Moonlight chords by Bob Dylan

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Intermediate

Chords:
Cadd9Cadd9  x3203x
G#dimG#dim  4x343x
A# diminished A#dim  x12020
A9A9   x4545x
Am7Am7   x02010
G6(9)  e|--10--|
    BB|--10--|
    G+G|--9---|
    D MajorD|--9---|
    A augmentedA|--10--|
    E MajorE|------|

Intro:
G+G E minorEm C majorC A minorAm C majorC Cadd9Cadd9 C majorC D MajorD D7D7 G+G C majorC G+G

Verse:
G+G          G#dimG#dim       A minorAm    A# diminished A#dim
The seasons they are turnin’ and my sad heart is yearnin’
G+G         E minorEm            A9A9
To hear again the songbird’s sweet melodious tone
G+G   E minorEm Am7Am7  D MajorD    Am7Am7    D MajorD     G+G    C majorC  D7D7
Won’t you meet me    out in the moonlight alone?

Verse:
G+G          G#dimG#dim      A minorAm    A# diminished A#dim
The dusky light, the day is losing, Orchids, Poppies, Black-eyed Susan
G+G         E minorEm            A9A9
The earth and sky that melts with flesh and bone
G+G   E minorEm Am7Am7  D MajorD    Am7Am7    D MajorD     G+G    C majorC  D7D7
Won’t you meet me    out in the moonlight alone?

Verse:
G+G          G#dimG#dim   A minorAm    A# diminished A#dim
The air is thick and heavy all along the levy
G+G             E minorEm       A9A9
Where the geese into the countryside have flown
G+G   E minorEm Am7Am7  D MajorD    Am7Am7    D MajorD     G+G    C majorC  D7D7
Won’t you meet me    out in the moonlight alone?

Bridge:
C majorC
Well, I’m preachin’ peace and harmony
A minorAm
The blessings of tranquility
C majorC                   A7A7
Yet I know when the time to strike is right
G+G
I’ll take you cross the river dear
G#dimG#dim       A minorAm   A# diminished A#dim
You’ve no need to linger here
G+G               D7D7
 know the kinds of things you like

Verse:
G+G            G#dimG#dim       A minorAm      A# diminished A#dim
The clouds are turnin’ crimson–the leaves fall from the limbs an’
G+G         E minorEm         A9A9
The branches cast their shadows over stone
G+G   E minorEm Am7Am7  D MajorD    Am7Am7    D MajorD     G+G    C majorC  D7D7
Won’t you meet me    out in the moonlight alone?

Verse:
G+G             G#dimG#dim          A minorAm    A# diminished A#dim
The boulevards of cypress trees, the masquerades of birds and bees
G+G         E minorEm            A9A9
The petals, pink and white, the wind has blown
G+G   E minorEm Am7Am7  D MajorD    Am7Am7    D MajorD     G+G    C majorC  D7D7
Won’t you meet me    out in the moonlight alone?

Bridge:
C majorC
The trailing moss and mystic glow
A minorAm
Purple blossoms soft as snow
C majorC               A7A7
My tears keep flowing to the sea
G+G
Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief
G#dimG#dim    A minorAm        A# diminished A#dim
It takes a thief to catch a thief
Am7Am7    D7D7         G+G
For whom does the bell toll for, love?
D7D7          G+G
It tolls for you and me

Verse:
G+G          G#dimG#dim       A minorAm    A# diminished A#dim
My pulse is runnin’ through my palm–the sharp hills are rising from
G+G         E minorEm            A9A9
The yellow fields with twisted oaks that groan
G+G   E minorEm Am7Am7  D MajorD    Am7Am7    D MajorD     G+G
Won’t you meet me    out in the moonlight alone?

Outro:
G+G   E minorEm Am7Am7  D MajorD    Am7Am7    D MajorD     G+G    G6(9)
Won’t you meet me    out in the moonlight alone?

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