Chords with lyrics
Tuning: EADGBE
Verse 1:
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
From his driftwood castle
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 DmDm
Comes a song I've heard before
G7G7 FF
A augmentedA scratchy gramophone cuts to the bone
E minorEm DmDm C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
"La Vie En Rose" arpeggios
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
So the dream begins
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 DmDm
And the song is amplified
G7G7 FF
Buy the Beaujolais, on Bastille day
E minorEm DmDm C majorC
He dances in the tide
Chorus:
F6F6 G6G6
By the light of the moon
C majorC G+G Am7Am7
He's a Frenchman for the night
G+G F6F6 G7G7
By the light of the moon
C majorC CMaj9Cmaj9 C majorC CMaj9Cmaj9
It'll be all right
Verse 2:
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
Well it takes him back
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 DmDm
To the days of love and war
G7G7 FF
And the girl he knew with eyes of blue
E minorEm DmDm C majorC
Waiting on the shore
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC CMaj9Cmaj9
If he'd only known
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 DmDm
How the years would fly on by
G7G7 FF
Such a simple crime, he's run out of time
E minorEm DmDm C majorC
So he reaches for the sky
Chorus:
F6F6 G6G6
By the light of the moon
C majorC G+G Am7Am7
He's a Frenchman for the night
G+G F6F6 G7G7
By the light of the moon
C majorC CMaj9Cmaj9 C majorC CMaj9Cmaj9
It'll be all right
Bridge:
Gm7Gm7
Blame it on the Champs Elysees
A7A7
Blame it on a tune
DmDm
Blame it on the stroke of Monet
F6F6 G7G7
But you can't escape the moon
F6F6 G7G7
But you can't escape the moon…
Instrumental:
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 DmDm
G7G7 FF
E minorEm DmDm C majorC
Verse 3:
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC CMaj9Cmaj9
He sees the stars above
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 DmDm
As the floor to heavens light
G7G7 FF
While the angels taunt "C'est une nuit blanche"
E minorEm DmDm C majorC
He's a Frenchman for the night
Chorus:
F6F6 G6G6
By the light of the moon
C majorC G+G Am7Am7
He's a Frenchman for the night
G+G F6F6 G7G7
By the light of the moon
C majorC CMaj9Cmaj9 C majorC CMaj9Cmaj9
It'll be all right
Verse:
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
From his driftwood castle
C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7 DmDm
Comes a song I've heard before
G7G7 FF
A augmentedA scratchy gramophone cuts to the bone
E minorEm DmDm C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7
"La Vie En Rose" arpeggios
Chorus:
F6F6 G6G6
By the light of the moon
C majorC G+G Am7Am7
He's a Frenchman for the night
G+G F6F6 G7G7
By the light of the moon
C majorC CMaj9Cmaj9 C majorC CMaj9Cmaj9
It'll be all right
Chorus:
F6F6 G6G6
By the light of the moon
C majorC G+G Am7Am7
He's a Frenchman for the night
G+G F6F6 G7G7
By the light of the moon
C majorC CMaj9Cmaj9 C majorC CMaj9Cmaj9
It'll be all right