Morocco
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C Fmaj7 C F
I dreamed that I saw you once down in Morocco
C Fmaj7 C F
Your clothes were so old they were new
C Fmaj7 C F
You spoke to the Bedouins in their own language
C Fmaj7 C F
Of silver and crimson and blue
Am
They said that your singing had altered their vision
G
And yet nothing really had changed
F
The dust from the desert rose up from your eyelids
C G
You said you had conquered the chains
The white wind around us as we stood there talking
Was blowing the stars from the sky
I said, "make the beauty you made long ago" and the dervishes whirled while you cried
You said "hold me against you, the weather is calling,
My mind is the colour of stone"
And I wrapped the green silk around your thin body
And knew you would never come home
F C
The wind and the sun and the sky in your eyes
F G
Was driving you mad I could see
F
And in any language I knew they were saying
C G
The future is cutting us free
We walked in the desert; your hands were like velvet
You told me the reason you'd stayed
And all of the women whose hearts had been broken
Stood naked and cool in the shade
The men in the village were called to their worship
Their colours had started to fade
The shelter of heaven had lifted forever
Their eyes were the colour of jade
The wind and the sky
And the sun in your eyes
Was driving you mad I could see
And in any language I knew they were saying
The future was cutting us free
I left to fly back to the place I was sleeping
Where all of my dreams had been lost
I wrote your name down on the back of a postcard
And finally counted the cost
Demons and devils, the saints and the angels
That gathered to show me the view
And all of the tears that had come when I met you
Were shining and bright as the dew
The wind and the moon and the sun in my eyes
Were driving me mad I could see
And in any language I knew they were saying
The future was cutting us free
F G Am
Free-e e e e-e-e
F G C
Free-e e e e-e-e
F G Am
Free-e e e e-e-e
F G D
Free-e e e e.............
How to play Morocco
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.