Chords for Todd Snider: Songs from the Road - "Moon Child" (Jerry Jeff Walker)
Tempo:
133.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Em
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] Come on child, [A]
[E] can you understand?
[A] [Em] I'm [A#] not Ophelia, no, [E] I'm the moonlight man
[D]
[A] [Em] The [A] devil's tight, you know, [E] control [B]
[A] by the law
[E] Devil's [A] body working, [Em] [E] just [G] trying [A] to get on
[E]
Like the moon, yeah, love [D] is [C#m] hanging out [G#] now
[A]
I'm high in the sky, [G#m] [F#]
so [E] I come with the [G] night
And I'm gone in,
[Em] gone in the [D] moonlight, [E] [A]
yeah
[E] [A]
[E] When the moon go [A] down, you [E] know it hide somewhere
[A]
[G] He probably [A] got all [E] of his good [Em] stuff [A] there
[Em] Just [A] taking his rest, you know, [Em] just [A] gathering up his strength
[Am] [Em] You never know, you [A] never know, you never know [E] what tomorrow night might [Em] bring
[D] [E] Just like the [A] moon, yeah, [G#]
I'll be [A] hanging out now
High in the sky, [G#] [E] [F#]
oh, [Em] I come with [F#] the night
[G] And [A] I'm gone in, I'm gone in the [E] moonlight
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[G] When [E] it's dark [C#]
outside, [Am] [D] [E] you know there ain't no light
[A] [E] You've got to [A] give [Em] up your life for [A] me inside
[D] [E] You give [A] it to [G] me, baby, [Em] and I'll give it back to [A] [G] you
If that's the way [A] that we're gonna make it the whole night [D] through
[E] Like the moon, yeah, I'll be [A] [G#] hanging out
[Em] [A]
High in the [G#] [F#] sky, oh, [Em] I come [E] with the [F#]
[A] night
And I'm [C] gone in, gone in [Em] the [A] moonlight
You're [E] lucky
[A] [Em] [A]
[E] [A]
[G]
[N]
[E] [A]
[E] Come on child, [A]
[E] can you understand?
[A] [Em] I'm [A#] not Ophelia, no, [E] I'm the moonlight man
[D]
[A] [Em] The [A] devil's tight, you know, [E] control [B]
[A] by the law
[E] Devil's [A] body working, [Em] [E] just [G] trying [A] to get on
[E]
Like the moon, yeah, love [D] is [C#m] hanging out [G#] now
[A]
I'm high in the sky, [G#m] [F#]
so [E] I come with the [G] night
And I'm gone in,
[Em] gone in the [D] moonlight, [E] [A]
yeah
[E] [A]
[E] When the moon go [A] down, you [E] know it hide somewhere
[A]
[G] He probably [A] got all [E] of his good [Em] stuff [A] there
[Em] Just [A] taking his rest, you know, [Em] just [A] gathering up his strength
[Am] [Em] You never know, you [A] never know, you never know [E] what tomorrow night might [Em] bring
[D] [E] Just like the [A] moon, yeah, [G#]
I'll be [A] hanging out now
High in the sky, [G#] [E] [F#]
oh, [Em] I come with [F#] the night
[G] And [A] I'm gone in, I'm gone in the [E] moonlight
[A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[G] When [E] it's dark [C#]
outside, [Am] [D] [E] you know there ain't no light
[A] [E] You've got to [A] give [Em] up your life for [A] me inside
[D] [E] You give [A] it to [G] me, baby, [Em] and I'll give it back to [A] [G] you
If that's the way [A] that we're gonna make it the whole night [D] through
[E] Like the moon, yeah, I'll be [A] [G#] hanging out
[Em] [A]
High in the [G#] [F#] sky, oh, [Em] I come [E] with the [F#]
[A] night
And I'm [C] gone in, gone in [Em] the [A] moonlight
You're [E] lucky
[A] [Em] [A]
[E] [A]
[G]
[N]
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Come on child, [A] _
_ _ _ [E] can you understand? _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ I'm [A#] not Ophelia, no, [E] I'm the moonlight man
[D] _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ The [A] devil's tight, you know, _ [E] _ control [B]
[A] by the law
_ [E] _ _ Devil's [A] body working, _ [Em] _ [E] just [G] trying [A] to get on
_ [E] _ _ _ _
Like the moon, yeah, _ _ love [D] is [C#m] hanging out [G#] now
[A] _
I'm high in the sky, [G#m] _ [F#] _ _
_ _ so [E] I come with the [G] night
And I'm gone in, _
[Em] gone in the [D] moonlight, [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ yeah
[E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] When the moon go [A] down, _ _ you [E] know it hide somewhere
[A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ He probably [A] got all [E] of his good [Em] stuff [A] there
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ Just [A] taking his rest, you know, [Em] _ just [A] gathering up his strength
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ You never know, you [A] never know, you never know [E] what tomorrow night might [Em] bring
[D] _ [E] _ Just _ like the [A] moon, yeah, _ [G#] _
_ I'll be [A] hanging out now
_ High in the sky, [G#] _ [E] _ [F#] _
_ oh, [Em] I come with [F#] the night
[G] And [A] I'm gone in, I'm gone in the [E] moonlight
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] When [E] it's dark [C#]
outside, [Am] _ [D] _ [E] you know there ain't no light
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ You've got to [A] give [Em] up your life for [A] me inside
_ [D] _ [E] You _ give [A] it to [G] me, baby, [Em] and I'll give it back to [A] _ [G] _ you
If that's the way [A] that we're gonna make it the _ whole night _ [D] through
[E] _ _ _ Like the moon, _ yeah, _ I'll be [A] [G#] hanging out
[Em] _ _ [A] _
High in the _ _ [G#] [F#] sky, _ _ oh, [Em] I come [E] with the [F#] _
[A] night
And I'm [C] gone in, _ gone in [Em] the [A] moonlight
_ _ _ You're [E] lucky
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Come on child, [A] _
_ _ _ [E] can you understand? _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ I'm [A#] not Ophelia, no, [E] I'm the moonlight man
[D] _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ The [A] devil's tight, you know, _ [E] _ control [B]
[A] by the law
_ [E] _ _ Devil's [A] body working, _ [Em] _ [E] just [G] trying [A] to get on
_ [E] _ _ _ _
Like the moon, yeah, _ _ love [D] is [C#m] hanging out [G#] now
[A] _
I'm high in the sky, [G#m] _ [F#] _ _
_ _ so [E] I come with the [G] night
And I'm gone in, _
[Em] gone in the [D] moonlight, [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ yeah
[E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] When the moon go [A] down, _ _ you [E] know it hide somewhere
[A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ He probably [A] got all [E] of his good [Em] stuff [A] there
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ Just [A] taking his rest, you know, [Em] _ just [A] gathering up his strength
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ You never know, you [A] never know, you never know [E] what tomorrow night might [Em] bring
[D] _ [E] _ Just _ like the [A] moon, yeah, _ [G#] _
_ I'll be [A] hanging out now
_ High in the sky, [G#] _ [E] _ [F#] _
_ oh, [Em] I come with [F#] the night
[G] And [A] I'm gone in, I'm gone in the [E] moonlight
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] When [E] it's dark [C#]
outside, [Am] _ [D] _ [E] you know there ain't no light
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ You've got to [A] give [Em] up your life for [A] me inside
_ [D] _ [E] You _ give [A] it to [G] me, baby, [Em] and I'll give it back to [A] _ [G] _ you
If that's the way [A] that we're gonna make it the _ whole night _ [D] through
[E] _ _ _ Like the moon, _ yeah, _ I'll be [A] [G#] hanging out
[Em] _ _ [A] _
High in the _ _ [G#] [F#] sky, _ _ oh, [Em] I come [E] with the [F#] _
[A] night
And I'm [C] gone in, _ gone in [Em] the [A] moonlight
_ _ _ You're [E] lucky
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _