Chords for Earl Hooker ~ ''The Moon Is Rising'' 1969
Tempo:
124.65 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Em]
[A]
[E] [Em]
[E] [B]
[A] [E]
[Em] [E] [A]
[Em] [E] [Em] [B]
Yeah, the [E] moon is rising [G]
and [A] the sun is [E] sinking low.
[Bb] [E]
Yeah, the [A] moon is rising and the [G] sun is [Em] sinking low.
[G] [E]
[Em] I'm gonna [B] find my baby if [E]
[A] it takes all night [E] and day.
[Em]
[E] [B]
[E] Moon is rising,
[Ab] [A] mama, and the sun is [E] sinking low.
I'm sitting on the third floor, baby, looking out at my woman.
The [A] moon is rising and the sun is [E] sinking low.
Right here in Chicago, [Em] baby.
[E]
[Em] [B] Boy, I look at the chills, people.
[E] [A] Look at the chills roll [Em] down my cheeks.
[A]
[Em] [E] [A]
[B] [G] Said, that's what you please.
You know I love my baby.
[D] [E] I don't care what she do.
[Em] You know [A] crying [E] ain't gonna help her.
[A] No, darling, crying ain't gonna help you.
[C]
[Em] [E]
[G] You know [B] crying ain't gonna help you, my little girl.
[Bb] [A] Cause you've been so mean to [E] me.
[A] [Gb] [Em] Yeah, she really have.
[B] [E] You know how it feels, ladies and gentlemen, to be hurt, don't you?
[A] [Em]
[E] You're someone that you really [C] love, you know.
[Em]
[A] Little girl, all my money, all the home, my big Cadillac and everything.
[E] But you, [Em] I still got missing, now.
[Em]
You know what I mean?
[B]
[A]
[G] [E] [A]
[Em] [B]
[E] Hello, baby.
[A] So you finally made up your mind [Em] to call me.
[E]
Hello, [A] my darling.
[C] [Db]
[G] [A] You finally made up your mind [Em] to call me.
[E]
[Em]
I know you was [B] running around with your new lover.
[A] And it wasn't the only thing that I've done for [E] you.
[G] [A] [Em] [A] [B]
Yeah, [Eb] I want to [E] tell you, yeah, yeah.
[A] You left me like a lonely [E] boy.
[Em]
[E] Yeah, you took all [A] my money and my love, and yeah, yeah.
[Em] [A] And you messed me [E] around.
[Em]
If you want [B] to be with me, my darling,
[A] Why don't you please tell me what [E] you're going to do?
[A] Tell me right [Am] now, honey, [E] before I hang up on [B] you.
All [D] right.
[Em]
Lord have mercy.
[G] [Em] [E] Hurry up, [Am] darling.
[E]
[A] [G] You got a few more minutes, now.
[A]
[G] [E] Three minutes, baby, to [G] make me your man.
[E] I know what you're going to do.
[Em]
[Bm] I was getting [E] down, and the moon was going down again.
[Em]
[Am] [E] [B]
[D] Yeah, my [E] baby finally came through.
[G] [A] Just like I really knew that she [E] would.
Yeah, my [A] baby, she came through.
Just like [G] I knew [E] that she would.
Now [A] the [B] sun can go down,
[A] And I don't have to worry [Em] about a [E] thing.
[Am] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Em]
[A]
[E] [Em]
[E] [B]
[A] [E]
[Em] [E] [A]
[Em] [E] [Em] [B]
Yeah, the [E] moon is rising [G]
and [A] the sun is [E] sinking low.
[Bb] [E]
Yeah, the [A] moon is rising and the [G] sun is [Em] sinking low.
[G] [E]
[Em] I'm gonna [B] find my baby if [E]
[A] it takes all night [E] and day.
[Em]
[E] [B]
[E] Moon is rising,
[Ab] [A] mama, and the sun is [E] sinking low.
I'm sitting on the third floor, baby, looking out at my woman.
The [A] moon is rising and the sun is [E] sinking low.
Right here in Chicago, [Em] baby.
[E]
[Em] [B] Boy, I look at the chills, people.
[E] [A] Look at the chills roll [Em] down my cheeks.
[A]
[Em] [E] [A]
[B] [G] Said, that's what you please.
You know I love my baby.
[D] [E] I don't care what she do.
[Em] You know [A] crying [E] ain't gonna help her.
[A] No, darling, crying ain't gonna help you.
[C]
[Em] [E]
[G] You know [B] crying ain't gonna help you, my little girl.
[Bb] [A] Cause you've been so mean to [E] me.
[A] [Gb] [Em] Yeah, she really have.
[B] [E] You know how it feels, ladies and gentlemen, to be hurt, don't you?
[A] [Em]
[E] You're someone that you really [C] love, you know.
[Em]
[A] Little girl, all my money, all the home, my big Cadillac and everything.
[E] But you, [Em] I still got missing, now.
[Em]
You know what I mean?
[B]
[A]
[G] [E] [A]
[Em] [B]
[E] Hello, baby.
[A] So you finally made up your mind [Em] to call me.
[E]
Hello, [A] my darling.
[C] [Db]
[G] [A] You finally made up your mind [Em] to call me.
[E]
[Em]
I know you was [B] running around with your new lover.
[A] And it wasn't the only thing that I've done for [E] you.
[G] [A] [Em] [A] [B]
Yeah, [Eb] I want to [E] tell you, yeah, yeah.
[A] You left me like a lonely [E] boy.
[Em]
[E] Yeah, you took all [A] my money and my love, and yeah, yeah.
[Em] [A] And you messed me [E] around.
[Em]
If you want [B] to be with me, my darling,
[A] Why don't you please tell me what [E] you're going to do?
[A] Tell me right [Am] now, honey, [E] before I hang up on [B] you.
All [D] right.
[Em]
Lord have mercy.
[G] [Em] [E] Hurry up, [Am] darling.
[E]
[A] [G] You got a few more minutes, now.
[A]
[G] [E] Three minutes, baby, to [G] make me your man.
[E] I know what you're going to do.
[Em]
[Bm] I was getting [E] down, and the moon was going down again.
[Em]
[Am] [E] [B]
[D] Yeah, my [E] baby finally came through.
[G] [A] Just like I really knew that she [E] would.
Yeah, my [A] baby, she came through.
Just like [G] I knew [E] that she would.
Now [A] the [B] sun can go down,
[A] And I don't have to worry [Em] about a [E] thing.
[Am] [E]
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_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ Yeah, the [E] moon is rising [G] _
and _ _ [A] _ _ the _ sun is [E] sinking low. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, the [A] moon is _ rising _ _ _ _ _ and the [G] sun is [Em] sinking low.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ I'm gonna [B] find my baby _ _ if _ [E] _
[A] _ _ it takes all night [E] and day.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Moon is rising, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ mama, and the sun is [E] sinking low. _ _ _ _
I'm sitting on the third floor, baby, looking out at my woman. _ _ _
The [A] moon is rising _ _ _ and _ _ _ the sun is [E] sinking low. _ _
Right here in Chicago, [Em] baby.
[E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] Boy, I look at the chills, people.
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ Look at the chills roll [Em] down my cheeks.
_ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Said, that's what you please.
_ _ You know I love my baby.
_ [D] _ [E] I don't care what she do.
[Em] You know _ [A] crying [E] ain't gonna help her.
_ _ [A] _ _ No, darling, crying ain't gonna help you.
[C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [G] You know [B] crying ain't gonna help you, my little girl.
_ _ [Bb] _ [A] Cause you've been so mean to [E] me. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Gb] _ [Em] _ _ Yeah, she really have.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ You know how it feels, ladies and gentlemen, to be hurt, don't you?
[A] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ You're someone that you really [C] love, you know.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Little girl, all my money, _ _ _ all the home, my big Cadillac and everything.
_ [E] _ _ But you, [Em] I still got missing, now.
_ _ [Em] _ _
You know what I mean?
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] Hello, baby. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ So you finally made up your mind [Em] to call me.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hello, [A] my darling.
[C] _ [Db] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] You finally made up your mind [Em] to call me.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ I know you was [B] running around with your new lover.
_ _ _ _ [A] And it wasn't the only thing that I've done for [E] you. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
_ Yeah, [Eb] I want to [E] tell you, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ [A] _ You left me like a lonely [E] boy. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[E] _ Yeah, you took all [A] my money and my love, and yeah, yeah.
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ And you _ messed me [E] around. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ If you want [B] to be with me, my darling,
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Why don't you please tell me what [E] you're going to do? _ _
[A] Tell me right [Am] now, honey, [E] _ before I hang up on [B] you.
_ All [D] right.
[Em] _ _ _ _
_ Lord have mercy. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ Hurry up, [Am] darling.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] You got a few more minutes, now.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ Three minutes, baby, to [G] make me your man.
_ _ [E] _ I know what you're going to do.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Bm] I was getting [E] down, and the moon was going down again.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D] Yeah, my [E] baby finally came through. _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ Just like I really knew that she [E] would. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, my [A] baby, she _ came through.
_ _ _ _ Just like [G] I knew [E] that she would. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now [A] the [B] sun can go down, _
_ _ _ [A] _ And I don't have to worry [Em] about a [E] thing.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ Yeah, the [E] moon is rising [G] _
and _ _ [A] _ _ the _ sun is [E] sinking low. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, the [A] moon is _ rising _ _ _ _ _ and the [G] sun is [Em] sinking low.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ I'm gonna [B] find my baby _ _ if _ [E] _
[A] _ _ it takes all night [E] and day.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Moon is rising, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ mama, and the sun is [E] sinking low. _ _ _ _
I'm sitting on the third floor, baby, looking out at my woman. _ _ _
The [A] moon is rising _ _ _ and _ _ _ the sun is [E] sinking low. _ _
Right here in Chicago, [Em] baby.
[E] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] Boy, I look at the chills, people.
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ Look at the chills roll [Em] down my cheeks.
_ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Said, that's what you please.
_ _ You know I love my baby.
_ [D] _ [E] I don't care what she do.
[Em] You know _ [A] crying [E] ain't gonna help her.
_ _ [A] _ _ No, darling, crying ain't gonna help you.
[C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [G] You know [B] crying ain't gonna help you, my little girl.
_ _ [Bb] _ [A] Cause you've been so mean to [E] me. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Gb] _ [Em] _ _ Yeah, she really have.
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ You know how it feels, ladies and gentlemen, to be hurt, don't you?
[A] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ You're someone that you really [C] love, you know.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Little girl, all my money, _ _ _ all the home, my big Cadillac and everything.
_ [E] _ _ But you, [Em] I still got missing, now.
_ _ [Em] _ _
You know what I mean?
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] Hello, baby. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ So you finally made up your mind [Em] to call me.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hello, [A] my darling.
[C] _ [Db] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] You finally made up your mind [Em] to call me.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ I know you was [B] running around with your new lover.
_ _ _ _ [A] And it wasn't the only thing that I've done for [E] you. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
_ Yeah, [Eb] I want to [E] tell you, yeah, yeah.
_ _ _ [A] _ You left me like a lonely [E] boy. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[E] _ Yeah, you took all [A] my money and my love, and yeah, yeah.
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ And you _ messed me [E] around. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ If you want [B] to be with me, my darling,
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Why don't you please tell me what [E] you're going to do? _ _
[A] Tell me right [Am] now, honey, [E] _ before I hang up on [B] you.
_ All [D] right.
[Em] _ _ _ _
_ Lord have mercy. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ Hurry up, [Am] darling.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] You got a few more minutes, now.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ Three minutes, baby, to [G] make me your man.
_ _ [E] _ I know what you're going to do.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Bm] I was getting [E] down, and the moon was going down again.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D] Yeah, my [E] baby finally came through. _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ Just like I really knew that she [E] would. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, my [A] baby, she _ came through.
_ _ _ _ Just like [G] I knew [E] that she would. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now [A] the [B] sun can go down, _
_ _ _ [A] _ And I don't have to worry [Em] about a [E] thing.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _