Moon Over The Rio Grande chords by Michael Nesmith

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
G+G
I want to watch the moon rise
BaugBaug
 over the Rio Grande
C/GC/G
Stand in contemplation,
 C minorCm
 hand in gentle hand
E minorEm
 Breathing the beauty of the
 C majorC
 pink and purple
C minorCm
 land
G+G
 High on the inspiration of the
B minorBm
 moon over the
FaugFaug
 Rio
A minorAm
 Grande
G+G

Verse 1:
G+G
 The endless desperation of
BaugBaug
 deadline after deadline
C/GC/G
 The constant agitation of the
C minorCm
 headlines of the place
G+G

G+G
 Brings the inclination to
BaugBaug
 make a little free time
And watch
C/GC/G
 nature's message as she
C minorCm
 goes about her day
G+G

Chorus:
G+G
 So I want to watch the moon rise
BaugBaug
 over the Rio Grande
C/GC/G
 Stand in contemplation,
C minorCm
 hand in gentle hand
E minorEm
 Breathing the beauty of the
C majorC
 pink and purple
C minorCm
 land
G+G
High on the inspiration of the
B minorBm
 moon over the
FaugFaug
 Rio
A minorAm
 Grande
G+G

Verse 2:
G+G
So many conversations
BaugBaug
 simply have no meaning
The
C majorC
 failed communications
C minorCm
 fall upon the floor
 G+G

G+G
There's something in the spirit of the
BaugBaug
 language of the land
The eloquent
C minorCm
 precision, nothing less and nothing more
G+G

Chorus:
G+G
 So I want to watch the moon rise
BaugBaug
 over the Rio Grande
C/GC/G
 Stand in contemplation,
 C minorCm
 hand in gentle hand
 E minorEm
 Breathing the beauty of the
C majorC
 pink and purple land
C minorCm
G+G High on the inspiration of the
B minorBm
 moon over the
FaugFaug
 Rio
A minorAm
 Grande
G+G

16 bar solo:

Chorus:
G+G
 I want to watch the moon rise
BaugBaug
 over the Rio Grande
C/GC/G
 Stand in contemplation,
C minorCm
 hand in gentle hand
E minorEm
 Breathing the beauty of the
C majorC
 pink and purple
C minorCm
 land
G+G
 High on the inspiration of the
B minorBm
 moon over the
FaugFaug
 Rio
A minorAm
Grande
G+G

Outro:
G+G
 High on the inspiration of the moon
B minorBm
G+G
 High on the inspiration of the moon
E minorEm
G+G
High on the inspiration of the
B minorBm
 moon over the
FaugFaug
 Rio
A minorAm
 Grande
G+G