• Song:

    The Moon Is Made Of Gold

  • Artist:

    Ricky Lee Jones

  • Album:

    Balm in Gilead

 D6 (xx04xx@1) Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)        Gm7	   C7 (x32310@1)Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_244322@1">F#
xx0432    xx0222	355333    335353    224432    244322

D6 (xx04xx@1)  Don't feel bad 
        Gm7      C7Cos (x32310@1)the sun went down 
D6 (xx04xx@1)                      Gm7 C7 (x32310@1)The night has wealth un-told 
D6Well (xx04xx@1)just keep watching 
        Gm7       CAnd (x32010@1)you soon will see 
    D (xx0232@1)     Gm (355333@1)   Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)     
The moon is made of gold

D6 (xx04xx@1)			Gm7     C7So (x32310@1)now the stars ap-pear as they do 
D6 (xx04xx@1)	Gm7 C7Heaven (x32310@1)they un-fold (yeah) 
D6But (xx04xx@1)don't feel bad 
            Gm7      C7Because (x32310@1)the sun went down 
D6 (xx04xx@1)         Gm (355333@1)     Dmaj7[opt. (xx0222@1)bass line: A (x02220@1)name="chord_244322@1">F# A (x02220@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb B)
The moon is made of gold

Bm (x24432@1) See how the shadows 
F#Enhanced (244322@1)by the light above 
Bm (x24432@1)                 	F# (244322@1)           /E  /D /C#
  Dance in the night as the breezes sigh 
Bm (x24432@1) Soon you will be asleep 
F# (244322@1)			 BmAnd (x24432@1)into your dreams will creep 
                    F# (244322@1)		GmVisions (355333@1)of fair-ies flying through the skies

D6 (xx04xx@1) And one by one 
      Gm7		  C7Your (x32310@1)dreams will all come true 
D6 (xx04xx@1)	Gm7		C7 (x32310@1) Magic you'll be-hold,    yes 
D6Don't (xx04xx@1)feel bad 
            Gm7	C7Because (x32310@1)the sun went down 
D6 (xx04xx@1)  	  Gm7     Dmaj7The (xx0222@1)moon is made of gold

= inst = over first 2 A sections

Bm (x24432@1) See how the shadows 
F#Enhanced (244322@1)by the light above 
Bm (x24432@1)                 	F# (244322@1)           /E  /D /C#
  Dance in the night as the breezes sigh 
Bm (x24432@1) Soon you will be asleep 
F# (244322@1)			 BmAnd (x24432@1)into your dreams will creep 
                    F# (244322@1)		GmVisions (355333@1)of fairies flying through the skies

D6 (xx04xx@1) And one by one 
      Gm7		  C7Your (x32310@1)dreams will all come true 
D6 (xx04xx@1)				Gm7		C7 (x32310@1)The night has a treasure in store for you
D6The (xx04xx@1)night is magic
Gm7	   C7 (x32310@1)	DAnd (xx0232@1)the moon is made of gold 
    Gm7     C7 (x32310@1)    D (xx0232@1)opt.: Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)   
The moon is made of go-old

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a note to beginners:
You *can play a D chord wherever it says D6 or Dmaj7, but it sounds so much 
prettier with the extensions as written. Don't be shy about those bar chords on 
Gm7 and C7, either! You're going to learn them sooner or later.

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