Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
G+G C majorC D MajorD C majorC x3
G+G C majorC
Verse 1:
D MajorD G+G
Standing on the moon
D MajorD G+G
I got no cobwebs on my shoes
D MajorD G+G
Standing on the moon
C majorC
I feel so alone and blue
D MajorD G+G
I see the Gulf of Mexico
C majorC G+G
As tiny as a tear
C majorC G+G D MajorD
The coast of California
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
Must be somewhere over here, over here
Chorus:
D MajorD G+G
Standing on the moon
D MajorD G+G
I see the battle rage below
D MajorD G+G
Standing on the moon
C majorC
I see the soldiers come and go
D MajorD G+G
There's a metal flag beside me
C majorC G+G
Someone planted long ago
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Old Glory standing stiffly
G+G C majorC
Crimson, white and indigo
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Old Glory standing stiffly
G+G C majorC
Crimson, white and indigo
G+G
Indigo
Verse 2:
D MajorD A minorAm
I can see all of Southeast Asia
D MajorD A minorAm
I can see El Salvador
D MajorD G+G
I hear the cries of children
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
And the other songs of war
D MajorD A minorAm
It's like a mighty melody
D MajorD A minorAm
That rings down from the sky
C majorC
Standing here upon the moon
G+G D MajorD C majorC
I watch it all roll by, all roll by
A minorAm FF F# minorF#m G+G
All roll by, all roll by
Instrumental:
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G x2
C majorC
Chorus:
D MajorD G+G
Standing on the moon
D MajorD G+G
I see a shadow on the sun
D MajorD G+G
Standing on the moon
C majorC
The stars go fading one by one
D MajorD G+G
I hear a cry of victory
C majorC G+G
And another of defeat
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
A augmentedA scrap of age-old lullaby
C majorC G+G C majorC
Down some forgotten street
D MajorD G+G
Standing on the moon
D MajorD G+G
Where talk is cheap and vision true
D MajorD G+G
Standing on the moon
C majorC
But I would rather be with you
D MajorD G+G
Somewhere in San Francisco
C majorC G+G
On a back porch in July
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Just looking up to heaven
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
At this crescent in the sky, in the sky
D MajorD G+G
Standing on the moon
C majorC G+G
With nothing left to do
C majorC G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA lovely view of heaven
G+G C majorC
But I'd rather be with you
C majorC G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA lovely view of heaven
G+G C majorC G+G
But I'd rather be with you, be with you
Outro:
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G
Be with you, I'd rather be with you
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G
Be with you, I'd rather be with you
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G
Be with you, I'd rather be with you
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G
Be with you, I'd rather be with you
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G
Be with you, I'd rather be with you
C majorC D MajorD C majorC G+G
Be with you, I'd rather be with you
C majorC D MajorD
Be with you, I'd rather be with you
Be with you