The Killing Moon Chords by Echo And The Bunnymen

Tempo:
124.1 bpm
Chords used:

G

Cm

E

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Killing Moon chords
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[Bm]
So [G] many people
I [Bm]
[G] can't
[Em]
[C] Under
[G] [E] a blue [Em] moon I saw you
[C] So soon you'll take [G] me
[E] Up in your arms too late to [G] beg [C] you
I'll cancel it though I know it [E] must be
The killing time
[Am] Under a blue moon [C]
mine
[G] Fate
[Cm]
Up [G] against a whale
[Cm]
Through the thick [G] and thin
[Cm]
He will wait [G] until
[Cm]
You give yourself [G] to [Cm]
him
[Em] In [E]
[C]
[G] [E] the starlit [Em] nights I saw you
[C] So cruelly you kissed me
[E] Your [Em] lips magic world
[C] Your sky all hung with [E] jewels
The killing [Em] moon
[Gm] Will [C] come too soon
[G] Fate
[Cm]
Up [G] against a whale
[Cm]
Through the thick [G] and thin
[Cm]
He will wait [G] until
[Cm]
You give yourself [G] to [Cm]
him
[Bm] [E] Under [B]
[A] [G] [E]
[Bm] [Em] [B]
[A] [G] [Em]
[Bm] [E]
[B] [A] [G] [E]
[Bm] [E] [B]
[A] [G] [D]
[E]
[C]
[G] [E] a blue moon I saw you
[Em] [C] So soon you'll take [E] me
Up in your arms too late to beg [C] you
I'll cancel it though I know it [E] must be
The killing time
[C] Under a blue moon mine
[G] Fate
[Cm] Up [G] against a whale
[Cm]
Through the thick [G] and thin
[Cm]
He will wait [G] until
[Cm]
You give yourself [G] to [Cm]
him
[G] Fate
[Cm]
Up [G] against a whale
[Cm]
Through the thick [G] and thin
[Cm]
He will [G] wait until
[Cm]
You give yourself [G] to [Cm] him
You give yourself [G] to
[Cm] him
[G] [Cm]
[C] [G]
[A] [G] [Cm]
[G]
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[G] Fate
[Cm]
[G] Up against a whale
[Cm] Through the [G] thick and thin
[Cm] He will [G] wait until
[Cm] You give yourself [G] to him
[Cm] You give yourself [G] to
[Cm] him
[G]
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[G]
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
Fate
Up [G] against a [Eb] whale
Through [G] the thick and [Cm]
thin
He will [G] wait until
[Cm]
You give [G] yourself
[Cm] [G] to him
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [G] Fate
Up against a whale
Through the thick and thin
[Cm] He will [G] wait until
[Cm] You [C] [G] give yourself to him
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[G]
[Cm] [G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Cm
13421113
E
2311
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
Cm
13421113
E
2311
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To jam and learn Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, Cm and G. Start with a comfortable 62 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 124. With G Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So [G] many people _ _
_ I [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ can't _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Under _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ a blue [Em] moon I saw you
[C] So soon you'll take [G] me
[E] Up in your arms too late to [G] beg [C] you
I'll cancel it though I know it [E] must be
The killing time
_ _ _ [Am] Under a blue moon _ [C]
mine
_ [G] _ _ Fate
_ [Cm] _
Up [G] against a whale
_ _ [Cm] _
Through the thick [G] and thin
_ [Cm]
He will wait [G] until
_ _ [Cm]
You give yourself [G] to _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ him
[Em] _ In [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] the starlit [Em] nights I saw you
[C] So cruelly you kissed me
[E] _ Your [Em] lips magic _ world
[C] Your sky all hung with _ [E] jewels
The killing [Em] moon
_ [Gm] Will [C] come too soon
_ _ [G] _ _ Fate
_ [Cm]
Up _ [G] against a whale
_ _ [Cm] _
Through the thick [G] and _ thin
[Cm] _
He will wait [G] until
_ _ [Cm]
You give yourself [G] to _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ him
[Bm] _ _ [E] Under [B] _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ a blue moon I saw you
[Em] [C] So soon you'll take [E] me
Up in your arms too late to beg [C] you
I'll cancel it though I know it [E] must be
The killing time
_ _ _ _ [C] Under a blue moon mine
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Fate
[Cm] Up _ [G] against a whale
_ _ [Cm] _
Through the thick [G] and thin
_ [Cm] _
He will wait [G] until
_ _ [Cm]
You give yourself [G] to _ _ _ [Cm] _
him
_ [G] _ _ Fate
[Cm] _
Up [G] against a whale
[Cm] _
Through the thick [G] and thin
_ [Cm]
He will [G] wait _ until
[Cm]
You give yourself [G] to _ [Cm] him
You give yourself [G] to _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ him
[G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Fate
[Cm] _
_ _ [G] _ Up against a whale _
[Cm] Through the [G] thick and thin
[Cm] He _ will [G] wait until _ _
[Cm] You give yourself [G] to him _
[Cm] You give yourself [G] to _ _ _
[Cm] him
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm]
Fate
Up _ [G] against a [Eb] whale
Through [G] the thick and [Cm]
thin
He will [G] wait until
_ [Cm] _
You give [G] _ yourself _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [G] to him _
[Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [G] Fate
Up against a whale
_ _ Through the thick and _ thin
[Cm] He will [G] wait until _
[Cm] You _ [C] [G] give yourself to _ him
[Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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The Ocean Rain album includes this song.