In The Direction Of The Moon
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Dm Am G F x2
Dm Am G F Dm Am G F
I- I'm a wall of sand, and stone,
Dm Am G
and you - you're some kind of ivy
F Dm Am G
I'm trying to hold
F Dm Am G
as best as I can
F Dm Am G
as best as I can.
F Dm
But I'm a disaster!
Am G
I could not be burning faster!
F Dm Am G
I stick my arms into webs!
F Dm Am G
I take my meals with weirdos,
F Dm Am G
and play with my rocket ships.
Dm F
And all the while, you -
C
- you - are so composed.
C F
so composed
F C
so composed
F C
You are the most gracious thing I know -
F C
touched by cooking fires, touched by snow.
F
Woah.
Am G Am G
And I - I think you're fantastic,
Am G Am G
and I - I know that you care.
Am G Am G
I'll put my rockets away,
Am G
if you let fall
Am G
your house of skin and air.
Dm Am G F x4
Dm Em F G Dm
Dm Em F
I've been running off of fumes, again.
G Am
I've been running off my mouth.
F
I've been running in the hours
between midnight and dawn
C
in the direction of the moon,
with the impression
G
that's the way- the way to find your house.
Dm Am G F Dm Am G F
So hey, have you built your bastion?
Dm Am G F Dm Am
And hey, how long can you put up with these questions,
G F
when you've got nowhere to go
except into the terrible air?
Am G Am G
And I - I think you're fantastic,
Am G Am G
and I - I know that you care.
Am G Am G
I'll put my rockets away,
Am G
if you let fall
Am G
your house of skin and
Bm A G
- Erring on the side of caution - apparently past,
Bm A G
come down from the rim of that crystal glass.
Dm Am G F Dm Am G F
Cause I - I'm wall of sand, and stone,
Dm Am G
and you - you're some kind of ivy
F Dm Am G
I'm trying to hold
F F#m E D
as best as I can.
How to play In The Direction Of The Moon
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.