Chords with lyrics
music Henry Mancini, lyrics Johnny Mercer
Transcribed by: Jeanne Yeagley
Moon River
as played on guitar in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Sounds lovely on nylon
strings.
These are interesting chords, so try them as I have them written even if
you know another voicing. After the chord blocks I have shown where to
put them relative to the lyrics. The chords change about every other
word, making it difficult to follow if many words are left out. For most
of the song the two lowest bass notes are picked in sequence followed by
two down strums.
F F6 Bb Fmaj7 
Em7b5Em7b5
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
133211 XX0211 X1333X X03210 0X2333
A7 Dm F7/C Eb9 
Bm7b5 Bm7b5
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
X05655 XX0231 X3X241 X65666 7X776X
E7 Am7 D7 Gm7 C7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
X7675X 5X555X X5453X 3X333X X3231X
Dm7 Dm6 Bb9 Gm7* B7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
X3X231 X2X231 X13111 353333 X35353
intro: F 
FF
F F6 Bb Fmaj7
Moon River wider ..........mile
Bb 
Fmaj7Fmaj7
I'm crossin you in style
Em7b5 
A7A7
someday...
Dm F7/C
oh dream maker
Bb 
Eb9Eb9
you heart breaker
Dm Bm7b5 
E7E7
wherever you're go in
Am7 D7 
Gm7Gm7 
C7C7
I'm go in your way
F F6 Bb Fmaj7Fmaj7
Two drifters off ............ world
Bb Fmaj7Fmaj7
there's such........... world
Em7b5 A7A7
to see...
Dm Dm7 Dm6 
Bb9Bb9
We're af ter the same
Fmaj7
rainbow's end
Bb Fmaj7Fmaj7
waitin ............... bend
Bb Fmaj7Fmaj7
my .................. friend
Dm Gm7* C7C7
Moon River...
Bb 
A minorAm Gm7* FF
and me.
(This is my first try at OLGA and all my own work.)
(I checked and there is another transcription of Moon River on OLGA but
in another key and with very different actual chords written in tab.)
Other versions of Moon River
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Moon river by Soundtracks
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| Moon river | Tabs |
