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The Moons A Harsh Mistress

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The Moon is A harsh mistress
But for those that want Just chords there's this!
[Verse 1]
SGee her how shC(9)e flies     C  
GGolden sails across the Am7skyC  G  
CClose enough to toD7susuch D7  
Bm7But careful if you tCry
CThough she looD7ks as warm aEms gold
CThe moonG's a harsh miAm7stress
TD7sushe moon D7can be so cGold
[Verse 2]
OGnce the sun did C(9)shine C  
GLord, it felt so fAm7ineC  G  
CThe moon a phantom D7susrose D7  
ThrBm7ough the mountains and the piCnes
CAnd then the darD7kness fEmell
CAnd the moGon's a harsh miAm7stress
ItD7sus's so harD7d to love her weGll
[Verse 3]
I Bbfell out of her eEbyes 
BbI fell out of her hCm7eartEb  Bb  
EbI fell down on my F7susface F7  
Dm7I tripped and  missed my Ebstar
EbGod, I fell and feF7ll alGmone,
And the Bbmoon's a hEbarsh mistreCm7ss
AnF7susd the sF7ky is made of sBbtone
The Bbmoon's a haEbrsh mistreCm7ss
F7susShe's F7hard to call your oBbwn. 

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The Moons A Harsh Mistress

by Jimmy Webb

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C(9)

Am7

D7sus

Bm7

Cm7

F7sus

Dm7

The Moon is A harsh mistress

But for those that want Just chords there's this!

[Verse 1]

G C(9) C

See her how she flies

G Am7 C G

Golden sails across the sky

C D7sus D7

Close enough to touch

Bm7 C

But careful if you try

C D7 Em

Though she looks as warm as gold

C G Am7

The moon's a harsh mistress

D7sus D7 G

The moon can be so cold

[Verse 2]

G C(9) C

Once the sun did shine

G Am7 C G

Lord, it felt so fine

C D7sus D7

The moon a phantom rose

Bm7 C

Through the mountains and the pines

C D7 Em

And then the darkness fell

C G Am7

And the moon's a harsh mistress

D7sus D7 G

It's so hard to love her well

[Verse 3]

Bb Eb

I fell out of her eyes

Bb Cm7 Eb Bb

I fell out of her heart

Eb F7sus F7

I fell down on my face

Dm7 Eb

I tripped and missed my star

Eb F7 Gm

God, I fell and fell alone,

Bb Eb Cm7

And the moon's a harsh mistress

F7sus F7 Bb

And the sky is made of stone

Bb Eb Cm7

The moon's a harsh mistress

F7sus F7 Bb

She's hard to call your own.

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