"The voyage of the Moon", by Donovan
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Standard tuning, no capo is used for this beautiful song.
So quiet, so relaxing ... Plus, it's really easy to play ;) !
The same piece is repeated all through the song : play it once
entirely for the introduction, then sing with it. Pay attention
to the second part, as you'll have to sing one note differently.
To introduce, play it once, entirely. At the end of each verse,
you'll have to play again too. Repeat first verse to finish.
As usual, listen to the record to get everything.
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1. The moon is like a boat, my love,
2.-I see her pearly decks, my love,
3. Of silk they have been spun, my love,
4.-All in ther Sea of Sky, my love,
5. And there will come a time, my love,
6.-The men be bathed in light, my love,
7. And on some distant sand, my love,
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Of le - mon peel a --- float, my love,
-Set in with twinkling specks, my love,
Her ropes that limply run, my love
-The moonships sail and fly, my love,
O may it be in mine, my love,
-The women clothed in white, my love,
The ships will genlty land, my love. (*)
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And with a sail of gauze, my love,
-I see her pearly mast, my love
Down to the carved prow, my love,
-Though many are their kind, my love,
When men will proudly rise, my love,
-All in that woundrous fleet, my love,
Fair folk will meet them there, my love,
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And seems to slightly pause upon her
-Far from her seashell past and gently
Down to her mermaid prow and softly
-Though all need but one wind to make their
And board to sail the skies moonships from
-As each the other meets will smile and
With golden flowing hair and great will
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si - lent way all on her si - lent
-does she sway all on her starry
does she sway all on her starry
-starry way, to make their starry
all the spheres moonships from all the
-softly sing, will smile and softly
be their joy, and great will be
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way.
-way.
way.
-way.
spheres.
-sings.
their joy.
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Tabbed by Pierre Quillery
08/06/2005, during the French "baccalaureat" ;)
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