Intro: G Bm C Bb F G G C Bb G
verse 1
G C
See her how she flies
G Am7 D G D G
Golden sails across the sky
Am G Am C D
She’s Close enough to touch
Bm7 C Bm Am
But careful if you try
D Em D C
Though she looks as warm as gold
Bm Am7 C Em D
The moon's a harsh mistress
C G
The moon can be so cold
verse 2
C G
Once the sun did shine
Am7 C G
Good Lord, it felt so fine
Am Bm C D
The moon a phantom rose
Bm G C Bm Am
Through the mountains and the pines
D Em D C
And then the darkness fell
Bm Am C Am C
the moon's a harsh mistress
G C G Bm C
It's hard to love her wel
Bridge
Bb D# Bb
I fell out of her eyes
D# Bb
I fell out of her heart
D# F
I fell down on my face
Bb D# F
I tripped and missed my star
verse 3
D# F Gm F D#
God, I fell and fell alone,
Bb D# Cm7 D#
the moon's a harsh mistress
F Bb
the sky is made of stone
D# Cm7
The moon's a harsh mistress
Bb D# C# Cm7 Bb
She's hard to call your own.