Chords for THE HOUNDS Never Try To Catch The Sun 1967
Tempo:
116 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Bm] [A]
[G]
Long ago, [C]
I was [G] called your friend.
Now we're through, [C]
but you [G] were hard to bend.
Remember when [Am] I gave you the moon, [G] you said, [D] I want the sun.
[Am] So clean up your thinking, [F] your world is a [G] stinking and it's time.
[A] It's time [G] to go.
The sky's a [E] lullaby.
You can grab hold of [G] the moon for fun, [C#m] [C] but [Bm] never try to catch [G] the sun.
This story tells [C]
of [G] hated love and fear.
This story smells [C]
of [G] rumors we can hear.
I'll never [Am] understand why you [G] went on the way [C] you did.
[D]
[Am] But someday you'll find [F] it, but don't you [G] mind that it's time.
[Am]
[G] It's time to go.
[Am]
[D] The [G] sky's a lullaby.
[E] You can [D#] grab hold of the [G] moon for fun, [C#m] [C] but [A] never try to [D] catch [G] the sun.
For a time, [C]
[G] we were back home.
But this time, [C]
this story [G] wasn't told.
And I [Am] kept asking me, [G] but even if you begged a thousand [Dm] times, [Bm]
[D] [A] I would [D] never tell the story.
I [F] didn't care if it mattered how much [G] glory I could get.
[Am]
And now it's time to go.
[Am]
[G] The sky's a [F#] lullaby.
You can [D#] grab hold of the [G] moon for [C#m] fun, [C] but never try [A] to catch [G] the sun.
[Em] You can [D#] grab hold of the [G] moon for [C#m] fun, [C] but never try to [D] catch [G] the sun.
[G]
Long ago, [C]
I was [G] called your friend.
Now we're through, [C]
but you [G] were hard to bend.
Remember when [Am] I gave you the moon, [G] you said, [D] I want the sun.
[Am] So clean up your thinking, [F] your world is a [G] stinking and it's time.
[A] It's time [G] to go.
The sky's a [E] lullaby.
You can grab hold of [G] the moon for fun, [C#m] [C] but [Bm] never try to catch [G] the sun.
This story tells [C]
of [G] hated love and fear.
This story smells [C]
of [G] rumors we can hear.
I'll never [Am] understand why you [G] went on the way [C] you did.
[D]
[Am] But someday you'll find [F] it, but don't you [G] mind that it's time.
[Am]
[G] It's time to go.
[Am]
[D] The [G] sky's a lullaby.
[E] You can [D#] grab hold of the [G] moon for fun, [C#m] [C] but [A] never try to [D] catch [G] the sun.
For a time, [C]
[G] we were back home.
But this time, [C]
this story [G] wasn't told.
And I [Am] kept asking me, [G] but even if you begged a thousand [Dm] times, [Bm]
[D] [A] I would [D] never tell the story.
I [F] didn't care if it mattered how much [G] glory I could get.
[Am]
And now it's time to go.
[Am]
[G] The sky's a [F#] lullaby.
You can [D#] grab hold of the [G] moon for [C#m] fun, [C] but never try [A] to catch [G] the sun.
[Em] You can [D#] grab hold of the [G] moon for [C#m] fun, [C] but never try to [D] catch [G] the sun.
Key:
G
C
Am
D
A
G
C
Am
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Long ago, _ _ _ [C] _ _
I was [G] called your friend. _ _ _
_ Now we're through, _ _ [C] _ _
but you [G] were hard to bend. _ _ _
Remember when [Am] I gave you the moon, [G] you said, [D] I want the sun. _ _ _
_ _ [Am] So clean up your thinking, [F] your world is a [G] stinking and it's time. _ _
_ [A] It's time [G] to go. _ _ _
_ The sky's a _ [E] lullaby.
You can grab hold of [G] the moon for fun, [C#m] _ [C] but [Bm] never try to catch [G] the sun. _ _ _
_ This story tells _ _ [C] _
of [G] hated love and fear. _ _
_ This story smells _ _ [C] _
of [G] rumors we can hear. _ _
_ I'll never [Am] understand why you [G] went on the way [C] you did.
[D] _ _
_ _ [Am] But someday you'll find [F] it, but don't you [G] mind that it's time.
_ _ [Am] _
_ [G] It's time to go.
_ [Am] _
_ [D] The [G] sky's a lullaby.
[E] You can [D#] grab hold of the [G] moon for fun, [C#m] _ [C] but [A] never try to [D] catch [G] the sun. _ _ _
_ For a time, _ [C] _ _
[G] we were back home.
But _ this _ _ time, _ [C] _ _
this story [G] wasn't told. _ _ _
And I [Am] kept asking me, [G] but even if you begged a thousand _ [Dm] times, [Bm] _ _
[D] _ [A] I would [D] never tell the story.
I [F] didn't care if it mattered how much [G] glory I could get.
[Am] _ _
And now it's time to go.
_ [Am] _ _
_ [G] The sky's a [F#] lullaby.
You can [D#] grab hold of the [G] moon for [C#m] fun, _ [C] but never try [A] to catch [G] the sun.
[Em] You can [D#] grab hold of the [G] moon for [C#m] fun, _ [C] but never try to [D] catch [G] the sun. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Long ago, _ _ _ [C] _ _
I was [G] called your friend. _ _ _
_ Now we're through, _ _ [C] _ _
but you [G] were hard to bend. _ _ _
Remember when [Am] I gave you the moon, [G] you said, [D] I want the sun. _ _ _
_ _ [Am] So clean up your thinking, [F] your world is a [G] stinking and it's time. _ _
_ [A] It's time [G] to go. _ _ _
_ The sky's a _ [E] lullaby.
You can grab hold of [G] the moon for fun, [C#m] _ [C] but [Bm] never try to catch [G] the sun. _ _ _
_ This story tells _ _ [C] _
of [G] hated love and fear. _ _
_ This story smells _ _ [C] _
of [G] rumors we can hear. _ _
_ I'll never [Am] understand why you [G] went on the way [C] you did.
[D] _ _
_ _ [Am] But someday you'll find [F] it, but don't you [G] mind that it's time.
_ _ [Am] _
_ [G] It's time to go.
_ [Am] _
_ [D] The [G] sky's a lullaby.
[E] You can [D#] grab hold of the [G] moon for fun, [C#m] _ [C] but [A] never try to [D] catch [G] the sun. _ _ _
_ For a time, _ [C] _ _
[G] we were back home.
But _ this _ _ time, _ [C] _ _
this story [G] wasn't told. _ _ _
And I [Am] kept asking me, [G] but even if you begged a thousand _ [Dm] times, [Bm] _ _
[D] _ [A] I would [D] never tell the story.
I [F] didn't care if it mattered how much [G] glory I could get.
[Am] _ _
And now it's time to go.
_ [Am] _ _
_ [G] The sky's a [F#] lullaby.
You can [D#] grab hold of the [G] moon for [C#m] fun, _ [C] but never try [A] to catch [G] the sun.
[Em] You can [D#] grab hold of the [G] moon for [C#m] fun, _ [C] but never try to [D] catch [G] the sun. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _