Chords for Slim Gaillard - "How High The Moon". (1959)
Tempo:
96.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Gm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm] [Am] Somewhere [G] there's music, [Gm] moon,
[G] stars, [Fm]
[Cm] oh, the planets flying [D] [Gm] through the skies.
[A] Right before your eyes, you can see everything that's happening through the skies.
Music, [Gm] somewhere, [G] how high [D] the moon, [F] everybody's wondering, hey, [D] everybody's wondering how
high [Gm] the moon, [A] the moon never wonder how low you are, [Bb] how [E] far.
Somewhere [G] there's music, [Gm] how high the moon, hey, [Dm] the stars, [G] [Fm] everybody flying through the
stars, through the sky, through the moon, [Eb] through the sun, round [A] and round, Jupiter,
Pluto, Mars, stars, every planet around [Gb] through the skies.
Zoom, zoom, [G] zoom, they will be orbiting [Gm] you.
Let's orbit the moon and the moon, moon, [G] moon, I'll orbit, [Dm] oh, and round and [Fm] round, through
the stars, skies, [Cm] say, zoom, here they [D] come, there they go, where you're [G] flying, speeding
at 982 [Em],000 million miles an [Am] hour.
[G] Man, they're
[A] [D]
[Am] [Fm]
[Cm] [G]
[A]
[D] [Gm] [Am]
[G]
[A] [Dm]
[C] [Em]
really It's great.
Woo-hoo!
[C]
[Dm] Uh-oh!
[Fm]
[Cm] [D] [C]
[G] [B] [E]
[Em] [C]
[Dm] [D]
[Cm] [Gb] [D] [B]
[G] [A]
Say, everybody's wondering how,
[F] [C] we know, because [Fm] we were sailing by the [A] moon, we looked at
the [E] stars down below.
[A] Say, [G] you know, we're [F] sailing, [D] sailing round and round, [A] we're going to orbit, [Gm] orbit the
moon, the sun, [F] the stars, those Jupiter, [Fm] Mars, all the planets, [Eb] what they're going to [Am] do
when the planets all [Gm] meet together and say, hello there, how are [A] you?
Bingo, explosion, that's really going to really have a waylick time.
[G] When they have those [Gm] Sunday afternoon jam sessions, they have [G] 582,322,000,000 [Fm] saxophones
all [A] wailing at one time, oh, [D] it'll be real crazy, really, really wild.
[G] Say, [Am] do you know what they have on the moon?
[D] Listen now, they [A] raise potatoes, [C] tomatoes, potatoes, and tomatoes, potatoes, [G] potatoes
the size of the Hollywood Bowl.
[A]
How do they peel them?
[D] They peel them with [G] the bulldozer.
[D] Oh, [A] just imagine a nice big bowl [D] of potato salad.
[G] Say, we're approaching [Gm] the moon now.
[F] Here they come, there they [Fm] go.
[Cm] [D] [C]
[Bm]
[Gm] [G] [E]
[G] stars, [Fm]
[Cm] oh, the planets flying [D] [Gm] through the skies.
[A] Right before your eyes, you can see everything that's happening through the skies.
Music, [Gm] somewhere, [G] how high [D] the moon, [F] everybody's wondering, hey, [D] everybody's wondering how
high [Gm] the moon, [A] the moon never wonder how low you are, [Bb] how [E] far.
Somewhere [G] there's music, [Gm] how high the moon, hey, [Dm] the stars, [G] [Fm] everybody flying through the
stars, through the sky, through the moon, [Eb] through the sun, round [A] and round, Jupiter,
Pluto, Mars, stars, every planet around [Gb] through the skies.
Zoom, zoom, [G] zoom, they will be orbiting [Gm] you.
Let's orbit the moon and the moon, moon, [G] moon, I'll orbit, [Dm] oh, and round and [Fm] round, through
the stars, skies, [Cm] say, zoom, here they [D] come, there they go, where you're [G] flying, speeding
at 982 [Em],000 million miles an [Am] hour.
[G] Man, they're
[A] [D]
[Am] [Fm]
[Cm] [G]
[A]
[D] [Gm] [Am]
[G]
[A] [Dm]
[C] [Em]
really It's great.
Woo-hoo!
[C]
[Dm] Uh-oh!
[Fm]
[Cm] [D] [C]
[G] [B] [E]
[Em] [C]
[Dm] [D]
[Cm] [Gb] [D] [B]
[G] [A]
Say, everybody's wondering how,
[F] [C] we know, because [Fm] we were sailing by the [A] moon, we looked at
the [E] stars down below.
[A] Say, [G] you know, we're [F] sailing, [D] sailing round and round, [A] we're going to orbit, [Gm] orbit the
moon, the sun, [F] the stars, those Jupiter, [Fm] Mars, all the planets, [Eb] what they're going to [Am] do
when the planets all [Gm] meet together and say, hello there, how are [A] you?
Bingo, explosion, that's really going to really have a waylick time.
[G] When they have those [Gm] Sunday afternoon jam sessions, they have [G] 582,322,000,000 [Fm] saxophones
all [A] wailing at one time, oh, [D] it'll be real crazy, really, really wild.
[G] Say, [Am] do you know what they have on the moon?
[D] Listen now, they [A] raise potatoes, [C] tomatoes, potatoes, and tomatoes, potatoes, [G] potatoes
the size of the Hollywood Bowl.
[A]
How do they peel them?
[D] They peel them with [G] the bulldozer.
[D] Oh, [A] just imagine a nice big bowl [D] of potato salad.
[G] Say, we're approaching [Gm] the moon now.
[F] Here they come, there they [Fm] go.
[Cm] [D] [C]
[Bm]
[Gm] [G] [E]
Key:
G
D
A
Gm
Fm
G
D
A
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] Somewhere [G] there's music, _ _ [Gm] _ moon, _
[G] _ _ stars, _ [Fm] _ _
[Cm] oh, the planets flying [D] _ [Gm] through the skies. _ _
[A] Right before your eyes, you can see everything that's happening through the skies.
Music, _ [Gm] _ _ somewhere, [G] how high [D] the moon, [F] everybody's wondering, _ hey, [D] everybody's wondering how
high [Gm] the moon, [A] the moon never wonder how low you are, [Bb] how [E] far.
_ Somewhere [G] there's music, _ [Gm] how high the moon, hey, [Dm] the stars, [G] _ [Fm] everybody flying through the
stars, through the sky, through the moon, [Eb] through the sun, round [A] and round, Jupiter,
Pluto, Mars, stars, every planet around [Gb] through the skies.
Zoom, zoom, [G] zoom, they will be orbiting [Gm] you.
Let's orbit the moon and the moon, moon, [G] moon, I'll orbit, [Dm] oh, and round and [Fm] round, through
the stars, skies, [Cm] say, zoom, here they [D] come, there they go, where you're [G] flying, speeding
at 982 [Em],000 million miles an [Am] hour.
[G] Man, they're _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ really_ It's great.
Woo-hoo!
[C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ Uh-oh!
[Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Say, everybody's wondering how, _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] we know, because [Fm] we were sailing by the [A] moon, we looked at
the [E] stars down below.
[A] _ _ Say, [G] you know, we're [F] sailing, [D] sailing round and round, [A] we're going to orbit, [Gm] orbit the
moon, the sun, [F] the stars, those Jupiter, [Fm] Mars, all the planets, [Eb] what they're going to [Am] do
when the planets all [Gm] meet together and say, hello there, how are [A] you?
Bingo, explosion, that's really going to really have a waylick time.
[G] _ When they have those [Gm] Sunday afternoon jam sessions, they have [G] 582,322,000,000 [Fm] saxophones
all [A] wailing at one time, oh, [D] it'll be real crazy, really, really wild. _ _
_ [G] Say, [Am] do you know what they have on the moon?
[D] Listen now, they [A] raise potatoes, [C] tomatoes, potatoes, and tomatoes, potatoes, [G] potatoes
the size of the Hollywood Bowl.
_ [A]
How do they peel them?
[D] They peel them with [G] the bulldozer.
[D] Oh, [A] just imagine a nice big bowl [D] of potato salad. _
_ [G] _ Say, we're approaching [Gm] the moon now. _
[F] _ _ _ Here they come, there they [Fm] go. _
[Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ stars, _ [Fm] _ _
[Cm] oh, the planets flying [D] _ [Gm] through the skies. _ _
[A] Right before your eyes, you can see everything that's happening through the skies.
Music, _ [Gm] _ _ somewhere, [G] how high [D] the moon, [F] everybody's wondering, _ hey, [D] everybody's wondering how
high [Gm] the moon, [A] the moon never wonder how low you are, [Bb] how [E] far.
_ Somewhere [G] there's music, _ [Gm] how high the moon, hey, [Dm] the stars, [G] _ [Fm] everybody flying through the
stars, through the sky, through the moon, [Eb] through the sun, round [A] and round, Jupiter,
Pluto, Mars, stars, every planet around [Gb] through the skies.
Zoom, zoom, [G] zoom, they will be orbiting [Gm] you.
Let's orbit the moon and the moon, moon, [G] moon, I'll orbit, [Dm] oh, and round and [Fm] round, through
the stars, skies, [Cm] say, zoom, here they [D] come, there they go, where you're [G] flying, speeding
at 982 [Em],000 million miles an [Am] hour.
[G] Man, they're _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ really_ It's great.
Woo-hoo!
[C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ Uh-oh!
[Fm] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Say, everybody's wondering how, _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] we know, because [Fm] we were sailing by the [A] moon, we looked at
the [E] stars down below.
[A] _ _ Say, [G] you know, we're [F] sailing, [D] sailing round and round, [A] we're going to orbit, [Gm] orbit the
moon, the sun, [F] the stars, those Jupiter, [Fm] Mars, all the planets, [Eb] what they're going to [Am] do
when the planets all [Gm] meet together and say, hello there, how are [A] you?
Bingo, explosion, that's really going to really have a waylick time.
[G] _ When they have those [Gm] Sunday afternoon jam sessions, they have [G] 582,322,000,000 [Fm] saxophones
all [A] wailing at one time, oh, [D] it'll be real crazy, really, really wild. _ _
_ [G] Say, [Am] do you know what they have on the moon?
[D] Listen now, they [A] raise potatoes, [C] tomatoes, potatoes, and tomatoes, potatoes, [G] potatoes
the size of the Hollywood Bowl.
_ [A]
How do they peel them?
[D] They peel them with [G] the bulldozer.
[D] Oh, [A] just imagine a nice big bowl [D] of potato salad. _
_ [G] _ Say, we're approaching [Gm] the moon now. _
[F] _ _ _ Here they come, there they [Fm] go. _
[Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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