9 chords used in this song, but they are all based around
C, G and F and it's very easy to play.
Intro:
G5 , G5 , C5 , G5
F5 , G5 , F5 , G5
Verse 1:
C5 G5
I pictured a rainbow
C5 C5
you held in your hands
F5 G5
I had flashes
F5 G5
but you saw then plan
C5 G5
I wondered out in the world for years
C5 G5 F5
while you just stayed in your room
G5 F5
I saw the crescent
G5 C5
you saw the whole of the moon!
G5 F5 C5
The whole of the moon!
Verse 2:
C5
You were there at the turnstiles
G5
with the wind at your heels
C5
You stretched for the stars
G5
and you know how it feels to reach
F5 G5 F5
too high, too far, too soon,
G5 C5
you saw the whole of the moon!
Verse 3:
G5
I was grounded
C5 G5
while you filled the skies
F5 G5 F5
I was dumbfounded by truths
G5
you cut through lies
C5 G5 C5
I saw the rain-dirty valley
G5
you saw Brigadoon
F5 G5 F5
I saw the crescent
G5 C5
you saw the whole of the moon!
Instr. Break:
( C5 ), G5 , C5 , G5
F5 , G5 , F5 , G.
Bridge:
C5 G5 A5
I spoke about wings
G5
you just flew
F5 C5 D5
I wondered, I guessed, and I tried
C5
you just knew
C5 G5
I sighed
C5 G5
but you swooned!
F5 G5 F5
I saw the crescent
G5 C5
you saw the whole of the moon!
G5 F5 G5
The whole of the moon!
Verse 4:
C5
With a torch in your pocket
G5
and the wind at your heels
C5
You climbed on the ladder
G5
and you know how it feels to reach
F5 G5 F5
too high, too far, too soon,
G5 C5
you saw the whole of the moon!
G5 F5
The whole of the moon!
G5
Hey, yeah!
Verse 5:
C5
Unicorns and cannonballs,
G5
palaces and piers,
C5
Trumpets, towers, and tenements,
G5
wide oceans full of tears,
F5
Flag, rags, ferry boats,
G5
scimitars and scarves,
F5
Every precious dream and vision
G5
underneath the stars
C5
Yes, you climbed on the ladder
G5
with the wind in your sails
C5
You came like a comet
G5
blazing your trail
F5 G5 F5
Too high, too far, too soon,
G5 C5 G5
you saw the whole of the moon!
End: C, C/G (to fade)