Chords for Victoria Williams - Why Look At the Moon + interview [1990]

_ _ _ [F] Willows were _ [G] swaying, the water [C] was rippling, [F] the froggies were singing [G] along with [Am] the laughing [G] at the [C] moon.
We have the [F] moon to thank [G]
for this [C] lovely scene we might never [F] had seen.
[C] If it hadn't have been for the moon, why look at that moon?
_ [F] _ [G] Moving up high, [C] seeing everything, oh yeah [G] that goes why why [C] look at that moon.
Why [F] why why [G] _
[C] look at the moon, why [F] why why [G] look [C] at the moon.
[Em] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
[C] Oh sitting in the desert [F] beneath the lonesome [C] sky, I said who my oh [G] my it would be. _
[C] If never up above [G] had shown [F] that faithful little oar, [G] without a one that has beheld true love to his story. _ _
[C] _ Why [G] must it soar? _
[C] _ [F] Why [G] must lovers part?
[C] _ Why [G] does the sheeping go [Am] home?
_ _ [G] If hearts turn to stone, why look at [C] that moon?
_ [F] Moving [G] up high, seeing [C] everything, _ [F] oh yeah [G] that goes why why look at [C] that moon.
_ Why [F] why [G] why look [C] at the moon, why [F] why [G] why look [C] at the moon.
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la la [F] la la _ [G] _ [C] la, la la la la [F] la _ [G] la, [C] la la _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] la la la [G] la, la la la la la la, la la la la la.
Why [C] look at that moon, _ [G] ain't it grand, why [C] look at that moon? _
[G] Helps me understand, why look at that moon, _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] Inspirator of many [G] a tune, why [C] look at that moon.
_ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ Victoria Williams.
_ _ Yeah.
Come on over, Victoria.
Hi, this is the new one. _ _
Where'd Victoria go?
_ _ She's in there.
How are you?
Fine.
Good to see you.
Get down here.
Can I see you?
Hi.
You were supposed to be with us a week or so ago, and we ran out of time, and you didn't get on.
I'm sorry about that.
Oh, well.
But it happened.
It worked out for the best.
Yeah.
How are you?
I'm doing just fine.
Yeah.
I thank you, because _ last week, I had a little bit of a problem.
When you bumped me, you paid me anyway.
Oh, yeah, we do that.
_ _ And I got a new dress.
And you bought a new dress?
Yeah.
Good.
Where's Forbing, Louisiana?
Is that in the Cajun country?
That's just, well, actually, it's just south of Shreveport, which is a little north of Cajun country.
Yeah.
Although it looks, the lakes around there are, you know, moss and cypress and_
That's pretty country down there.
Oh, it's beautiful, yes.
Yeah.
We have to take a break.
You're doing a lot of pointing tonight, aren't you, Fred?
Maybe one.
I'm not sure. _
[Am] _ _ [C#] I'm not sure.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [N] Well, we're really late tonight.
Thank you.
Come back soon.
George, back soon again.
Thank [C#] you, Gary.
[A] Good night, everybody.
[Fm] _ _ [C#] _ [G#m] Coming up [Fm] next, Dave welcomes [Em] Murphy Brown's Robert [C#] Pastorelli, CBS [D] anchor Charles Carroll,
[F] [G#] singer Lou [Fm] Reed, and comedian Elaine [G#m] Boosworth to Late Night with [E] David Letterman.
[C#] [G#] And journalist Jeff [G#m] Greenfield stays up later [Fm] with Bob Costner.
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