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Just Like the Moon - Brett Dennen
Play G, C, and D chords in Riff with thumb over the low E string. The C* is of an A-shape barre chord
Riff
        G      C  C*         G      C  C*         G               C  D  
e|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|---3--/---8---5-|---3--/---8---5-|---3--/---8-----<12>-----10--10h12--12--12p10-|
G|------/---9-----|------/---9-----|------/---9---<12>-----11--11---------11------|
D|-----5/10-------|-----5/10-------|-----5/10---<12>------------------------------|
A|------------3---|------------3---|----------------------------------------------|
E|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3-------------------10-----------------------|
Chords in Bridge:
A6*: x12x11-10-12 (no3)
Dm:  xx12-10-10-10
C:   x3555x
G:   3x543x
[Intro]
Riff x2
[Verse 1] - play Riff
GI believe that you were Cborn
Gduring an ecliCpse
Gand the stars named yDou moon child
TGhen you cCome, you rGise into my sCky
GYou stepped in front of my Csun and it makes tDhe whole world dark
[Chorus]
EmAnd you light up the nigGht
Cjust like the moGon
CJust like the moGon you liDght up the nigDht
and Emsometimes, somGetimes I Conly get a sliver Gof ya
                   C              G             D   G(play Riff)
but I'm hopin', I'm hopin' for a full moon tonight
[Break]
Riff x2
[Verse 2] - play Riff
    GLaid back and I'm Grestless in the dCaytime
and I'm Gchased by these Cshadows oh thaDt's haunting me
Gand then you cCome wGith night time's woolly blCanket
and you Gwrap me like a Cchild who's been in tDhe rain too long
[Chorus]
EmAnd you light up the nigGht
Cjust like the moGon
CJust like the moGon you liDght up the nigDht
and Emsometimes, somGetimes I Conly get a sliver Gof ya
                   C              G             D   G(play Riff)
but I'm hopin', I'm hopin' for a full moon tonight
[Break]
Riff x2
[Bridge]
A6*                    Dm  
 Oh, I've chased the moon, ya know I've tried
and Ceach time I've tried, each Gtime I've failed
And Ceach time I get so Gdown on myself
and CI can't stand this pGace of a snail
                           C               G  A6*        Dm  
While the rest of the world pales all the night, mm-hmm
Ya know CI-I-GI, no, IC, no GI-I-
know that CI can Gprobably Cnever be the Gsame
[Break]
 Em     G]
  C     G]
  C     G]   x2
  D     D]
[Chorus]
Em'Cause you light up the nigGht
Cjust like the moGon
CJust like the moGon you liDght up the nigDht
and Emsometimes, somGetimes I Conly get a sliver Gof ya
                   C              G             D   G(play Riff)
but I'm hopin', I'm hopin' for a full moon tonight
[Break]
Riff x2
[Verse 3]
GAnd in the nighCt
GI can feel your loveliCght shining brGight
Cfalling down oDn me like autumn leaves
GAnd in the nighCt
GI can see you shiCning briGght
Tell me hCow am I Dsupposed to fall asleep
[Repeat Verse 3]
GAnd in the nighCt
GI can feel your loveliCght shining brGight
Cfalling down oDn me like autumn leaves
GAnd in the nighCt
GI can see you shCining brGight
Tell me hCow am I Dsupposed to fall asleep

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Just Like The Moon

by Brett Dennen

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Just Like the Moon - Brett Dennen

Play G, C, and D chords in Riff with thumb over the low E string. The C* is of an A-shape barre chord

Riff

G C C G C C G C D

* *

e|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|

B|---3--/---8---5-|---3--/---8---5-|---3--/---8-----<12>-----10--10h12--12--12p10-|

G|------/---9-----|------/---9-----|------/---9---<12>-----11--11---------11------|

D|-----5/10-------|-----5/10-------|-----5/10---<12>------------------------------|

A|------------3---|------------3---|----------------------------------------------|

E|-3--------------|-3--------------|-3-------------------10-----------------------|

Chords in Bridge:

A6*: x12x11-10-12 (no3)

Dm: xx12-10-10-10

C: x3555x

G: 3x543x

[Intro]

Riff x2

[Verse 1] - play Riff

G C

I believe that you were born

G C

during an eclipse

G D

and the stars named you moon child

G C G C

Then you come, you rise into my sky

G C D

You stepped in front of my sun and it makes the whole world dark

[Chorus]

Em G

And you light up the night

C G

just like the moon

C G D D

Just like the moon you light up the night

Em G C G

and sometimes, sometimes I only get a sliver of ya

C G D G

(play Riff)

but I'm hopin', I'm hopin' for a full moon tonight

[Break]

Riff x2

[Verse 2] - play Riff

G G C

Laid back and I'm restless in the daytime

G C D

and I'm chased by these shadows oh that's haunting me

G C G C

and then you come with night time's woolly blanket

G C D

and you wrap me like a child who's been in the rain too long

[Chorus]

Em G

And you light up the night

C G

just like the moon

C G D D

Just like the moon you light up the night

Em G C G

and sometimes, sometimes I only get a sliver of ya

C G D G

(play Riff)

but I'm hopin', I'm hopin' for a full moon tonight

[Break]

Riff x2

[Bridge]

A6 Dm

Oh, I've chased the moon, ya know I've tried

C G

and each time I've tried, each time I've failed

C G

And each time I get so down on myself

C G

and I can't stand this pace of a snail

C G A6 Dm

While the rest of the world pales all the night, mm-hmm

C G C G

Ya know I-I-I, no, I, no I-I-

C G C G

know that I can probably never be the same

[Break]

Em G

]

C G

]

C G

] x2

D D

]

[Chorus]

Em G

'Cause you light up the night

C G

just like the moon

C G D D

Just like the moon you light up the night

Em G C G

and sometimes, sometimes I only get a sliver of ya

C G D G

(play Riff)

but I'm hopin', I'm hopin' for a full moon tonight

[Break]

Riff x2

[Verse 3]

G C

And in the night

G C G

I can feel your lovelight shining bright

C D

falling down on me like autumn leaves

G C

And in the night

G C G

I can see you shining bright

C D

Tell me how am I supposed to fall asleep

[Repeat Verse 3]

G C

And in the night

G C G

I can feel your lovelight shining bright

C D

falling down on me like autumn leaves

G C

And in the night

G C G

I can see you shining bright

C D

Tell me how am I supposed to fall asleep

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