Waits, Tom – Grapefruit Moon

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Grapefruit Moon

Tom Waits

 

Intro: / Cmaj7 – Gsus2 - / F – C - / F D/F# G – /

         / C (w.u.) - - - / F - - - / C (w.u.) - - - / F (w.d.) - - - /

 

Cmaj7        Gsus2  F            C         F        D/F#      Gsus4 G (w.d.)

  Grapefruit moon, one star shining, shining down on me

Cmaj7        Gsus2            F    C            F        D/F#      Gsus4 G

  Heard that tune, and now I'm pining, honey, can't you see? 

Am                    G      F             C                         

  'Cause every time I hear that melody -

Am                G         F (w.d.)

Something  breaks inside

Cmaj7              Gsus2  F                 C    F     D/F#  G

  the grapefruit moon, one star shining, can't turn     back the tide

 

/ C (w.u.) - - - / F - - - /

/ C (w.u.) - - - / F (w.d.) - - - /

 

Cmaj7  Gsus2  F     C         F         D/F#   Gsus4 G (w.d.)

Never had no destination, could not get across

Cmaj7   Gsus2   F                 C       F        D/F#    Gsus4 G

You became           my inspiration, oh but what a cost

Am                G        F             C                         

'Cause every time I hear that melody

Am                G         F (w.d.)

Something breaks inside

Cmaj7                Gsus2  F                C              F    D/F#  G

And the grapefruit moon,  one star shining, is more than     I can hide

 

/ C (w.u.) - - - / F - - - /

/ C (w.u.) - - - / F (w.d.) - - - /

 

Instrumental Verse

 

/ C (w.u.) - - - / F - - - /

/ C (w.u.) - - - / F (w.d.) - - - /

 

Cmaj7  Gsus2    F     C                   F         D/F#   Gsus4 G (w.d.)

Now I'm smoking cigarettes and I strive for puri   -   ty

Cmaj7  Gsus2   F                     C       F      D/F#    Gsus4 G

And I    slip          just like the stars into obscuri   -   ty

Am           G        F             C                         

But every time I hear that melody

Am         G      F (w.d.)

Puts me up a tree

Cmaj7                Gsus2  F                C          F   D/F#  G

And the grapefruit moon, one star shining, is all that       I can see

 

/ C (w.u.) - - - / F - - - / x3

C (hold)