Moonshadow Chords

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Moonshadow by Cat Stevens is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A7, G, Em, F#m, Bm, A, E7 and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			In D: 
                                                                                 
||---5-----5--5--------3p2--3-----------2----------------------------------- 
||---------------3-------------3-----3-----3--------------0----------------- 
||*-----2-----------2-------------2--------------0--------0--------0-----0-- 
||*--0----------------------0-----------0--------------0-----0-------------- 
||--------------------------------------------------------------2-----0----- 
||--------------------------------------------2-----3----------------------- 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
------0h2------|| 
-----------3---|| 
---2----------*|| 
0-------------*|| 
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Refrain: 
    D                       A7  D       G            A7 
Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow, moon shadow, moonshadow--- 
D                       A7  D       G           A7  D 
Leapin and hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow--- 

Verse 1: 
G         D        G    D    G       D            Em  A7 
And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land, 
   G    D         G      D      Em A7 D F#m Bm   Em            A       D 
Oh if I ever lose my hands, Oh if------------- I won't have to work no more. 

Verse 2 (use same chords as Verse 1 for all verses): 
And if I ever lose my eyes, if my colours all run dry,  
Yes if I ever lose my eyes, Oh if------------- I won't have to cry no more. 

Refain 

Verse 3: 
And if I ever lose my legs, I won't moan, and I won't beg, 
Yes if I ever lose my legs, Oh if------------- I won't have to walk no more. 

Verse 4: 
And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south,  
Yes if I ever lose my mouth, Oh if------------- I won't have to talk... 

Verse 5: 
E7                    A       E                    A 
Did it take long to find me?  I asked the faithful light. 
E                     A       E7                   A 
Did it take long to find me?  And are you gonna stay the night? 
  
Refrain 
G           A7  D       G           A7  D 
moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante