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