Painted Moon chords by Silencers

Chords with lyrics

An obscure, but very nice melodic song from 1987. There are 3 chord versions here: the
4:04 single, the 6:38 blues mix, and the 8:00 extended version. Both the single and the
blues mix were available on the UK CD single along with 2 other tunes, and on the
Silencers first album "A Letter from St. Paul". I haven't found where the extended version
came from, but it may be a US only mix. All 3 are great tunes on their own. Times
shown are elapsed time from the start; by Marty Lurvey. http://www.thesilencers.info/


Single Version (4:04 long)

  Riff
e|--------------------|
BB|--3--2--------------|
G+G|--------2--0-2--4---|
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|
  BB

Intro < drums & lead guitar >   0:08

Verse 1
            Riff
B minorBm
    Woo hoo,  woo hoo,
          Riff
Walking home in the rain
           Riff
Blood runs cold in my veins
          Riff
News from a distant shore
          A augmentedA
Blues like never before       0:33
      A augmentedA
The moon is new
      Riff   Riff
      B minorBm
The moon is full
      A augmentedA
The moon is blue
      F#F#
The moon is cruel, painted moon.  1:00


Chorus
       B minorBm
Coming to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels from another world,
        A augmentedA
Love is here to stay,
        A augmentedA
So the angels say.    1:15
        B minorBm
Running to the rescue,
         D MajorD
Angels flying up above,
        A augmentedA
Phantoms in the bay,
         A augmentedA
While the natives pray
        Riff
        B minorBm
To the painted moon   1:34

Verse 2
            Riff
I wash my face and get dressed
         Riff
Time cuts into my wrist
          Riff
So who invents our dreams
             A augmentedA
The hands that hold the machine  1:50
      A augmentedA
The moon is blue
      F#F#
The moon is cruel, painted moon  2:02

Chorus
       B minorBm
Coming to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels from another world,
       A augmentedA
Love is here to stay,
        A augmentedA
So the angels say.    2:17
        B minorBm
Running to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels flying up above,
      A augmentedA
Phantoms in the bay,
         A augmentedA
While the natives pray,
        B minorBm / / / / / / / D MajorD / / / / / / / A augmentedA / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
To the painted moon,            painted moon,           painted

B minorBm / / / / / / / D MajorD / / / / / / / A augmentedA / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Moon,            painted moon.               3:03

Chorus & outro
       B minorBm
Coming to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels from another world,
       A augmentedA
Love is here to stay,
        A augmentedA
So the angels say.   3:18
        B minorBm
Running to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels flying up above,
      A augmentedA
Phantoms in the bay,
         A augmentedA
While the natives pray,
        B minorBm
To the painted moon, ooooo, 3:41
    Riff   Riff
Painted moon,
    Riff   Riff
Painted moon,  oooo,
    Riff   Riff
Painted moon...   < fadeout >  4:04


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Blues Mix (6:38 long)

  Riff
e|--------------------|
BB|--3--2--------------|
G+G|--------2--0-2--4---|
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|
  BB


Intro < drums & keyboard & bass & some voice >  0:41
    < drums & bass & some voice & harmonica >  1:32
 < drums & bass & some voice & lead guitar >  2:26

Verse 1
            Riff
B minorBm
          Riff
Walking home in the rain,
           Riff
Blood runs cold in my veins,
          Riff
News from a distant shore,
          A augmentedA
Blues like never before,       2:51
      A augmentedA
The moon is new
      Riff   Riff
      B minorBm
The moon is full,
      A augmentedA
The moon is blue,
      F#F#
The moon is cruel, painted moon.  3:18


Chorus
       B minorBm
Coming to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels from another world,
        A augmentedA
Love is here to stay,
        A augmentedA
So the angels say.   3:33
        B minorBm
Running to the rescue,
         D MajorD
Angels flying up above,
        A augmentedA
Phantoms in the bay,
         A augmentedA
While the natives pray
        Riff
        B minorBm
To the painted moon   3:51

Verse 2
            Riff
I wash my face and get dressed,
         Riff
Time cuts into my wrist,
          Riff
So who invents our dreams,
             A augmentedA
The hands that hold the machine,  4:08
      A augmentedA
The moon is blue,
      F#F#
The moon is cruel, painted moon.  4:19
Chorus
       B minorBm
Coming to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels from another world,
       A augmentedA
Love is here to stay,
        A augmentedA
So the angels say.   4:35
        B minorBm
Running to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels flying up above,
      A augmentedA
Phantoms in the bay,
         A augmentedA
While the natives pray,
        B minorBm / / / / / / / D MajorD / / / / / / / A augmentedA / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
To the painted moon,            painted moon,           painted

B minorBm / / / / / / / D MajorD / / / / / / / A augmentedA / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Moon,            painted moon.               5:21


Chorus & outro
       B minorBm
Coming to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels from another world,
       A augmentedA
Love is here to stay,
        A augmentedA
So the angels say.   5:36
        B minorBm
Running to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels flying up above,
      A augmentedA
Phantoms in the bay,
         A augmentedA
While the natives pray,
        B minorBm
To the painted moon, ooooo, 5:59
    Riff     Riff     Riff     Riff
Painted moon,                      6:15
    Riff     Riff     Riff     Riff
             Painted moon,         6:30
    Riff
I say...  < fadeout >  6:38


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Extended Version (8:00 long)

Here here are the chords, with bass notes for the 6-string when there is no 6-string playing.

Bass notes played on 6-string guitar:      Riff (6 string guitar)
e|----------------------------------      e|-----------------------|
BB|----------------------------------      BB|--3--2-----------------|
G+G|----------------------------------      G+G|--------2--0-2--4------|
D MajorD|----------0-----------------------      D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----2-----0--------------2-----      A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|----2--------------------0--------      E MajorE|-----------------------|
  E MajorE
BB


Intro – instrumental
< Keyboard and percussion only >  0:33

< Bass added and occasional guitar chord or notes >
  BB / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / F#F# / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 0:47

X2: BB / / / / / / / D MajorD / / / / / / / A augmentedA / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 1:17

< lyric > To the painted moon...  1:19

< Keyboard, percussion, bass, and occasional lead guitar >  2:03
  BB (bass)

Verse 1 < start regular song with lyrics and guitars >
            Riff
B minorBm
    Woo hoo,  woo hoo,
          Riff
Walking home in the rain
           Riff
Blood runs cold in my veins
          Riff
News from a distant shore
          A augmentedA
Blues like never before       2:26
      A augmentedA
The moon is new
      Riff   Riff
      B minorBm
The moon is full
      A augmentedA
The moon is blue
      F#F#
The moon is cruel, painted moon.  2:51


Chorus
       B minorBm
Coming to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels from another world,
        A augmentedA
Love is here to stay,
        A augmentedA
So the angels say.    3:10
        B minorBm
Running to the rescue,
         D MajorD
Angels flying up above,
        A augmentedA
Phantoms in the bay,
         A augmentedA ]
While the natives pray...   3:25


Bridge     < bass guitar and percussion only >
        BB / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
To the painted moon, I wash my face and get dressed,

E MajorE / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / F#F# / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
       The moon is blue,          painted moon       3:52


Instrumental < all bass guitar & keyboard & percussion >
  X2: BB / / / / / / / D MajorD / / / / / / / A augmentedA / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 4:22


Chorus
       B minorBm
Coming to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels from another world,
       A augmentedA
Love is here to stay,
        A augmentedA
So the angels say.
        B minorBm
Running to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels flying up above,
      A augmentedA
Phantoms in the bay,
         A augmentedA ]
While the natives pray...   4:51
        B minorBm / / / / / / / D MajorD / / / / / / / A augmentedA / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
To the painted moon,            painted moon,           painted
                                         5:08
B minorBm / / / / / / / D MajorD / / / / / / / A augmentedA / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Moon,            painted moon.               5:22

< bass & percussion only >
BB / / / / / / / D MajorD / / / / / / / A augmentedA / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /  5:38


Chorus
       B minorBm
Coming to the rescue,
       D MajorD
Angels from another world,
       A augmentedA
Love is here to stay,
        A augmentedA
So the angels say...  5:53
    B minorBm
Painted moon, oooo, painted moon, oooo, painted moon...  6:12


Outro
< bass & percussion & harmonica >  7:08
 BB (bass)