Chords for Grateful Dead - Standing on the Moon (Studio Version)

Tempo:
106.5 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Grateful Dead - Standing on the Moon (Studio Version) chords
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[C]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] Standing on [G] the moon, I got [D] no cobweb on [G] my shoe.
[D] Standing on [G] the moon, [C] I'm feeling so alone and blue.
I [D] see the Gulf of [G] Mexico,
[C] as tiny [G] as a tear.
[C] The [G] ghost of [D] California [G] must [C] be somewhere over here, [G] over here.
[C]
[D] Standing on [G] the moon, I [D] see the battle [G] rage below.
[D] Standing on [G] the moon, I [C] see the soldiers come and go.
[D] There's a bell of flame [G] beside me, [C] someone planted [G] long ago.
[C]
[G] Oh, glory, [D] standing [G] stiffly, [C] crimson, white, and indigo.
Oh, [G] glory, [D] standing [G] stiffly, [C] crimson, white, and indigo.
[G] I [C]
[D] see all of [Am] Southeast Asia.
[D] I can see El [Am] Salvador.
[D] I hear the cries [G] of children [C] and the [G] other [Am] songs of war.
[D] It's like a [Am] mighty melody [D] that rings down from [Am] the sky.
[Bm]
[C] Standing here upon the moon, [G] I watch it [D] all go by, [C] all go by.
[G] All [Am] go by, [G] all [F] go by.
[F#]
[G] [C]
[D] Standing on [G] the moon, I [D] see a shadow on [G] the sun.
[D] Standing on [G] the moon, the [C] stars go fading one by one.
[D] I hear a cry [G] of victory,
[C] another [G] of defeat.
[C]
[G] A scrap of age [D]-old [G] lullaby, [C] down some forgot street.
[G] [C]
[D] Standing on [G] the moon, where talk [D] is cheap and [G] vision true.
[D] Standing on [G] the moon, but I [C] would rather be with you.
[D] Somewhere in San [G] Francisco, [C] on a back porch in [G] July.
[C]
[G] Just looking up [D] at heaven, [G] at [C] this crescent in the sky, [G] in the sky.
[C]
[D] Standing on [G] the moon [C] with nothing [G] left to do.
[C]
[G] Oh, a lovely view [D] of heaven, [G] but [C] I'd rather be with you.
Oh, [G] a lovely view [D] of heaven, [G] but [C] I'd rather be with you.
[G] Be with you.
[C] Be [D] with you.
[C] I'd rather be [G] with you.
[C] Be [D] with you.
[C] I'd rather be [G] with you.
[C] Be [D] with you.
[C] Be [G] with you.
[C] [D] [C]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Grateful Dead - (2013 remaster) Standing On The Moon chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, D, G, C, G, C and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 53 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 106 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ Standing on [G] the moon, I got [D] no cobweb on [G] my shoe. _ _
[D] _ Standing on [G] the moon, _ [C] I'm feeling so alone and blue.
I [D] see the Gulf of [G] Mexico, _ _ _
[C] as tiny [G] as a tear.
[C] The [G] _ ghost of _ [D] California [G] must [C] be somewhere _ over here, [G] over here.
_ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ Standing on [G] the moon, I [D] see the battle [G] rage below. _ _
[D] _ Standing on [G] the moon, I [C] see the soldiers come and go. _
[D] There's a bell of flame [G] beside me, [C] someone planted [G] long ago.
[C] _
[G] Oh, glory, [D] standing [G] stiffly, [C] crimson, white, and indigo.
_ Oh, [G] _ glory, [D] standing [G] stiffly, [C] crimson, white, and _ indigo. _ _
[G] _ I _ _ _ [C] _
[D] see all of [Am] Southeast Asia.
[D] I can see El [Am] Salvador. _ _
[D] I hear the cries [G] of children _ [C] and the [G] other [Am] songs of war. _ _
[D] It's like a [Am] mighty melody _ [D] that rings down from [Am] the sky.
[Bm] _ _
[C] _ Standing here upon the moon, [G] I watch it [D] all go by, [C] all go by.
_ _ _ [G] All [Am] go by, _ _ _ [G] all [F] go by.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ Standing on [G] the moon, I [D] see a shadow on [G] the sun. _
[D] _ Standing on [G] the moon, the [C] stars go fading one by one. _
[D] I hear a cry [G] of victory, _
[C] _ another [G] of defeat.
[C] _
[G] A scrap of age [D]-old _ [G] lullaby, [C] down some forgot street. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ Standing on [G] the moon, where talk [D] is cheap and [G] vision true. _ _
[D] _ Standing on [G] the moon, but I [C] would rather be with you. _ _
[D] Somewhere in San [G] Francisco, _ [C] on a back porch in [G] July.
_ [C] _
[G] Just looking up [D] at heaven, [G] at [C] this crescent in the sky, _ [G] in the sky.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ Standing on [G] the moon _ [C] with nothing [G] left to do.
[C] _
[G] Oh, a lovely view [D] of heaven, [G] but [C] I'd rather be with you.
Oh, [G] a lovely view [D] of heaven, [G] but [C] I'd rather be with you. _
[G] Be with you.
_ _ _ _ [C] Be [D] with you.
_ _ _ [C] I'd rather be [G] with you.
_ _ _ _ [C] Be [D] with you.
_ _ [C] I'd rather be [G] with you.
_ _ _ _ [C] Be [D] with you.
_ _ _ _ [C] Be [G] with you.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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