Chords for The Moon's a Harsh Mistress - Jimmy Webb

Tempo:
135.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

G

Eb

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Moon's a Harsh Mistress - Jimmy Webb chords
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[D] [C]
[Bb] [G]
[C]
[Bb] [G]
[Gb] See how [C] she flies
[D]
[G] Golden sails across [Am] the [Em] sky
[A]
[G] Close enough [C] to touch
But [D]
[Bm] careful [C] if you try
[Gb] How she looks as warm as [E]
[Em] gold
[C]
[G] The moon's a harsh [Am] mistress
[C] [A]
The moon can be [C] so cold
[G]
Once the [A] sun did shine
[C] [D]
[G] Good lord, it felt [A] so [D] fine
[G]
The moon of phantom [C] rose
Through [D]
[Bm] the [G] mountains [C] and the [D] plains
[Am] And then the darkness [E] fell
[Em] [Bm] [C]
[Bm] And the moon's a [A] harsh mistress
[C] [D]
It's so hard to [C] love her well
I [G]
[C]
[Bbm] fell out [Eb] of her eyes
I [D] fell out [Bb] of [Cm] her [C] arms
I
[Eb] [Bb] fell down on [Eb] my face
[F] Yes I did, and [Dm] I
I tripped [Bb] and I missed [Eb] my
Stone [F] [Eb] gun
I fell and I [Gm] fell [F] alone
[C] I fell [Eb]
alone
[Bb] And the moon's a [Cm] harsh mistress
[C] [Cm]
[C] And the sky is made of [Bb] stone
[Ab]
The moon's a [Eb] harsh mistress
[Dm] Yes she [C] is
She's hard to call your [Cm] own
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Bb]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [G]
[Eb] [Db]
[Bb]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
G
2131
Eb
12341116
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
G
2131
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To learn Jimmy Webb - The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, G, C, D, Am, G, C, Bb, G, C and G. Begin your practice at a relaxed 69 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 138. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Major.

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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] See how [C] she _ _ _ _ flies
_ _ [D] _ _
[G] Golden sails across [Am] the [Em] sky
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Close enough [C] to _ _ touch
_ But [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ careful [C] if you _ _ try _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] How she looks as warm as [E] _ _ _
[Em] gold
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] The moon's a harsh [Am] mistress _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
The moon can be [C] so _ _ _ cold
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Once the [A] sun did shine
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] Good lord, it felt [A] so _ _ [D] fine
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ The moon of phantom [C] rose
_ _ _ _ Through _ [D] _
_ [Bm] the [G] mountains [C] and the _ _ _ _ [D] plains _ _
[Am] And then the darkness [E] fell
[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bm] And the moon's a [A] harsh mistress _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
It's so _ hard to [C] love her _ well
_ I _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ fell out _ [Eb] of her _ _ _ eyes
I [D] _ _ _ fell out [Bb] of [Cm] her _ [C] arms
_ I _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ fell down on [Eb] my _ _ face
_ [F] Yes I did, and [Dm] I
I tripped [Bb] and I missed [Eb] my
_ Stone _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] gun
I fell and I [Gm] fell _ [F] alone
[C] I fell [Eb] _
alone
[Bb] And the moon's a [Cm] harsh mistress
_ _ _ [C] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [C] _ And the sky is made of [Bb] _ _ stone
_ _ [Ab] _ _
The _ _ moon's a [Eb] harsh mistress
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Yes she [C] is
_ _ _ _ She's hard to _ call _ _ _ _ _ your [Cm] own _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was penned by Jimmy Webb.

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