Sun Kil Moon is the current project of San Francisco, California-based singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek, best known for his previous band, Red House Painters. Sun Kil Moon sees Kozelek undertake all the writing, composing, singing and guitar playing accompanied by Anthony Koutsos (also an ex-member of RHP) on drums, and Geoff Stanfield on bass. Tim Mooney also played drums with Sun Kil Moon until his death in June 2012. The band is named after Korean bantamweight boxer Sung-Kil Moon.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
(I know the following riffs aren’t EXACT, but they sound good and are relatively close) -these riffs are played overtop the chords listed above them
Riff 1: (this Riff is played throughout intro/verses) GC e|-------3------------------------| B|---------3-1-1-1-----3-1-0-0-0--| G|-------------------0------------| D|-----0--------------------------| A|-----------------3--------------| E|--3-----------------------------|
Riff 2: (play this Riff during Pre-Chorus) DC e|----3---3---3---3-----3-------3---| B|------3---5---3-----3---3---1---1-| x4 G|------------------0-------0-------|
Riff 3: (Play this Riff during Chorus) GCEmC e|------3-------3-------3--------------0-------0------------------| B|----3---3---3---3---1---3-1-0------0---0---0---0-0-1-3-0-1-3-0--| x2 G|--0-------0-------0------------2-0-------0----------------------|
Intro: G-C x4
Verse 1 Chords: (riff 1) GCGC Smile down on us sun, show your rays when things come undone GCGC All animals lead, us to light when we can't see GCGC Stars, saturn and moon, glow for those who cannot get through GCGC Rain fall and voice sound for those of whom still are not found
Pre-Chorus Chords: (riff 2) DCDCDCDCG-C x2 gentle moon, find us soon, gentle moon, find us soon, ahh
Verse 2: Use verse 1 chords (riff 1) Black sky and black sea, lighten up, when we can't breathe All dreams escape fire, over worlds, fly but won't tire Slow down on us wind, hold us still, when everything spins All secrets and lies, let them out
Pre-Chorus Chords: (riff 2) Dreams escape fire, they won't tire, dreams escape fire, they won't tire
Chorus Chords: (riff 3) GCEmCGCEmC gentle moon, find us soon, gentle moon, find us soon
Verse 3: Use verse 1 Chords (riff 1) All calendars pass, days die off, and hope cannot last But if love was like stone, then yours was mine, through to my bones But how can we give back to those, with whom we can't live When will the flame break and spare the good people it takes
Pre-Chorus Chords: (riff 2) Awe, souls escape fire, they rise higher, souls escape fire, they rise higher
Chorus Chords: (riff 3) Gentle moon, find us soon, gentle moon, find us soon (repeat till fade out)