Moon River
by Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
(from the film, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”)
Capo II or as desired; this is written to be easy to play on the guitar. I read somewhere
that Miss Hepburn sang it in F, but I don't know if that is correct. Not in the original key,
which is much higher.
The vertical lines indicate bars.
3/4 time
Verse 1
|[G] |[Em] |[C] |[G] |
Moon River, wider than a mile, I'm
|[C] |[G] |[Am/F#] |[B7] |
crossing you in style some day. Old
|[Em] |[G7] |[C] |[F9-5] |
dream-maker, you heartbreaker, Wher-
|[Em] [Em7] |[Em7/C#] [F#7] |
ever you're goin’, I’m
|[Bm7] [E7] |[Am7] [D9] |
goin’ your way.
Verse 2
|[G] |[Em] |[C] |[G] |
Two drifters, off to see the world; there's
|[C] |[G] |[Am/F#] |[B7] |
such a lot of world to see. We're
|[Em] |[Em/D] |[Em/C#] |[C] |[Bm7] |
af - ter the same rainbow's end,
|[C] |[G] |
waiting ’round the bend —
|[C] |[G] |
my huckleberry friend,
|[Em] |[Am] |[D7] |[G] | (or play [Em] instead of [G])
Moon River, and me.
[Alternate endings]
(Starting with replacing the final G chord):
[C] [Bm] [Am7] [G]
[C] [Bm] [Am7] [Em]
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“Nothing is more important than empathy for another human being's suffering. Nothing. Not career, not wealth, not intelligence, certainly not status. We have to feel for one another if we're going to survive with dignity.”
~Audrey Hepburn
