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]
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
A7
5x565x
Am
x02210
Am7/G
302010
Am7
575555
Ab6/9
4x334x
Cmaj7
x35453
Dbm7b5
x4545x
D7sus2/F#
2x0210
D9
x5455x
Dm7
x57565
Ebdim7
x67575
E7
x79797
Em7
x79787
Fmaj7 x8(10)9(10)8
F7 x8(10)8(10)8
G7
3x343x
G9
3x323x

Drunk On The Moon chords and lyrics

Free chords for Drunk On The Moon by Tom Waits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9
(Solo)
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9   Ab6/9
The way I play the chords
A7        5x565x
Am        x02210
Am7/G     302010
Am7       575555
Ab6/9     4x334x
Cmaj7     x35453
Dbm7b5    x4545x
D7sus2/F# 2x0210
D9        x5455x
Dm7       x57565
Ebdim7    x67575
E7        x79797
F7        x8(10)8(10)8
G7        3x343x
G9        3x323x

Drunk On The Moon Chords by Tom Waits

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