The Whole Of The Moon chords by The Waterboys

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

Intro:
G+G G+G C majorC G+G
FF G+G FF G+G

Verse:
C majorC       G+G
I pictured a rainbow
C majorC  C majorC
you held in your hands
FF   G+G
I had flashes
FF  G+G
but you saw then plan
C majorC           G+G
I wondered out in the world for years
C majorC   G+G            FF
while you just stayed in your room
        G+G  FF
I saw the crescent
G+G             C majorC
you saw the whole of the moon!
G+G        FF  C majorC
The whole of the moon!

Verse:
     C majorC
You were there at the turnstiles
     G+G
with the wind at your heels
  C majorC
You stretched for the stars
    G+G
and you know how it feels to reach
FF     G+G    FF
too high, too far, too soon,
G+G            C majorC
you saw the whole of the moon!

Verse:
    G+G
I was grounded
C majorC   G+G
while you filled the skies
FF      G+G        FF
I was dumbfounded by truths
G+G
you cut through lies
C majorC           G+G   C majorC
I saw the rain-dirty valley
G+G
you saw Brigadoon
FF       G+G  FF
I saw the crescent
G+G            C majorC
you saw the whole of the moon!

Interlude:
C majorC  G+G C majorC G+G
FF  G+G FF G+G

Bridge:
C majorC        G+G  A minorAm
I spoke about wings
G6G6
you just flew
 FF              C majorC  DmDm
I wondered, I guessed, and I tried
C majorC
you just knew
 C majorC   G+G
I sighed
C majorC  G+G
but you swooned!
 FF        G+G  FF
I saw the crescent
G+G            C majorC
you saw the whole of the moon!
G+G         FF  G+G
The whole of the moon!

Verse:
    C majorC
With a torch in your pocket
    G+G
and the wind at your heels
   C majorC
You climbed on the ladder
    G+G
and you know how it feels to reach
FF     G+G    FF
too high, too far, too soon,
G+G            C majorC
you saw the whole of the moon!
G+G        FF
The whole of the moon!
   G+G
Hey, yeah!

Verse:
C majorC
Unicorns and cannonballs,
G+G
palaces and piers,
C majorC
Trumpets, towers, and tenements,
   G+G
wide oceans full of tears,
FF
Flag, rags, ferry boats,
G+G
scimitars and scarves,
FF
Every precious dream and vision
G+G
underneath the stars
     C majorC
Yes, you climbed on the ladder
     G+G
with the wind in your sails
   C majorC
You came like a comet
G+G
blazing your trail
FF     G+G    FF
Too high, too far, too soon,
G+G            C majorC   G+G
you saw the whole of the moon!

Outro: (x2)

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