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Song About The Moon

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Words & music By Paul Simon 1981
 F|  Bb/F  F|  | Bb/ F  
Mmm---------------------
       F|                              |   C|
  If you want to write a song about the moon
       Dm                       F7|       Bb|Eb9(no 3rd) |
   Walk along the craters of the afternoon
                      F  C6/E  
  When the shadows are deep
       |            A7  Dm|
And the light is alien
                         Bb|            Eb   Edim  
   And gravity leaps like a knife off the pavement
       |                             F|   C  
And you want to write a song about the moon
    C#dim|             Dm7         F7|  Bb  
      You want to write a spiritual tune
     Bdim|                   F      Am/E|
     Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah, 
 Bbmaj7F(addG)/A |G7  
Yeah,  yeah,      presto
               C7sus4|F  
       Song about the moon
 |  Bb/F  F|  |  Bb/F  
Mmm---------------------
       F|                              |    C|
  If you want to write a song about the heart
        Dm               F7|            Bb|Eb9(no 3rd) |
   Think about the moon before you start
                       F  C6/       E|                  A7  Dm|
  'cause the heart will howl Like a dog in the moonlight
                                 Bb|          Eb   Edim  
   And the heart can explode like a pistol on a June night
         |                             F|    C  C#dim|
So if you want to write a song about the heart
          Dm7             F7|  Bb  
And its ever longing for a counterpart
     Bdim|                   F      Am/E|
     Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah, 
 Bbmaj7F(addG)/A |
Yeah,  yeah,      
        G7|        C7sus4|   F   Bb/F  F| Bb/ F  F|
   Write a song about the moon
              Dm7  Fmaj7/C  
    The laughing boy
  |     Abmaj9  D7  
He laughed so hard
  |        Gm        D7|   Gm|
He fell down from his place
             Dm7|Fmaj7/C  
    The laughing girl
   |    Bbmaj7  A7  
She laughed so hard
   |          Dm           G9|        C9|
The tears rolled   down her face, whoa
      F|      Bb/F  
Hey Songwriter
                F      Bb/F             F|Bb/ F  F|
  If you want to write a song about a face
                   F|    C|
  Think about a photograph
                      Dm              F7|         Bb|Eb9(no 3rd) |
That you really can't remember But you can't erase
           F  C6/    E|                  A7  Dm|
  Wash your hands in dreams and lightning
                          Bb|      Eb   Edim  
   Cut off your hair and whatever is frightening
      |                           F|   C  C#dim  
If you want to write a song About a face
      |             Dm7              F7|  Bb  
If you want to write a song about the human race
     Bdim|                   F      Am/E|
     Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah, 
 Bbmaj7F(addG)/A |
Yeah,  yeah,      
        G7|        C7sus4|   F  C| C#dim  Dm|
   Write a song about the moon
 F7   Bb|       Bbm|                             F|C  
   Oh,     if you want to write a song about the moon
    C#dim|             Dm7         F7|  Bb  Bdim  
      You want to write a spirituaI tune
                   F      Am/E|
nah nah nah nah nah nah nah, 
       Bbmaj7F(addG)/A 
Yeah,  yeah, yeah,      yeah     
    | G7  
Then do it
                C7sus4|   F  
Write a song about the moon 
 |  Bb/F  F|  |  Bb/F  F|
Mmm-----------------
Repeat and fade:
 F|  Bb/F  F|  | Bb/ F  F|
Mmm------------------

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Song About The Moon

by Paul Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb/F

Eb9

Edim

C#dim

Dm7

Bdim

Am/E

Bbmaj7

C7sus4

Fmaj7

Abmaj9

Words & music By Paul Simon 1981

F Bb/F F Bb F

| | | /

Mmm---------------------

F C

| | |

If you want to write a song about the moon

Dm F7 Bb Eb9

| |(no 3rd) |

Walk along the craters of the afternoon

F C6 E

When the shadows are deep

A7 Dm

| |

And the light is alien

Bb Eb Edim

And gravity leaps like a knife off the pavement

F C

| |

And you want to write a song about the moon

C#dim Dm7 F7 Bb

| |

You want to write a spiritual tune

Bdim F Am/E

| |

Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,

Bbmaj7 G7

F(addG)/A |

Yeah, yeah, presto

C7sus4 F

Song about the moon

Bb/F F Bb/F

| | |

Mmm---------------------

F C

| | |

If you want to write a song about the heart

Dm F7 Bb Eb9

| |(no 3rd) |

Think about the moon before you start

F C6 E A7 Dm

/ | |

'cause the heart will howl Like a dog in the moonlight

Bb Eb Edim

And the heart can explode like a pistol on a June night

F C C#dim

| | |

So if you want to write a song about the heart

Dm7 F7 Bb

And its ever longing for a counterpart

Bdim F Am/E

| |

Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,

Bbmaj7

F(addG)/A |

Yeah, yeah,

G7 C7sus4 F Bb/F F Bb F F

| | | / |

Write a song about the moon

Dm7 Fmaj7 C

The laughing boy

Abmaj9 D7

He laughed so hard

Gm D7 Gm

| | |

He fell down from his place

Dm7 Fmaj7 C

The laughing girl

Bbmaj7 A7

She laughed so hard

Dm G9 C9

| | |

The tears rolled down her face, whoa

F Bb/F

Hey Songwriter

F Bb/F F Bb F F

|/ |

If you want to write a song about a face

F C

| |

Think about a photograph

Dm F7 Bb Eb9

| |(no 3rd) |

That you really can't remember But you can't erase

F C6 E A7 Dm

/ | |

Wash your hands in dreams and lightning

Bb Eb Edim

Cut off your hair and whatever is frightening

F C C#dim

| |

If you want to write a song About a face

Dm7 F7 Bb

| |

If you want to write a song about the human race

Bdim F Am/E

| |

Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,

Bbmaj7

F(addG)/A |

Yeah, yeah,

G7 C7sus4 F C C#dim Dm

| | | |

Write a song about the moon

F7 Bb Bbm F C

| | |

Oh, if you want to write a song about the moon

C#dim Dm7 F7 Bb Bdim

| |

You want to write a spirituaI tune

F Am/E

nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,

Bbmaj7

F(addG)/A

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Then do it

C7sus4 F

Write a song about the moon

Bb/F F Bb/F F

| | | |

Mmm-----------------

Repeat and fade:

F Bb/F F Bb F F

| | | / |

Mmm------------------

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