Song About The Moon
written and performed by Paul Simon
from "Hearts And Bones."
Transcribed by Erik Strom.
F Bb/F F Bb/F
Mmm---------------------
F C
If you want to write a song about the moon
Dm F7 Bb Eb9(no 3rd)
Walk along the craters of the afternoon
F C6/E
When the shadows are deep
A7 Dm
And the light is alien
Bb Eb Edim
And gravity leaps like a knife off the pavement
F C
And you want to write a song about the moon
C#dim Dm7 F7 Bb
You want to write a spiritual tune
Bdim F Am/E
Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A G7
Yeah, yeah, presto
C7sus4 F
Song about the moon
Bb/F F Bb/F
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F C
If you want to write a song about the heart
Dm F7 Bb Eb9(no 3rd)
Think about the moon before you start
F C6/E A7 Dm
'cause the heart will howl Like a dog in the moonlight
Bb Eb Edim
And the heart can explode like a pistol on a June night
F C C#dim
So if you want to write a song about the heart
Dm7 F7 Bb
And its ever longing for a counterpart
Bdim F Am/E
Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A
Yeah, yeah,
G7 C7sus4 F Bb/F F Bb/F F
Write a song about the moon
Dm7 Fmaj7/C
The laughing boy
Abmaj9 D7
He laughed so hard
Gm D7 Gm
He fell down from his place
Dm7 Fmaj7/C
The laughing girl
Bbmaj7 A7
She laughed so hard
Dm G9 C9
The tears rolled down her face, whoa
F Bb/F
Hey Songwriter
F Bb/F F Bb/F F
If you want to write a song about a face
F C
Think about a photograph
Dm F7 Bb Eb9(no 3rd)
That you really can't remember But you can't erase
F C6/E A7 Dm
Wash your hands in dreams and lightning
Bb Eb Edim
Cut off your hair and whatever is frightening
F C C#dim
If you want to write a song About a face
Dm7 F7 Bb
If you want to write a song about the human race
Bdim F Am/E
Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A
Yeah, yeah,
G7 C7sus4 F C C#dim Dm
Write a song about the moon
F7 Bb Bbm F C
Oh, if you want to write a song about the moon
C#dim Dm7 F7 Bb Bdim
You want to write a spirituaI tune
F Am/E
nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
G7
Then do it
C7sus4 F
Write a song about the moon
Bb/F F Bb/F F
Mmm-----------------
Repeat and fade:
F Bb/F F Bb/F F
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