Crescent Moon chords by Cowboy Junkies

Intro:
A  G  A  G  D  A  A  G Bm


Verse 1:


Bm                                     A
Reach a hand to the crescent moon grab hold of the hollow

G                                        Bm
If she sits in the palm of the left that moon will be fuller tomorrow

Bm                                        A
If she sits in the palm of the right that moon is on the wan

        G                   F#m
And the love of the one who shares your bed

        Em             Bm
will be doing just the same.


Chorus:


Em                  Bm                  F#m                  Bm
Won't you come with me she said there's plenty of room in my iron bed

               A                  Em                 Bm
You're looking cold and tired and more than a little human.

  Em                       Bm
I know I'm not part of the life you had planned

      F#m                  Bm
But I think once your body feels my hand

       D                         A                   G    Em F#m Bm
You're mind will change and your heart will lose its pain


Verse 2:


Bm                           A
Out among the fields gently hipped beneath the corn

  G
Assiniboine bones beneath the highway

   Bm
He stood there and thought of home

         Bm
A finger traces the path of a satellite

       A
You're drawn to a distant copse of trees

  G                 F#m        Em                    Bm
A voice as sweet as mares tail clings to the prairie breeze.


Chorus:


Em                  Bm                  F#m                  Bm
Won't you come with me she said there's plenty of room in my iron bed

               A                  Em                 Bm
You're looking cold and tired and more than a little human.

  Em                        Bm
I know I'm not part of the life you had planned

      F#m                  Bm
But I think once your body feels my hand

        D                         A                  G    Em F#m Bm
You're mind will change and your heart will lose its pain


Bridge:


A                         G
Do I reach for you when I know you're on the wane

A                     G
Do I sense you when I know you're not around

D                          A
Do I search for you when I know you can't be found

A                       G     Em  F#m  Bm
Do I dare to speak your name


Verse 3:


Bm                                           A
Raise your eyes to a moonless sky and try to wish upon a rising star

G
Search all you want for her blessing

        Bm
But you won't find her sparkling there

Bm
Now cast your eyes to a part of the sky

      A
Where nothing but darkness unfolds

    G             F#m
And watch as all around you

                Em                      Bm
She reveals the brilliance of secrets untold


Chorus:


Em                  Bm                  F#m                   Bm
Won't you come with me she said there's plenty of room in my iron bed

               A                  Em                 Bm
You're looking cold and tired and more than a little human.

  Em                        Bm
I know I'm not part of the life you had planned

      F#m                  Bm
But I think once your body feels my hand

        D                         A                  G    Em F#m Bm
You're mind will change and your heart will lose its pain


Outro:


A                         G
Do I reach for you when I know you're on the wane

A                     G
Do I sense you when I know you're not around

D                          A
Do I search for you when I know you can't be found

A                       G     Em  F#m  Bm
Do I dare to speak your name