Night Of A Million Moons
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From: schneider@pobox.com (Adam Schneider)
NIGHT OF A MILLION MOONS (Mary Karlzen)
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[The chords are kind of hard to define; see the tab at the end for a better
idea of what's going on.]
C F C F C F C F
[intro]
C F
What seemed to be
C F
A million years ago
C F C F
When the summers were as endless as the days and the sky was as lazy
C F
My mother and I
C F
Would sit on the concrete steps
G F G F
And watch the wind blow through the grass
G D7/F# F
We saw the dogs run, and watched my brothers pass
C F
And I looked at my mother
C F
As we silently watched the wind
G F G F
And without a single word
G D7/F# F
We'd rise up, and go in
C Bb G G
Welcome to the night of a million moons
C Bb G G
Welcome to the future which comes all too soon
F G F Am
And I reached for the light as if I could stop the past somehow
F G C F
From colliding against what is now
C F C F
Welcome to the night of a million moons
C F C F
[repeat and fade instrumental]
GUITAR 1:
[This is the part that's played through most of the verse, where the
chords are C and F over and over.]
C F C F
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ------------1=0-|----------------|------------1=0-|----------------|
G --------0-------|----------------|--------0-------|----------------|
D ----2-----------|----------------|----2-----------|----------------|
A 3---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
E ----------------|1---------------|----------------|1---------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
GUITAR 2:
[This goes all the way from the beginning of the song through the
words, "watched my brothers pass."]
["T" is the tenth fret.]
C F C F
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----8-7---------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------8---8/T-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
C F C F
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G 7/9-------------|----7-9-9/T--9--|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|T---------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
What seemed to be
C F C F
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
A million years ago When the summers were as
C F C F
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B --8---8---8---8-|--8---8---8---8-|--8---8---8---8-|----------------|
G 9---9---9---9---|T---T---T---T---|9---9---9---9---|T---------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
endless as the days and the sky was as lazy My mother and I
C F C F
E --------8-------|----------------|--------8-------|----------------|
B ----8-------8---|----------------|----8-------8---|----------------|
G 9---------------|T---------------|9---------------|T---------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
Would sit on the concrete steps And watch the
G F G F
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|------------0---|----0-2-3---2-3-|
A ----------------|----------------|------0-2-3-----|2-3-------------|
E 3---------------|1---------------|3---3-----------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
wind blow through the grass We saw the
G D7/F# F
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G 0-----------5-4-|------------5---|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|4---------------|3---------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
dogs run And watched my brothers pass
How to play Night Of A Million Moons
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 A. 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.