Verse 1
[C#] [F#]
See her how she flies
[Fm7] [D#m7] [C#maj]
Golden sails across the sky
[F#] [G#7sus] [G#7]
Close enough to touch
[Fm7] [F#]
But careful if you try
[F#] [G#7] [A#m] [G#] [F#]
Though she looks as warm as gold
[Fm7] [D#m9]
The moon's a harsh mistress
[A#m] [G#] [F#] [G#]
The moon can be so cold
Verse 2
[F#]
Once the sun did shine
[Fm7] [D#m7] [C#maj]
Lord, it felt so fine
[F#] [G#7sus] [G#7]
The moon a phantom rose
[Fm7] [F#]
Through the mountains and the pines
[F#] [A#m7] [G#] [F#]
And then the darkness fell
[Fm7] [D#m9]
And the moon's a harsh mistress
[A#m7] [G#] [F#]
It's so hard to love her well
Solo
[F]
[Em7] [Dm7] [Cmaj]
[F] [G7sus] [G7]
[Em7] [F]
[F] [Am7] [G] [F]
[Em7] [Dm9]
[Am7] [G] [F] [C]
Verse 3
[H] [E]
I fell out of her eyes
[D#m7] [C#m7] [Bmaj]
I fell out of her heart
[E] [F#7sus] [F#7]
I fell down on my face
[D#m7] [E]
I tripped and missed my star
[E] [G#m7] [F#] [E]
God, I fell and fell alone,
[D#] [C#m9]
And the moon's a harsh mistress
[G#m7] [F#] [E]
And the sky is made of stone
[G#m7] [C#m9]
The moon's a harsh mistress
[F#] [E] [Bmaj]
She's hard to call your own.
