#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: schneider@pobox.com (Adam Schneider) NIGHT OF A MILLION MOONS (Mary Karlzen) --------------------------------------- [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