Ring Around The Moon
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Intro:
Dm Bb F C x4
Dm Bb F C
There's a ring around the moon
Dm Bb F C
There's a ring around the moon
Dm Bb F C
There's a ring around the moon
Dm Bb F C
There's a ring around the moon
Dm Bb F
'Neath the halo of the moon
C Dm Bb F C
Blew down on her sail
Dm Bb F C
Seasons changing I can smell it in the air
Dm Bb F C
I can see it in their paintings
Dm Bb
And I can hear it in the wind, hear it rise and descend
F C
Through the many colored trees, forms a many colored breeze
Dm Bb F C
Made of many colored leaves,
Dm Bb F C
Departing ever so gracefully
Dm Bb
They fall, they fall
F C
They fall, they fall, they fall
Dm Bb
They fall, they fall
F C Dm Bb
Descending, sweet melody
F C Dm Bb F
And what it is that is not ending is a sweet mystery
Dm Bb F C
Like the ring around the moon
Dm Bb F C
Like the ring around the moon
Dm Bb F C
There's a ring around the moon
Dm Bb F C
There's a ring around the moon
Instrumental:
Dm Bb F C x4
Bb C Dm x4
Solo:
Dm Bb F C x4
Dm Bb F C
Flying machine rises
Dm Bb F C
Sends a light down to scan the surface
Dm Bb
Searches narrow
F C Dm
Like the minds of the suspicious
Bb F C
How I wish that we would trust us
Dm Bb F C
Like the ring around the moon
Dm Bb F C
Like the ring around the moon
Dm Bb F C
There's a ring around the moon
Dm
There's a ring around the moon
END
How to play Ring Around 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.