Chords for Weir, Hornsby, and Marsalis Perform "Standing on the Moon" at Gathering of the Vibes 2012
Tempo:
111.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[G] [D] I'm gonna go ahead and play it.
Here we go.
[G]
[C] [D] I'm gonna
[C] I'm [G] gonna
[C] [D] I'm gonna
[G] I'm gonna I'm gonna I'm gonna
[C] [D] I'm [G] gonna
[D] I'm
[G] gonna
[D] I'm [G] gonna
[C] I'm gonna [Em] I'm gonna I'm [D] gonna
See the Gulf of [G] Mexico
[C] As tightly as [G] it is
[C] The [G] coast of [D] California
[G] Must [C] be somewhere over here
[G] Over here
[D]
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
Standing on [G] the moon
[D] I see the battle rage below
[D] Standing [G] on the moon I [C] see soldiers come and go.
[Em] There's [D] a metal [G] flag beside me someone [C] planted long [G] ago.
[C] [G] Oh, glory!
Standing [D] stiffly [G] crimson, [C] white and indigo, [G] indigo.
I [D] can see all of Southeast [Am] Asia.
[D] I can see El [Am] Salvador.
[D]
Hear the [G] cries of children and [C] hear [G] the songs of [Am] war.
[D]
It's like [Am] a mighty melody [D] that reaches down, down [Am] from the sky.
[G]
[C] Standing here upon the moon [G] I watch it all [D] roll by, [G] [C] all roll by.
All [Am] roll by, all [F] roll by.
[F#] [G]
[C] [D]
[C] [G]
[A] [D]
[G] [C] [G]
[C]
[D] Standing [G] on the moon, where [A] talk is cheap [D] and visions [G] true.
[D] Standing [G] on the moon, [C] but I would rather be with you.
[D] Somewhere in [G] San Francisco, [C] on a back porch in [G] July.
[C] Oh, [G]
I wish to [D] California, [G] [C]
in the sky.
[G]
[C]
[D] Standing [G] on the moon [D]
[C] with nothing left [G] to do.
[C] [G] A lovely view [D] of heaven, [G] [C] but I would rather be with you.
I would be [G] with you.
[C] I would be [D] with you.
[C] I would rather [G] be with you.
[C] I would rather [D]
be with you.
[C] Yes, I'd rather [G] be with you.
[C]
[D] Standing on, [C]
yes, I'm standing [G] on the moon.
[C] Yes, [D] I'm standing on the [C] moon.
[G]
[C] [D]
[C] [G]
[C] Yes, I'm [D] standing on, standing [C] [G] on the moon.
[C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [E]
[G]
[C] [D] [E]
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D] Standing on the moon, [C] [G] I'd rather be with you.
[C] I'd rather [D] be with you.
[Em] I'd rather [G] be with you.
[C] Yes, I'm [D] standing on, yes, [G] I'm standing on the moon.
[D]
[C] [G]
Yes, [C] [D]
[A] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
I'm standing [D] on, [C] standing [G]
[C] [D]
[C] on [G]
[C] [D] the moon.
[G]
[C] [D]
Here we go.
[G]
[C] [D] I'm gonna
[C] I'm [G] gonna
[C] [D] I'm gonna
[G] I'm gonna I'm gonna I'm gonna
[C] [D] I'm [G] gonna
[D] I'm
[G] gonna
[D] I'm [G] gonna
[C] I'm gonna [Em] I'm gonna I'm [D] gonna
See the Gulf of [G] Mexico
[C] As tightly as [G] it is
[C] The [G] coast of [D] California
[G] Must [C] be somewhere over here
[G] Over here
[D]
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
Standing on [G] the moon
[D] I see the battle rage below
[D] Standing [G] on the moon I [C] see soldiers come and go.
[Em] There's [D] a metal [G] flag beside me someone [C] planted long [G] ago.
[C] [G] Oh, glory!
Standing [D] stiffly [G] crimson, [C] white and indigo, [G] indigo.
I [D] can see all of Southeast [Am] Asia.
[D] I can see El [Am] Salvador.
[D]
Hear the [G] cries of children and [C] hear [G] the songs of [Am] war.
[D]
It's like [Am] a mighty melody [D] that reaches down, down [Am] from the sky.
[G]
[C] Standing here upon the moon [G] I watch it all [D] roll by, [G] [C] all roll by.
All [Am] roll by, all [F] roll by.
[F#] [G]
[C] [D]
[C] [G]
[A] [D]
[G] [C] [G]
[C]
[D] Standing [G] on the moon, where [A] talk is cheap [D] and visions [G] true.
[D] Standing [G] on the moon, [C] but I would rather be with you.
[D] Somewhere in [G] San Francisco, [C] on a back porch in [G] July.
[C] Oh, [G]
I wish to [D] California, [G] [C]
in the sky.
[G]
[C]
[D] Standing [G] on the moon [D]
[C] with nothing left [G] to do.
[C] [G] A lovely view [D] of heaven, [G] [C] but I would rather be with you.
I would be [G] with you.
[C] I would be [D] with you.
[C] I would rather [G] be with you.
[C] I would rather [D]
be with you.
[C] Yes, I'd rather [G] be with you.
[C]
[D] Standing on, [C]
yes, I'm standing [G] on the moon.
[C] Yes, [D] I'm standing on the [C] moon.
[G]
[C] [D]
[C] [G]
[C] Yes, I'm [D] standing on, standing [C] [G] on the moon.
[C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [E]
[G]
[C] [D] [E]
[C] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D] Standing on the moon, [C] [G] I'd rather be with you.
[C] I'd rather [D] be with you.
[Em] I'd rather [G] be with you.
[C] Yes, I'm [D] standing on, yes, [G] I'm standing on the moon.
[D]
[C] [G]
Yes, [C] [D]
[A] [G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
I'm standing [D] on, [C] standing [G]
[C] [D]
[C] on [G]
[C] [D] the moon.
[G]
[C] [D]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
Em
G
C
D
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ I'm gonna go ahead _ and play it.
Here we go.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] I'm gonna_ _
_ _ _ [C] I'm [G] gonna_ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ I'm gonna_
_ _ [G] I'm gonna_ I'm gonna_ I'm gonna_ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ I'm _ [G] gonna_
_ [D] I'm _ _
_ [G] gonna_
_ _ [D] _ I'm [G] gonna_
_ _ _ [C] _ _ I'm gonna_ [Em] I'm gonna_ I'm [D] gonna_
See the Gulf of [G] Mexico
_ _ _ [C] As tightly as [G] it is
[C] The [G] coast of _ [D] California
[G] Must [C] be somewhere over _ here
_ [G] Over here
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
Standing on [G] the moon
_ [D] I see the battle rage below _ _ _
[D] Standing _ [G] on the moon I [C] see soldiers _ come and go. _
[Em] There's [D] a metal _ [G] flag beside me someone [C] planted long [G] ago. _
[C] _ [G] Oh, glory!
Standing [D] stiffly _ [G] crimson, [C] _ _ white and indigo, _ [G] indigo.
_ I _ _ _ _ [D] can see all of Southeast [Am] Asia.
_ [D] I can see El [Am] Salvador.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Hear the [G] cries of children and [C] hear [G] the songs of [Am] war.
_ _ _ [D] _
It's like [Am] a mighty melody _ [D] that reaches down, down [Am] from the sky.
[G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ Standing here upon the moon [G] I watch it all [D] roll by, [G] _ [C] all roll by. _ _ _
_ All [Am] roll by, _ _ _ _ all [F] roll by. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ Standing [G] on the moon, where [A] talk is cheap [D] and visions [G] true. _
_ _ [D] _ _ Standing [G] on the moon, _ _ [C] but I would rather be with you.
_ _ _ _ [D] Somewhere in [G] San Francisco, _ _ [C] on a back porch in [G] July.
_ [C] Oh, [G] _
I wish to [D] California, [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ in the sky.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ Standing [G] on the moon [D] _
[C] with nothing left [G] to do.
[C] _ [G] A lovely view _ [D] of heaven, [G] _ [C] but I would rather be with you.
_ _ I would be [G] with you. _
_ _ [C] I would be [D] with you. _
_ _ _ [C] I would rather [G] be with you.
_ _ _ _ [C] I would rather [D]
be with _ _ you.
[C] Yes, I'd rather [G] be with you.
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] Standing on, _ _ _ [C]
yes, I'm standing [G] on the moon. _ _ _
[C] Yes, [D] I'm standing on _ the [C] moon.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Yes, I'm [D] standing on, _ _ standing [C] _ [G] on the moon.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ Standing on the moon, [C] _ [G] I'd rather be with you. _
_ _ [C] I'd rather [D] be with you. _
_ _ [Em] I'd rather [G] be with you.
_ _ [C] Yes, I'm [D] standing on, _ _ _ yes, [G] I'm standing on the moon.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Yes, [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ I'm standing [D] on, _ _ _ [C] standing _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] on [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] the moon. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Here we go.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] I'm gonna_ _
_ _ _ [C] I'm [G] gonna_ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ I'm gonna_
_ _ [G] I'm gonna_ I'm gonna_ I'm gonna_ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ I'm _ [G] gonna_
_ [D] I'm _ _
_ [G] gonna_
_ _ [D] _ I'm [G] gonna_
_ _ _ [C] _ _ I'm gonna_ [Em] I'm gonna_ I'm [D] gonna_
See the Gulf of [G] Mexico
_ _ _ [C] As tightly as [G] it is
[C] The [G] coast of _ [D] California
[G] Must [C] be somewhere over _ here
_ [G] Over here
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
Standing on [G] the moon
_ [D] I see the battle rage below _ _ _
[D] Standing _ [G] on the moon I [C] see soldiers _ come and go. _
[Em] There's [D] a metal _ [G] flag beside me someone [C] planted long [G] ago. _
[C] _ [G] Oh, glory!
Standing [D] stiffly _ [G] crimson, [C] _ _ white and indigo, _ [G] indigo.
_ I _ _ _ _ [D] can see all of Southeast [Am] Asia.
_ [D] I can see El [Am] Salvador.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Hear the [G] cries of children and [C] hear [G] the songs of [Am] war.
_ _ _ [D] _
It's like [Am] a mighty melody _ [D] that reaches down, down [Am] from the sky.
[G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ Standing here upon the moon [G] I watch it all [D] roll by, [G] _ [C] all roll by. _ _ _
_ All [Am] roll by, _ _ _ _ all [F] roll by. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ Standing [G] on the moon, where [A] talk is cheap [D] and visions [G] true. _
_ _ [D] _ _ Standing [G] on the moon, _ _ [C] but I would rather be with you.
_ _ _ _ [D] Somewhere in [G] San Francisco, _ _ [C] on a back porch in [G] July.
_ [C] Oh, [G] _
I wish to [D] California, [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ in the sky.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ Standing [G] on the moon [D] _
[C] with nothing left [G] to do.
[C] _ [G] A lovely view _ [D] of heaven, [G] _ [C] but I would rather be with you.
_ _ I would be [G] with you. _
_ _ [C] I would be [D] with you. _
_ _ _ [C] I would rather [G] be with you.
_ _ _ _ [C] I would rather [D]
be with _ _ you.
[C] Yes, I'd rather [G] be with you.
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] Standing on, _ _ _ [C]
yes, I'm standing [G] on the moon. _ _ _
[C] Yes, [D] I'm standing on _ the [C] moon.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Yes, I'm [D] standing on, _ _ standing [C] _ [G] on the moon.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ Standing on the moon, [C] _ [G] I'd rather be with you. _
_ _ [C] I'd rather [D] be with you. _
_ _ [Em] I'd rather [G] be with you.
_ _ [C] Yes, I'm [D] standing on, _ _ _ yes, [G] I'm standing on the moon.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Yes, [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ I'm standing [D] on, _ _ _ [C] standing _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] on [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] the moon. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _