The Moon is A harsh mistress
By Jimmy Webb
http://www.jimmywebb.com/
Transcribed by Clive Sax
There are some Great Tabs of this song floating around.
But for those that want Just chords there's this!
Sung beautifully by Joan Baez, Linda Rondstadt and many more.
[Verse 1]
G C(9) C
See her how she flies
G Am7 C G
Golden sails across the sky
C D7sus D7
Close enough to touch
Bm7 C
But careful if you try
C D7 Em
Though she looks as warm as gold
C G Am7
The moon's a harsh mistress
D7sus D7 G
The moon can be so cold
[Verse 2]
G C(9) C
Once the sun did shine
G Am7 C G
Lord, it felt so fine
C D7sus D7
The moon a phantom rose
Bm7 C
Through the mountains and the pines
C D7 Em
And then the darkness fell
C G Am7
And the moon's a harsh mistress
D7sus D7 G
It's so hard to love her well
[Verse 3]
Bb Eb
I fell out of her eyes
Bb Cm7 Eb Bb
I fell out of her heart
Eb F7sus F7
I fell down on my face
Dm7 Eb
I tripped and missed my star
Eb F7 Gm
God, I fell and fell alone,
Bb Eb Cm7
And the moon's a harsh mistress
F7sus F7 Bb
And the sky is made of stone
Bb Eb Cm7
The moon's a harsh mistress
F7sus F7 Bb
She's hard to call your own.