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Drunk On The Moon

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It's not an easy tab, and I'm not even going to go near that insane solo saxophone bit.
This is just the basic chord progression driving the song.
In my opinion this sounds much better without hitting any open strings... most of the time.
It's in 6/8 time. Or 3/4. I never get that right.
[Intro]
Cmaj7 Dbm7b5 Dm7   Ebdim7
Em7   Fmaj7  E7    Am7
Fmaj7 F7     Em7   A7
Dm7   G9     Cmaj7 C7
Bm7   E7     Am    Am7/G D7sus2/F#
Fmaj7 F7     Em7   A7
D9    G9     Em7   A7
D9    G9
[Verse 1]
     Cmaj7Tight slack-Dbm7b5clad girls on the Dm7graveyard shiftEbdim7  
'Neath the Em7cement stFmaj7roll
Catch the E7midnight dAm7rift
     Fmaj7Cigar chewing CF7harlie
In that Em7newspaper nestA7  
griftin' Dm7hot horse tipsG7  
On who's Cmaj7runnin' the bestC7  
[Chorus]
And I'm Bm7blinded by the neE7on
AmDon't try and Am7/Gchange my tD7sus2/F#une
Fmaj7'Cause I thought I heard a sF7axophone
I'm Em7drunk on the moonA7  
[Interlude]
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9
[Verse 2]
     Cmaj7The moon's a silver Dbm7b5slipper
It's pourin' chDm7ampagne starsEbdim7  
Em7Broadway's like a Fmaj7serpent
Pullin' sE7hiny top-down cAm7ars
     Fmaj7Larimer is F7teeming
With that Em7undulating beatA7  
And some Dm7Bonneville is screaG9ming
Its way wCmaj7ildly down the streetC7  
[Chorus]
And I'm Bm7blinded by the neE7on
AmDon't try and Am7/Gchange my tD7sus2/F#une
Fmaj7'Cause I thought I heard a saxoF7phone
I'm Em7drunk on the moonA7  
[Interlude]
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9
(Solo)
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9
[Verse 3]
        Cmaj7  Dbm7b5Hearts flutter and raDm7ce
The moon's on the wEbdim7ane
Tarts Em7mutter their Fmaj7dream hopes
E7The night will ordAm7ain
     Fmaj7Come schemers and F7dancers
   Em7Cherry delightA7  
As a Dm7Cleveland-bound GreyG9hound
And it Cmaj7cuts through the nightC7  
[Chorus]
And I've Bm7hocked all my yesterE7days
AmDon't try and Am7/Gchange my tD7sus2/F#une
Fmaj7'Cause I thought I heard a saxoF7phone
I'm Em7drunk on the moonA7  
[Outro]
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9   Ab6/9
The way I play the chords
        A75x565x
        Amx02210
     Am7/G302010
       Am7575555
     Ab6/94x334x
     Cmaj7x35453
    Dbm7b5x4545x
 D7sus2/F#2x0210
        D9x5455x
       Dm7x57565
    Ebdim7x67575
        E7x79797
       Em7x79787
Fmaj7     x8(10)9(10)8
F7        x8(10)8(10)8
        G73x343x
        G93x323x

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Drunk On The Moon

by Tom Waits

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Dbm7b5

Dm7

Ebdim7

Em7

Fmaj7

Am7

Bm7

Am7/G

D7sus2/F#

Ab6/9

It's not an easy tab, and I'm not even going to go near that insane solo saxophone bit.

This is just the basic chord progression driving the song.

In my opinion this sounds much better without hitting any open strings... most of the time.

It's in 6/8 time. Or 3/4. I never get that right.

[Intro]

Cmaj7 Dbm7b5 Dm7 Ebdim7

Em7 Fmaj7 E7 Am7

Fmaj7 F7 Em7 A7

Dm7 G9 Cmaj7 C7

Bm7 E7 Am Am7/G D7sus2/F#

Fmaj7 F7 Em7 A7

D9 G9 Em7 A7

D9 G9

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7 Dbm7b5 Dm7 Ebdim7

Tight slack-clad girls on the graveyard shift

Em7 Fmaj7

'Neath the cement stroll

E7 Am7

Catch the midnight drift

Fmaj7 F7

Cigar chewing Charlie

Em7 A7

In that newspaper nest

Dm7 G7

griftin' hot horse tips

Cmaj7 C7

On who's runnin' the best

[Chorus]

Bm7 E7

And I'm blinded by the neon

Am Am7/G D7sus2/F#

Don't try and change my tune

Fmaj7 F7

'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone

Em7 A7

I'm drunk on the moon

[Interlude]

D9 G9 Em7 A7

D9 G9

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7 Dbm7b5

The moon's a silver slipper

Dm7 Ebdim7

It's pourin' champagne stars

Em7 Fmaj7

Broadway's like a serpent

E7 Am7

Pullin' shiny top-down cars

Fmaj7 F7

Larimer is teeming

Em7 A7

With that undulating beat

Dm7 G9

And some Bonneville is screaming

Cmaj7 C7

Its way wildly down the street

[Chorus]

Bm7 E7

And I'm blinded by the neon

Am Am7/G D7sus2/F#

Don't try and change my tune

Fmaj7 F7

'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone

Em7 A7

I'm drunk on the moon

[Interlude]

D9 G9 Em7 A7

D9 G9

(Solo)

D9 G9 Em7 A7

D9 G9

[Verse 3]

Cmaj7 Dbm7b5 Dm7

Hearts flutter and race

Ebdim7

The moon's on the wane

Em7 Fmaj7

Tarts mutter their dream hopes

E7 Am7

The night will ordain

Fmaj7 F7

Come schemers and dancers

Em7 A7

Cherry delight

Dm7 G9

As a Cleveland-bound Greyhound

Cmaj7 C7

And it cuts through the night

[Chorus]

Bm7 E7

And I've hocked all my yesterdays

Am Am7/G D7sus2/F#

Don't try and change my tune

Fmaj7 F7

'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone

Em7 A7

I'm drunk on the moon

[Outro]

D9 G9 Em7 A7

D9 G9 Ab6/9

The way I play the chords

5x565x

x02210

Am7/G

302010

Am7

575555

Ab6/9

4x334x

Cmaj7

x35453

Dbm7b5

x4545x

D7sus2/F#

2x0210

x5455x

Dm7

x57565

Ebdim7

x67575

x79797

Em7

x79787

Fmaj7 x8(10)9(10)8

F7 x8(10)8(10)8

3x343x

3x323x

About Drunk On The Moon Chords by Tom Waits

Learn how to play Drunk On The Moon by Tom Waits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Drunk On The Moon chords”, “Drunk On The Moon guitar chords”, or “Tom Waits Drunk On The Moon chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Drunk On The Moon chords and for experienced players who want accurate Drunk On The Moon lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Cmaj7, Dbm7b5, Dm7, Ebdim7, Em7, Fmaj7.

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