Grapefruit Moon chords by Tom Waits

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

...GRAPEFRUIT MOON... by Tom Waits
---------------------.............

*from 'Closing Time' (1973)*


Intro:

C majorC
C,
G+G

Verse 1:

C majorC
 Grapefruit moon, one star shining,
G+G
 Shi-ning down on me.
C majorC
 Heard that tune, and now I'm pining,
G+G
 Ho-ney, can't you see?

Chorus 1:

C majorC
 'Cos every time I hear that melody,
   FF
Well, something breaks in-side.
C majorC
 And the grapefruit moon, one star shining,
C majorC
 Can't turn back, the tide.

Interlude:

FF

Verse 2:

C majorC
 Never had, no desti-nation,
G+G
 Could not get a-cross.
C majorC
 You be-came, my inspi-ration,
G+G
 Oh, but what a cost.

Chorus 2:

C majorC
 'Cos every time I hear that melody,
   FF
Well, something breaks in-side.
C majorC
 And the grapefruit moon, one star shining,
C majorC
 Is more than I,  can hide.

Interlude:

FF

Instrumental:

G+G (x2)

FF
C majorC

Interlude:

FF

Verse 3:

C majorC
 Now I'm smoking, ciga-rettes, and I,
G+G
 Strive for puri-ty.
C majorC
 And I slip, just like the stars,
  G+G
In-to ob-scuri-ty.

Chorus 3:

C majorC
 'Cos every time I hear that melody,
   FF
Well, something breaks in-side.
C majorC
 And the grapefruit moon, one star shining,
  C majorC
Is all that I,  can see.

Outro:

C majorC


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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  E minor 7Em7

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 x32010 xx0211 133211 022030

  A minorAm

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 320003 022200 xx0212 x02210


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007

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