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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
e|---||-----------------------------------||
B|---||-----------------------------------||
G|---||-----------------------------------||
D|---||----------------0------------------||
A|-0-||2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|| x3
E|3--||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
e|-----------------------------------||---------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------||---------------------------------||
G|-----------------------------------||0-------0---2-0-0----------------||
D|----------------0------------------||-2-0-2-0-2-0---2-2-0-2-----------||
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||-----------------------0-2-0-1-2-|| x2
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3||----------------------3---3-----3||
Verse 1:
G C G C G
I had a dream that you came to me shining down
C G
Through the clouds like a moonbeam
C G
There you were
C G C G
And you wore nothing more than your waving hair
C G
In the air like a moonbeam
C G
Here you were
C G
Pre-Chorus:
G C G
And you pulled me from a nightmare
G C G
With your eyes and your silver touch
G C G
Shone a little bit of light there
G
Now the darkness don’t scare me much
e|3-0-0-3-0-5-3-0-3-0-0-------------------|
B|---3-3---3---------3-----0-----0--------|
G|---------------------0-2--0-2-3-0-------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------| x2
E|----------------------------------------|
Ooh ooh La da da da
Verse 2:
C G C G
You can feign your surprise, give me those doe eyes
C G C
But I know I wanna love you
G
Yes I do
C G C G
We can dance to the beat while I tap my feet
C G C
On the stars, you’re gonna like me
G
Yes you are
C C C G
Pre-Chorus:
G C C C G
When you saved me from a bad dream
G C C C G
I was drifting through time and space
G C C C G
But I landed on a moonbeam
G
Take me out of this place
Chorus:
G Am C
The world is dark the night is long
C
I could use a few laughs and a couple of songs
G G Am C
The sun will rise above the hills
C G
You’ll be leaving me soon, like hell you will
G Am C
The awe when gazing at the moon
C G
Is the feeling that I get when I’m lookin’ at you
G Am C
The sun will rise and fade the stars
C G C G
And you’re leaving me soon, like hell you are
G C G
And you’re leaving me soon, like hell you are
G
La da da da
La da da da
Outro:
G
I had a dream that you came to me shining down
Through the clouds like a moonbeam
C G
There you were
I had a dream that you came to me shining down
Through the clouds like a moonbeam
C
There you were
(G till end/tab beginning of song)
Other versions of this song
- Moonbeam (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025