Moonlight And Skies chords by Jimmie Rodgers

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
C majorC          C7C7  FF       C majorC
Oh, come hear my story of heartaches and sighs.
                         G7G7
I’m a prisoner who’s lonely for his moonlight and skies.
C majorC             FF
I have a sweetheart who’s waiting for me
        C majorC     G7G7      C majorC
Back in old Oklahoma, not far from Shawnee.
         FF             C majorC
Her lips are like cherries. Her little heart cries,
             G7G7          C majorC
“Daddy, please come back to your moonlight and skies.”
         FF            C majorC
My pal’s name was Blacky, a lad with true heart.
       G7G7           C majorC
A augmentedA robb’ry we planned, so decided to start.
       FF             C majorC
I went to my darling with tears in her eyes.
            G7G7              C majorC
She said, “Daddy, don’t leave me, your moonlight and skies.”
         FF               C majorC
I laughed at her pleading, youth must have it’s way,
          G7G7         C majorC
And said, ”I’ll be back in a couple of days.”

Break:
C majorC G7G7 C majorC

Verse 2:
C majorC         C7C7      FF        C majorC
The next scene was fatal, with a shot through his heart,
                     G7G7
For Blacky died sending love to his sweetheart.
  C majorC           FF
“Go tell her, go tell her, I send her my love.
         C majorC        G7G7   C majorC
I’ll meet her in heaven with the angels above.”
         FF           C majorC
That night I was captured out under the stars.
          G7G7            C majorC
Now I have life to linger behind these iron bars.
           FF            C majorC
You’ll find me at my window as the day slowly dies.
          G7G7              C majorC
I’m dreaming of my darling and my moonlight and skies.
        FF           C majorC
A augmentedA pale moon is shining, is shining so bright,
        G7G7            C majorC
And lovers are strolling by my window tonight.
         FF              C majorC
Their laughter so merry brings heartaches and sighs
          G7G7              C majorC
To a pris’ner who’s lonely for the moonlight and skies.

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