Moonshadow
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) (1971)


Chords change mostly every 2 beats
4/4 | d - D u d - D u |
      1   2 & 3   4 &


Intro - Fingerpicking
| [D] | [G]..[D].. | [G]... [A7]. | [D]
Chorus
Oh [D] I'm bein' followed by a [G] moon- [D] shadow
[G] moonshadow [A7] moon [D] shadow
[D] Leapin' and hoppin' on a [G] moon [D] shadow
[G] moon shadow [A7] moon [D] shadow

And [G] if I e- [D]ver [G] lose my [D] hands
[G] lose my [D] plough [Em] lose my [A7] land
Oh [G] if I e- [D] ver [G] lose my [D] hands
Oh [Em] if... [A7]... [D]... [Bm]...
I [Em] won't have to [A7] work no [D] more

And [G] if I e- [D] ver [G] lose my [D] eyes
[G] if my co- [D] lours all [Em] ran dry  [A7]  
Yes [G] if I e- [D] ver [G] lose my [D] eyes
Oh [Em] if... [A7]... [D]... [Bm]...  
I [Em] won't have to [A7] cry no [D] more

Chorus
Oh [D] I'm bein' followed by a [G] moon [D] shadow
[G] moonshadow [A7] moon- [D] shadow
[D] Leapin and hoppin' on a [G] moon [D] shadow
[G] moon shadow [A7] moon [D] shadow

And [G] if I e- [D] ver [G] lose my [D] legs
[G] I won't [D] moan and I [Em] won't beg [A7]  
Yes [G] if I e- [D] ver [G] lose my [D] legs,
oh [Em] if... [A7]... [D]... [Bm]...  
I [Em] won't have to [A7] walk no [D] more.

And [G] if I e- [D] ver [G] lose my [D] mouth,
[G] or my [D] teeth, [Em] north or south [A7]  
Yes [G] if I e- [D] ver [G] lose my [D] mouth,
oh [Em] if... [A7]... [D]... [Bm]...  
I [Em] won't have to [A7] talk...   [D]

Instrumental
| [D] | [G]..[D].. | [G]... [A7]. | [D] |
| [D] | [G]..[D].. | [G]... [A7]. | [D] |

Bridge
[E7] Did it take long to [A] find me
[E7] I asked the faithful [A] light
[E7] Did it take long to find [A] me,
and [E7] are you gonna stay the [A] ni...ight

Chorus
Oh [D] I'm bein' followed by a [G] moon [D] shadow
[G] moon shadow [A7] moon [D] shadow
[D] Leapin and hoppin' on a [G] moon [D] shadow
[G] moon shadow [A7] moon [D] shadow
[G] moon shadow [A7] moon [D] shadow
[G] moon shadow [A7] moon [D] shadow

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#Last Updated 8/03/19 JJ
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