Moonbeams) (Brooker / Reid)

Cm Bb Cm Bb

Intro

Cm Bb Ab G

bass GFEbD

Skip softly, my moonbeams, avoid being seen

Cm Bb Ab G

Pretend that perhaps you are part of a dream

Cm Eb Bb F

which (seen by some other such person as me)

Cm Eb Bb F G

bass GFEbD

would only glow smiling and nod and agree

Skip softly, my moonbeams, for I have heard tell

that the stairs up to heaven lead straight down to hell

that pride is the last thing which comes before fall

I'd as soon talk to you as make love to a wall

Cm Bb Ab G Fm Eb D Cm

Bb Ab G Fm Eb D Cm

piano solo on Cm

bass: CDEbD.......

last CDEbF

GAbGF

Cm Cm G

solo on / ://:

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