Chords for Norman and Nancy Blake - "Meet Me By The Moonlight"
Tempo:
151.75 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
C
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] I'm hoping it's going to get behind the building over there.
[Bb]
Yeah, [Eb] we're going to do one here that some people might think it's a prisoner song, but
it's [Gb] called Meet Me by the [Fm] Moonlight [Bb] Love.
Carter family used to sing that.
Ralph Stanley's done that song that way.
Carter used to do it. That's right.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[G] [Bb]
I'm going [Eb] to the new jail [Bb] tomorrow [F] to leave the [Bb] ones that I love, to leave [Eb] my friends
and [Bb]
relations, [F] and oh how lonely [Bb] my love.
Meet me by the moonlight love, meet me.
Meet [F] me by the [Bb] moonlight alone, for I have [Eb] a sad story [Bb] to tell you, [F] to be told by the moonlight [Bb] alone.
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
I know [Eb] your parents [Bb] don't like me, [F] or they turned me away [Bb] from their door.
If I live [Eb] one hundred years longer, [F] I'll never go back [Bb] no more.
Meet me [Eb] by the moonlight [Bb] love, meet me.
[F] Meet me by the [Bb] moonlight alone, for I have [Eb] a sad story [Bb] to tell you, [F] to be told by the [Bb] moonlight alone.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
And if I had a ship on the ocean, [F] all laden and lined [Bb] with pure gold, before my [Eb] old darling
would [Bb]
suffer, [F] I should have a ship [Bb] anchored at the sole.
Meet me [Eb] by the moonlight [Bb] love, meet me.
[F] Meet me by the [Bb] moonlight alone, for I [Eb] have a sad story [Bb] to tell you, [F] to be told by the [Bb] moonlight alone.
[C]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
And if I had the wings of a swallow, [F] or land and sea [Bb] I would fly, I'd fly through the arms
of my darling, [F] and there I'd be willing [Bb] to die.
Meet me [Eb] by the moonlight love, [Bb] meet me.
[F] Meet me by the [Bb] moonlight alone, for I have a [Eb] sad story to [Bb] tell you, to [F] be told by the moonlight [Bb] alone.
[N]
[Bb]
Yeah, [Eb] we're going to do one here that some people might think it's a prisoner song, but
it's [Gb] called Meet Me by the [Fm] Moonlight [Bb] Love.
Carter family used to sing that.
Ralph Stanley's done that song that way.
Carter used to do it. That's right.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[G] [Bb]
I'm going [Eb] to the new jail [Bb] tomorrow [F] to leave the [Bb] ones that I love, to leave [Eb] my friends
and [Bb]
relations, [F] and oh how lonely [Bb] my love.
Meet me by the moonlight love, meet me.
Meet [F] me by the [Bb] moonlight alone, for I have [Eb] a sad story [Bb] to tell you, [F] to be told by the moonlight [Bb] alone.
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
I know [Eb] your parents [Bb] don't like me, [F] or they turned me away [Bb] from their door.
If I live [Eb] one hundred years longer, [F] I'll never go back [Bb] no more.
Meet me [Eb] by the moonlight [Bb] love, meet me.
[F] Meet me by the [Bb] moonlight alone, for I have [Eb] a sad story [Bb] to tell you, [F] to be told by the [Bb] moonlight alone.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
And if I had a ship on the ocean, [F] all laden and lined [Bb] with pure gold, before my [Eb] old darling
would [Bb]
suffer, [F] I should have a ship [Bb] anchored at the sole.
Meet me [Eb] by the moonlight [Bb] love, meet me.
[F] Meet me by the [Bb] moonlight alone, for I [Eb] have a sad story [Bb] to tell you, [F] to be told by the [Bb] moonlight alone.
[C]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
And if I had the wings of a swallow, [F] or land and sea [Bb] I would fly, I'd fly through the arms
of my darling, [F] and there I'd be willing [Bb] to die.
Meet me [Eb] by the moonlight love, [Bb] meet me.
[F] Meet me by the [Bb] moonlight alone, for I have a [Eb] sad story to [Bb] tell you, to [F] be told by the moonlight [Bb] alone.
[N]
Key:
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F
Eb
C
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Eb
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] I'm hoping it's going to get behind the building over there.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, [Eb] we're going to do one here that _ some people might think it's a prisoner song, but
it's [Gb] called Meet Me by the [Fm] Moonlight [Bb] Love. _
_ _ _ Carter family used to sing that.
_ _ _ Ralph Stanley's done that song that way.
Carter used to do it. That's right. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm going [Eb] to the new jail [Bb] tomorrow _ _ [F] to leave the [Bb] ones that I _ love, to leave [Eb] my friends
and [Bb]
relations, _ _ [F] and oh how lonely [Bb] my love.
_ Meet me by the moonlight love, meet me. _
Meet [F] me by the [Bb] moonlight _ alone, _ for I have [Eb] a sad story [Bb] to tell _ you, [F] to be told by the moonlight [Bb] alone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I know [Eb] your parents [Bb] don't like me, [F] or they turned me away [Bb] from their _ door.
_ If I live [Eb] one hundred years longer, _ _ [F] I'll never go back [Bb] no _ _ more.
Meet me [Eb] by the moonlight [Bb] love, meet me.
[F] Meet me by the [Bb] moonlight _ alone, _ _ for I have [Eb] a sad story [Bb] to tell you, _ [F] to be told by the [Bb] moonlight alone. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And if I had a ship on the ocean, _ _ [F] all laden and lined [Bb] with pure _ _ gold, _ before my [Eb] old darling
would [Bb]
suffer, _ _ [F] I should have a ship [Bb] anchored at the sole.
_ Meet me [Eb] by the moonlight [Bb] love, meet me.
[F] Meet me by the [Bb] moonlight alone, _ _ _ for I [Eb] have a sad story [Bb] to tell you, [F] to be told by the [Bb] moonlight alone.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And if I had the wings of a swallow, _ _ [F] or land and sea [Bb] I would _ _ fly, I'd fly through the arms
of my darling, _ _ [F] and there I'd be willing [Bb] to die.
_ Meet me [Eb] by the moonlight love, [Bb] meet me.
_ [F] Meet me by the [Bb] moonlight alone, _ _ _ for I have a [Eb] sad story to [Bb] tell you, to [F] be told by the moonlight [Bb] alone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] I'm hoping it's going to get behind the building over there.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, [Eb] we're going to do one here that _ some people might think it's a prisoner song, but
it's [Gb] called Meet Me by the [Fm] Moonlight [Bb] Love. _
_ _ _ Carter family used to sing that.
_ _ _ Ralph Stanley's done that song that way.
Carter used to do it. That's right. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm going [Eb] to the new jail [Bb] tomorrow _ _ [F] to leave the [Bb] ones that I _ love, to leave [Eb] my friends
and [Bb]
relations, _ _ [F] and oh how lonely [Bb] my love.
_ Meet me by the moonlight love, meet me. _
Meet [F] me by the [Bb] moonlight _ alone, _ for I have [Eb] a sad story [Bb] to tell _ you, [F] to be told by the moonlight [Bb] alone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I know [Eb] your parents [Bb] don't like me, [F] or they turned me away [Bb] from their _ door.
_ If I live [Eb] one hundred years longer, _ _ [F] I'll never go back [Bb] no _ _ more.
Meet me [Eb] by the moonlight [Bb] love, meet me.
[F] Meet me by the [Bb] moonlight _ alone, _ _ for I have [Eb] a sad story [Bb] to tell you, _ [F] to be told by the [Bb] moonlight alone. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And if I had a ship on the ocean, _ _ [F] all laden and lined [Bb] with pure _ _ gold, _ before my [Eb] old darling
would [Bb]
suffer, _ _ [F] I should have a ship [Bb] anchored at the sole.
_ Meet me [Eb] by the moonlight [Bb] love, meet me.
[F] Meet me by the [Bb] moonlight alone, _ _ _ for I [Eb] have a sad story [Bb] to tell you, [F] to be told by the [Bb] moonlight alone.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And if I had the wings of a swallow, _ _ [F] or land and sea [Bb] I would _ _ fly, I'd fly through the arms
of my darling, _ _ [F] and there I'd be willing [Bb] to die.
_ Meet me [Eb] by the moonlight love, [Bb] meet me.
_ [F] Meet me by the [Bb] moonlight alone, _ _ _ for I have a [Eb] sad story to [Bb] tell you, to [F] be told by the moonlight [Bb] alone. _
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_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _