Moonlighting Chords by Leo Sayer

Now I've got Moonlighting here, a song about people just nicking off, two people [G] in love just clearing off.
Yeah, there used to be this place, Gretna [Abm] Green, _ in Scotland, where you could actually go and have a,
rather like a Las Vegas wedding or a Las Vegas divorce.
A quickie marriage.
Yeah, a quickie marriage, exactly.
And it was about Dave, the van driver in our band, funnily enough.
Oh really?
Who fell in love with [E] the chief of police for Worthing Sussex in England, _ and the chief of police's daughter,
sorry, I didn't say that right, I got that wrong there, sorry.
[C] The daughter of the chief of police, right, they fell in love.
There was no way that he would allow her to marry him.
Because he was a muso?
Because he was a [F] muso, exactly.
You know what [G] they're like.
So they had to kind of run off, and [Ab] it's the saga of [N] how they kind of almost got there.
In the song, it ends up, we're only ten miles to Gretna, they're 300 behind.
Well they weren't, they were right there actually, because he tipped off the local policeman, the Carlisle police,
and actually sort of, they got_
Caught them before they got married?
Yeah.
Terrible, isn't it?
Sad story.
So they never did actually tie the knot.
But I left it on a happy note.
Yeah, she did leave it on a happy note.
Let's have a look at it now.
What do you say about this film clip?
Let's have this film clip.
This is not really a film clip, this was done from a television show that I did.
Alright.
And they just kind of used [C] it.
Oh, wait.
And there it was.
Let's have a look. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He sees her at the same time, at the _ _ _ Mexican [Bm] _
[A] _ [G] discotheque.
She gives him French kisses.
He [C] gives her French cigarettes.
They sit at the same table every time.
_ The lights are low, but their eyes [A] shine.
[G] She's taking the meat from those sweet soul mates.
She keeps him out of fights, holds on to his pen.
Yeah, [F] he was first lonely.
[G] _ Tonight's the night.
_ [C] Mom's a-planning, so [F] it's gotta be right.
_ Under the table, her [G] bag is bursting at the seams.
[C] She made sure to [F] bring everything.
_ [C] _
Moonlighting.
They're leaving everything.
[G] _ Moonlighting.
They're losing all their friends.
[C] Moonlighting.
It's the only way.
[G] It's frightening.
But it means they'll stay _ [F] _
together.
_ They're gonna [C] make it together.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ His blue Morris van is parked in an alley just by Montague [G] Street.
_ His friend Eddie hated the respray, so he [C] couldn't drive at all last week.
And it cost most of the money that he had saved up to [Em] pay Eddie's [G] receipt.
_ But Eddie figures it's worth it, cause the disguise is a must.
When [C] they go missing, they're gonna look for the van first.
[Em] _ [F] She whispers slowly, [G] it'll be alright.
_ [C] I took some cash from my [F] building society.
And my monthly check came [G] in this ride.
_ _ [C] If only they knew they [F] were away.
_ [C]
Moonlighting.
They're leaving everything.
_ [G] _
Moonlighting.
They're losing all their friends.
[C] _
Moonlighting.
It's the only way.
[G] It's frightening.
But it means they'll stay [F] _
together.
_ _ They're gonna make [C] it together.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] 9.15 Monday morning at the printing work.
The boss notices [A] someone's not clocked in.
And the water department of the council offices have a [D] message.
That Mrs.
Hart's daughter is missing.
_ _ Meanwhile the car out turn off the M6 motorway.
Drinking cold black coffee, eating hot dog [Bm] cakes.
[A] She stares at him with his beard unshaved.
Wonders at his power of staying awake.
[G] He whispers slow, [A] you did just fine.
_ [D] They shared the [Gb] drive [G] all through the night.
She laughed, my mother will have lost [A] her mind.
_ [D] We're only ten miles to Gretna, [G] they're 300 behind.
[D] _
Moonlighting.
They're leaving everything.
_ _ [A] _
Moonlighting.
They're losing all their [D] friends. _
Moonlighting.
It's the only way.
[A] It's frightening.
But it means they'll stay [G] _
together.
_ They're gonna make it [D] together.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Moonlighting.
They're leaving everything.
_ _ [A] Moonlighting.