Moonshine Chords by Bert Jansch

Tempo:
90.95 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

G

F

D

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bert Jansch - Moonshine chords
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[G] [Gm]
[F] [G] [Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [F] [Gm]
[G] Hark unto the sweet lark, [E] the [F] dance of [G] Mary lay, [C] [F] How I wish the [Eb] wind would do the same [Bb] for me.
But [Eb] I rode it [D] here like a withered tree, [Gm] And [Dm] I watched both [Cm] day and night [Gm] pass [F] by.
[G]
[Cm] [Eb] [Gm]
[G] It was a cruel [G] and wicked master, Stole my [Dm] freedom [G] and charged me, [F]
To fight for him, [Eb] win him [Bb] victory.
[A] But [Cm] now [D] here am [Eb] [D] I, in a [Am]
damp and [Gm] dreary cell, And all [Am] I know of [Cm] time [D] is [Cm] the [Gm] church [G] bell.
[Gm]
[Cm] [G]
[F] [Gm] The moon [Dm] shines [Gm] soft and clear, [C] [Gm] in a death-black endless sky, [F] The cart wheel and [Eb] bright stars [Bb] twinkling down.
[Dm] [Eb] From the [F] shadows [Gm]
[Bb] calls [D] [Gm] the night owl, [Dm] He's [Cm] echoing my [Gm]
[G] lullaby.
[Dm]
[F] [Gm] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Dm] [Cm]
[D] [Gm]
[Dm] [Cm] [Gm]
[Dm] [G] Come [Gm] the stag down from [G] the mountain, [Gm] Come [Dm] the owl [G] from where he [F] sleeps,
Come the eagle from [Eb] his [F] [Bb] high nest, [Dm] [Eb] Where the sun and [D] the moon swim [Gm] and asleep.
[Dm] Come [C] fast and bold, [D] let's [Cm] set [G] me free.
[C] [Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [F] [Gm] I [F] dream of [G] waters [Gm] flowing, sweet [F] air to [Gm] softly breathe, [F] Of meadowlands [Eb] where the whacktail [Bb] bobs and a-whiz,
Of [A] [Cm] sunny days [D] where children [Gm] dance and play, [Dm] And sweet [Cm] music to [Cm] drive my [G] grief away.
[Gm] [G]
[Gm] [A] [G] [Gm]
[Am] [D] [Gm] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] [Gbm]
[Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gb]
[Gm]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] [Gb] [Gm] [A] [Gb]
[Gm] [Am] [Gb] [Gm]
[Gm] [D]
[Gm] [D] [Gm] [Am] [Gbm]
[Gm] [A] [Gb] [Gm] [Am] [Gb]
[Gm] [Gm] [Gm] [D]
[Gm] [Gb] [D]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Bert Jansch - Moonshine chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, Gm, D, Cm, Gm and Dm of chords. Start with a comfortable 45 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 91. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of G Minor.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [G] Hark unto the sweet lark, [E] the [F] dance of [G] Mary lay, [C] [F] How I wish the [Eb] wind would do the same [Bb] for me. _ _
But [Eb] I rode it [D] here like a withered tree, [Gm] And _ _ _ [Dm] I watched both [Cm] day and night [Gm] pass [F] by.
[G] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] It was a cruel [G] and wicked master, Stole my [Dm] freedom [G] and charged me, _ [F]
To fight for him, [Eb] _ win him [Bb] victory. _
_ [A] But [Cm] now [D] here am [Eb] [D] I, in a [Am]
damp and [Gm] dreary cell, _ And all [Am] I know of [Cm] time [D] is [Cm] the [Gm] church [G] bell.
[Gm] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ The moon [Dm] shines [Gm] soft and clear, [C] [Gm] in a death-black endless sky, [F] The cart wheel and [Eb] bright stars [Bb] twinkling down.
_ _ [Dm] [Eb] From the [F] shadows [Gm] _
[Bb] calls [D] [Gm] the night owl, _ _ [Dm] He's [Cm] echoing my _ [Gm] _ _
[G] lullaby.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ Come [Gm] the stag down from [G] the mountain, [Gm] Come [Dm] the owl [G] from where he [F] sleeps,
Come the eagle from [Eb] his [F] [Bb] high nest, _ _ [Dm] [Eb] Where the sun and [D] the moon swim [Gm] and asleep. _ _ _
[Dm] Come [C] fast and bold, [D] let's [Cm] set [G] me free. _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ I [F] dream of [G] waters [Gm] flowing, sweet [F] air to [Gm] softly breathe, [F] Of meadowlands [Eb] where the whacktail [Bb] bobs and a-whiz,
Of [A] [Cm] sunny days [D] where children [Gm] dance and play, _ _ [Dm] And sweet [Cm] music to [Cm] drive my [G] grief away. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Gb] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ [Gb] _
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [Gb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [Gbm] _
[Gm] _ _ [A] _ [Gb] _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [Gb] _
[Gm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _
[Gm] _ _ [Gb] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _

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