Chords for "MOON GOING DOWN" by Charley Patton - TABS AVAILABLE
Tempo:
94.9 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
A
F#
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [A] [D#] [B]
[G] [A] [F#m]
The moon is going down, baby, sun is about to [A] shine.
[D#] [G] [A] [F#m]
[A] [B] [C] [C#] [G] [G#] Moon is [D] going down, baby, sun is about [F#m] to shine.
Loretta [E] Henry told me, I don't want you hanging [A] around.
[F#] [G] [F#m]
[G] [F#m] Where were you, baby?
Clarksdale, Melbourne, [A] down.
[F#] [F#m]
[A] [D]
Now where were you, baby?
[F#] Clarksdale, London, [F#m] down.
I was [E] weighing down some flour [G#] with my [E] face all full of [A] frown.
[G] [F#m]
There is a house over yonder painted all [A] over green.
[F#] [Em]
[A] [B] [C] [D] There is a house over yonder painted [F#] all over [F#m] green.
[A] Some of [E] the finest young women [G#] I've ever [A] seen.
[F#] [Em] [F#m]
[G] [F#m] Thought [F#] I heard that Helena whistle, [F#m] Helena whistle, Helena whistle [A] blow.
[F#] [B]
[F#m] [A]
[D] Well, I [F#] thought I heard that Helena whistle [F#m] blow.
[E] I ain't gonna stop walking till I come to my [A] writer's door.
[F#] [G] [F#m]
[Am] Well, the smokestack is black and the ballet shines like,
the ballet shines like, [F#m] the ballet shines [A] like gold.
[F#] [B]
[Em] [F#m] [A] [B] [C]
[G] [D] The smokestack is black and the ballet shines [F#m] like gold.
Well, [E] I swear I ain't walking my babies around here no [A] more.
[D#] [Em] [F#m]
Well, I was out [F#] at midnight when I heard the [A] local blow.
[F#m]
[A] [D] I was out at midnight when [F#] I heard the local [F#m] blow.
I'm [E] gonna see my writer [C#m] when [G#] she's getting her [A] door.
[F#] [G] [F#m] [A]
[G] [A] [F#m]
The moon is going down, baby, sun is about to [A] shine.
[D#] [G] [A] [F#m]
[A] [B] [C] [C#] [G] [G#] Moon is [D] going down, baby, sun is about [F#m] to shine.
Loretta [E] Henry told me, I don't want you hanging [A] around.
[F#] [G] [F#m]
[G] [F#m] Where were you, baby?
Clarksdale, Melbourne, [A] down.
[F#] [F#m]
[A] [D]
Now where were you, baby?
[F#] Clarksdale, London, [F#m] down.
I was [E] weighing down some flour [G#] with my [E] face all full of [A] frown.
[G] [F#m]
There is a house over yonder painted all [A] over green.
[F#] [Em]
[A] [B] [C] [D] There is a house over yonder painted [F#] all over [F#m] green.
[A] Some of [E] the finest young women [G#] I've ever [A] seen.
[F#] [Em] [F#m]
[G] [F#m] Thought [F#] I heard that Helena whistle, [F#m] Helena whistle, Helena whistle [A] blow.
[F#] [B]
[F#m] [A]
[D] Well, I [F#] thought I heard that Helena whistle [F#m] blow.
[E] I ain't gonna stop walking till I come to my [A] writer's door.
[F#] [G] [F#m]
[Am] Well, the smokestack is black and the ballet shines like,
the ballet shines like, [F#m] the ballet shines [A] like gold.
[F#] [B]
[Em] [F#m] [A] [B] [C]
[G] [D] The smokestack is black and the ballet shines [F#m] like gold.
Well, [E] I swear I ain't walking my babies around here no [A] more.
[D#] [Em] [F#m]
Well, I was out [F#] at midnight when I heard the [A] local blow.
[F#m]
[A] [D] I was out at midnight when [F#] I heard the local [F#m] blow.
I'm [E] gonna see my writer [C#m] when [G#] she's getting her [A] door.
[F#] [G] [F#m] [A]
Key:
F#m
A
F#
G
E
F#m
A
F#
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D#] _ [B] _
[G] _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
The moon is going down, baby, sun is about to [A] shine.
_ [D#] _ [G] _ [A] _ [F#m] _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ [C#] _ [G] [G#] Moon is [D] going down, baby, sun is about [F#m] to shine. _
_ _ _ _ _ Loretta [E] Henry told me, I don't want you hanging [A] around.
[F#] _ [G] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [F#m] Where were you, baby? _
Clarksdale, Melbourne, [A] down.
[F#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D]
Now where were you, baby?
[F#] _ Clarksdale, London, [F#m] down.
_ _ _ _ _ I was [E] weighing down some flour [G#] with my [E] face all full of [A] frown.
_ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ There is a house over yonder painted all [A] over green.
_ [F#] _ [Em] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C] [D] There is a house over yonder painted [F#] all over [F#m] green.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Some of [E] the finest young women [G#] I've ever _ [A] seen.
_ [F#] _ [Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [F#m] Thought [F#] I heard that Helena whistle, [F#m] _ Helena whistle, _ Helena whistle [A] blow.
[F#] _ [B] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] Well, I [F#] thought I heard that Helena whistle [F#m] blow. _ _ _ _ _
[E] I ain't gonna stop walking till I come to my [A] writer's door.
_ [F#] _ [G] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Well, the smokestack is black and the ballet shines like,
the ballet shines like, [F#m] the ballet shines [A] like gold.
[F#] _ [B] _
[Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [C] _
[G] [D] The smokestack is black and the ballet shines [F#m] like gold.
_ _ _ _ Well, [E] I swear I ain't walking my babies around here no [A] more.
[D#] _ [Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, I was out [F#] at midnight when I heard the [A] local blow.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] [D] I was out at midnight when [F#] I heard the local [F#m] blow.
_ _ _ _ _ I'm [E] gonna see my writer [C#m] when [G#] she's getting her [A] door.
_ [F#] _ [G] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
The moon is going down, baby, sun is about to [A] shine.
_ [D#] _ [G] _ [A] _ [F#m] _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ [C#] _ [G] [G#] Moon is [D] going down, baby, sun is about [F#m] to shine. _
_ _ _ _ _ Loretta [E] Henry told me, I don't want you hanging [A] around.
[F#] _ [G] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [F#m] Where were you, baby? _
Clarksdale, Melbourne, [A] down.
[F#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D]
Now where were you, baby?
[F#] _ Clarksdale, London, [F#m] down.
_ _ _ _ _ I was [E] weighing down some flour [G#] with my [E] face all full of [A] frown.
_ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ There is a house over yonder painted all [A] over green.
_ [F#] _ [Em] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C] [D] There is a house over yonder painted [F#] all over [F#m] green.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Some of [E] the finest young women [G#] I've ever _ [A] seen.
_ [F#] _ [Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [F#m] Thought [F#] I heard that Helena whistle, [F#m] _ Helena whistle, _ Helena whistle [A] blow.
[F#] _ [B] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] Well, I [F#] thought I heard that Helena whistle [F#m] blow. _ _ _ _ _
[E] I ain't gonna stop walking till I come to my [A] writer's door.
_ [F#] _ [G] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Well, the smokestack is black and the ballet shines like,
the ballet shines like, [F#m] the ballet shines [A] like gold.
[F#] _ [B] _
[Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ [C] _
[G] [D] The smokestack is black and the ballet shines [F#m] like gold.
_ _ _ _ Well, [E] I swear I ain't walking my babies around here no [A] more.
[D#] _ [Em] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, I was out [F#] at midnight when I heard the [A] local blow.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] [D] I was out at midnight when [F#] I heard the local [F#m] blow.
_ _ _ _ _ I'm [E] gonna see my writer [C#m] when [G#] she's getting her [A] door.
_ [F#] _ [G] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _