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| [The chords are kind of hard to define; see the tab at the end for a better |
| idea of what's going on. F#dim(no3) is just F# and C.] |
| | C | F | C | F |
| When the summers were as | endless as the d | ays and the sky was as | lazy | |
| | C | F |
| Would sit on the | concrete st | eps |
| | G | F | G | F |
| And watch the | wind blow | through the | grass | |
| We saw the dogs run, and watched my brothers pass |
| | C | F |
| And I looked at my | mother | |
| | C | F |
| As we silently w | atched the wind | |
| | G | F | G | F |
| And with | out a | single | word | |
| | C | Bb | G | G |
| | Welcome to the | night of a mi | llion moons | |
| | C | Bb | G | G |
| | Welcome to the f | uture which comes | all too so | on |
| | F | G | F | Am |
| And I | reached for the l | ight as if I could st | op the past some | how |
| | F | G | C | F |
| From | colliding | against what is | now | |
| | C | F | C | F |
| Welcome to the n | ight | of a million moons | | |
| | C | repF | F | C |
| | | eat | and | fade instrumental] |
| [This is the part that's played through most of the verse, where the |
| chords are C and F over and over.] |
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ------------1=0-|----------------|------------1=0-|----------------|
G --------0-------|----------------|--------0-------|----------------|
D ----2-----------|----------------|----2-----------|----------------|
A 3---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
E ----------------|1---------------|----------------|1---------------|
| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . |
| [This goes all the way from the beginning of the song through the |
| words, "watched my brothers pass."] |
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----8-7---------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------8---8/T-|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . |
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G 7/9-------------|----7-9-9/T--9--|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|T---------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . |
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . |
| A million years ago When the summers were as |
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 |
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 |
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 |
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G 0-----------5-4-|------------5---|----------------|----------------|
D ----------------|4---------------|3---------------|----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . |
| dogs run And watched my brothers pass |
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| Adam Schneider indigo@ucscb.ucsc.edu St. Paul, MN |
| Mail me if you want guitar chords for Mary-Chapin Carpenter, |
| Indigo Girls, Suzanne Vega, Lucinda Williams, etc. |
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