Surface Of The Moon
View chords used in this chart
Intro:
C#m7 - Amaj7 7x
E
Snow in a soulless city
B - A
Covers up the tracks in the road
B C#m7
As a wastrel buys her cigarettes
B Amaj7
And wipes her pretty nose
B E B
Like a part-time Elvis imi - tator
A
These streets I knew so well
B C#m7 B
Have been pasted beyond recog - nition
Amaj7
With a temporary smell
B G#m
Now the midnight train eases out
B Amaj7 /
Leaving everyone ma - rooned
C#m7
And without her
A
It might as well be the
C#m7 Amaj7
surface of the moon
C#m7 - Amaj7 2x
C#m7 - G#m - E
E
So from the well-swept streets of Jackson Heights
B A
To the dockside drudgery
B - C#m7
Everything is now a replica
B A
Of what it used to be
B E
But since they tarted up the trenches
B A
And painted the bridges blue
B C#m7
It see - ms less like a home to me
B Amaj7
Than just a place they bury you
B G#m
Now we're lit up like a cathedral
B Amaj7 /
In our frozen concrete room
B C#m7
And without her
A
It might as well be the
C#m7 A -
surface of the moon
Break:
E F#m G#m
So I need her and I love her
C#m C#m
That is true
F#m G#m
But I'm stuck here like some shipwreck
C#m
Instead of holding on to you
A
When they beat out the tramps
A
And patch up the slums
B C#m7
Everything will be fine
G#m G#7
There'll be a new façade for us
C#m7 Amaj7
to hide be - hind
C#m7 - Amaj7 2x
C#m7 - G#m - E
E
So on the ancient trails of our coupling
B A
In the places we used to meet
B C#m7
I am a - mazed by the lack of memories
B A
That I thought would flood through me
B E
And the riverside where we first kissed
B A
has now been reduced
B C#m7
To a phony old world market
B A
where only shoppers get seduced
B G#m
Now your arms embrace me strangely
B Amaj7 /
in your unfamiliar room
B C#m7 /
And for all I care
Amaj7 /
it might as well be the
Amaj7 C#m7
surface of the moon Yeah for
C#m7 /
all I care
Amaj7
it might as well be the
Amaj7 C#m7 Amaj7
surface of the moon
Outro:
C#7sus2 - Amaj7 - C#m7 - Amaj7 (REP 7x START FADING AT 4TH)
How to play Surface Of The Moon
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#m7. 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.