Drunk On The Moon Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
133.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

F

A

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Drunk on the Moon chords
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[Dm] [Eb]
[Em] [F]
[E] [A]
[F]
[Em] [A]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [C]
[Bm] [E]
[Am] [D]
[F]
[Em] [A]
[D]
[Bb] [A]
[D] [G]
[C] Tight [Db] slack, plait girls [D] on the graveyard [Eb]
shift
Beat [Em] the seaman's [C]
stroll, catch [E] the midnight [Am]
[Em] drift
[F] So got you and Charlie in [Em] that newspaper nest
[A]
[Dm] Grifting hot horse [G] tips, [C] all who's running the best
And [Bm] I'm blinded by the [E]
neon, [Am] don't try and change [D] my tune
[F] Thought I heard a saxophone, [E] I'm drunk on the [A] moon
[D]
[Bb] [A]
[D]
[G] [C] Moon's a silver [Db] slipper, it's pouring [Dm] champagne stars
[B] [Em] Broadway's like [F] a serpent, pulling [E] shiny top-down [G] cars
[F]
Larry Murray's teeming with [Em] that undulated beat
[A] [Dm] And some Bonneville is [G] screaming, it's way [C] wilder down the street
And [Bm] I'm blinded by the [E] neon, [Am] don't try and change [D] my tune
[F]
Thought I heard a saxophone, [Em] I'm drunk on the [A] moon
[D]
[Bb]
[A] [D]
[G]
[C] [C] [Db] [Dm]
[B]
[Em] [G]
[E] [Am]
[F] [F] [A]
[G]
[E] [Am] [D]
[F] [Em] [A]
[D] [C] [B]
[A] [F]
[Em] [D]
[G] [C] [Bm]
[E] [Am] [D] [F]
[F] [G]
[A] [D]
[C]
[Db] Hearts flutter [Dm] and race, the moon's on the [B] wane
Tarts [Em] mutter [F] their dream [G] hopes, [E] the night will [Em] ordain
[F] [C] Come schemers and dancers, [Em] cherry delight
[A]
As [Dm] a Cleveland-bound [G] [B] greyhound, and it cuts [C] through the night
And [Bm] I've hawked all my [E]
yesterdays, [Am] don't try and change my [D] tune
Thought [C] I heard a [F]
saxophone, [Em] I'm drunk on the moon
[A] [D] [G]
[Cm] [A]
[D]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] [G]
[Gm]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
F
134211111
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
F
134211111
A
1231
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To start learning Tom Waits - Drunk On The Moon chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, Em, A, Bb, A and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 66 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 134. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Tight [Db] slack, plait girls [D] on the graveyard [Eb]
shift
Beat [Em] the _ seaman's [C]
stroll, catch [E] the midnight _ _ [Am] _
_ [Em] drift
[F] So got you and Charlie in [Em] that newspaper nest
[A] _
_ _ [Dm] Grifting hot horse [G] tips, _ _ [C] all who's running the best
_ And [Bm] I'm blinded by the [E]
neon, _ [Am] don't try and change [D] my tune
_ _ [F] _ _ Thought I heard a _ saxophone, [E] I'm drunk on the [A] moon
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ Moon's a silver [Db] slipper, it's pouring [Dm] champagne stars
[B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ Broadway's like [F] a serpent, pulling [E] shiny top-down _ _ [G] _ cars
[F] _
Larry Murray's _ teeming with [Em] that undulated beat
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] And some Bonneville is [G] screaming, _ it's way [C] wilder down the street
_ _ And [Bm] I'm blinded by the [E] neon, _ _ [Am] don't try and change [D] my tune
_ [F] _ _
Thought I heard a _ saxophone, [Em] I'm drunk on the [A] moon
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ Hearts flutter [Dm] and race, the moon's on the [B] wane _
Tarts [Em] mutter [F] their dream [G] hopes, [E] the night will _ _ _ [Em] ordain
_ [F] _ [C] Come schemers and dancers, _ [Em] _ cherry delight
[A] _ _
As [Dm] a Cleveland-bound [G] _ [B] greyhound, and it cuts [C] through the night _ _ _
And [Bm] I've hawked all my _ [E] _
yesterdays, [Am] don't try and change my [D] tune _
Thought _ [C] I heard a [F] _
saxophone, [Em] I'm drunk on the moon
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album The Heart Of Saturday Night, written by Tom Waits, this one stands out.

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