Paul Simon - Song About The Moon Chords

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


F   B♭/F F     B♭ F
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F  If you want to write a song about the Cmoon

Dm   Walk aF7long the craters of the B♭afternoon E♭9

F  When the shadows are C6deeEp

And the A7light is alienDm

B♭   And gravity leaps like a E♭knife off the Edimpavement

And you Fwant to write a song about the Cmoon

C♯dim      You Dm7want to write a F7spiritual B♭tune

Bdim     Then Fnah nah nah nah nah Am/Enah nah,

B♭maj7Yeah,  Fyeah,G   A   G7presto

C7sus4       Song about the Fmoon

   B♭/F F     B♭/F
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F  If you want to write a song about the Cheart

Dm   Think aF7bout the moon beB♭fore you start E♭9

F  'cause the heart will C6howEl Like a A7dog in the moonlightDm

B♭   And the heart can explode like a E♭pistol on a EdimJune night

So if you Fwant to write a song about the CheartC♯dim

Dm7And its ever F7longing for a B♭counterpart

Bdim     Then Fnah nah nah nah nah Am/Enah nah,

B♭maj7Yeah,  Fyeah,G   A

G7   Write a C7sus4song about the FmoonB♭/F     F        B♭           F             F

Dm7    The laughing Fmaj7boy   C

He A♭maj9laughed so D7hard

He Gmfell down D7from his Gmplace

Dm7    The laughing Fmaj7girl  C

She B♭maj7laughed soA7 hard

The Dmtears rolledG9   down her C9face, whoa

FHey SongwriterB♭/F

F  If you want to B♭/Fwrite a Fsong about a B♭facFe F

F  Think about a photoCgraph

That you Dmreally can't reF7member But you B♭can't erase E♭9

F  Wash your C6hanEds in A7dreams and lightningDm

B♭   Cut off your hair and whatE♭ever is Edimfrightening

If you Fwant to write a song About a CfaceC♯dim

If you Dm7want to write a F7song about the B♭human race

Bdim     Then Fnah nah nah nah nah Am/Enah nah,

B♭maj7Yeah,  Fyeah,G   A

G7   Write a C7sus4song about the FmoonC  C♯dim        Dm

F7   B♭Oh, B♭m    if you Fwant to write a song about the Cmoon

C♯dim      You Dm7want to write a F7spirituaI B♭tuneBdim

Fnah nah nah nah nah Am/Enah nah,

B♭maj7Yeah,  yeah, Fyeah,G   A   yeah

Then G7do it

Write a C7sus4song about the Fmoon

   B♭/F F     B♭/F F
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Repeat and fade:

F   B♭/F F     B♭ F F
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