• Song:

    Grapefruit Moon

  • Artist:

    Tom Waits

  • Album:

    The Early Years, Volume...

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

...GRAPEFRUIT MOON... by Tom Waits
---------------------.............

*from 'Closing Time' (1973)*


Intro:

C  Dm7, F  C
F  Em7  Dm7  G, C,
Dm7  Em7, F, C  Em  F, G

Verse 1:

C           Dm7  F         C
 Grapefruit moon, one star shining,
F    Em   D7      G
 Shi-ning down on me.
C           Dm7  F            C
 Heard that tune, and now I'm pining,
F   Em   D7        G
 Ho-ney, can't you see?

Chorus 1:

Am          Em     F         C
 'Cos every time I hear that melody,
      Am        Em        F
Well, something breaks in-side.
C                   Dm7  F         C
 And the grapefruit moon, one star shining,
F      Em   Dm7  G    C
 Can't turn back, the tide.

Interlude:

C  Dm7, Em7  F, C, C  Em, F

Verse 2:

C      Dm7     F     C
 Never had, no desti-nation,
F      Em  D7    G
 Could not get a-cross.
C       Dm7  F         C
 You be-came, my inspi-ration,
F    Em  D7     G
 Oh, but what a cost.

Chorus 2:

Am          Em     F         C
 'Cos every time I hear that melody,
      Am        Em        F
Well, something breaks in-side.
C                   Dm7  F         C
 And the grapefruit moon, one star shining,
F   Em        Dm7  G    C
 Is more than I,    can hide.

Interlude:

C  Dm7, Em7  F, C, C  Em, F

Instrumental:

C  Dm7, F  C, F  Em  D7  G (x2)

Am  Em, F  C, Am  Em  F
C  Dm7, F  C, F  Em  Dm7  G, C

Interlude:

C  Dm7, Em7  F, C, C  Em, F

Verse 3:

C        Dm7     F     C
 Now I'm smoking, ciga-rettes, and I,
F       Em  D7   G
 Strive for puri-ty.
C      Dm7  F              C
 And I slip, just like the stars,
   F  Em D7    G
In-to ob-scuri-ty.

Chorus 3:

Am          Em     F         C
 'Cos every time I hear that melody,
      Am        Em        F
Well, something breaks in-side.
C                   Dm7  F         C
 And the grapefruit moon, one star shining,
   F   Em   Dm7  G    C
Is all that I,    can see.

Outro:

C  Dm7, Em7  F, C, C  Em, F, C


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------

   C       Dm7     F       Em7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32010  xx0211  133211  022030

   G       Em      D7      Am

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 320003  022200  xx0212  x02210


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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