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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Earl Hooker  ~  ''The Moon Is Rising'' 1969 chords
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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]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
B
12341112
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
Em
121
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Let's start jamming Earl Hooker - The Moon Is Rising chords, practice the chord sequence Em, A, Em, E, Em, E, A and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 62 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 125. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Minor.

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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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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