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Moon Over Bourbon Street by Sting
Moon Over Bourbon Street
|: F#m7-5 B7 Em
1. Theres a moon over Bourbon Street tonight
2. It was many years ago that I became what I am
F#m7-5 B7 Em
1. I see faces as they pass beneath the pale lamp light
2. I was trapped in this life like an innocent lamb
C B7 Em
1. I've no choice but to follow that call
2. now I never show my face at noon
C#dim F#7 C B7
1. the bright lights, the people, and the moon and all
2. and you'll only see me walking by the light of the moon
F#m7-5 B7 Em
1. I pray every day to be strong
2. the brim of my hat hides the eye of a beast
F#m7-5 B7 Em
1. for I know what I do must be wrong
2. I've the face of a sinner but the hands of a priest
C B/F# Em
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
C B7 Em :|
while there's a moon over Bourbon Street
CHORDS
F#m7-5 B7 C#dim F#7
eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
------(1) ----0- ------(1) -------|(1)
1-----(2) --1---(1) ---1-1(2) 111111-|(2)
------(3) -2-3-4(2) --2-3-(3) ---2---|(3)
--2---(4) ------(3) -4----(4) -3-----|(4)
---333------------------------------------------|(5)
In the above chords, if you are having difficulty, in the F#m7-5
drop the
F# bass note and use the open A string. The C#dim you can also drop
C# bass
note. The Em and C are just regular "open" position chords.
The song appears on the Sting album "dream of the blue turtles".
If you
get the song try working out the bass line and play it along with the
chords.
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version 2
Intro:
Fig. 1* (2x)
Verse 1:
Gm6 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
There's a moon over Bourbon Street tonight
Gm6 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
I see faces as they pass beneath the pale lamplight
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
I've no choice but to follow that call
Bm7/B5 E7 Bb7 A7
The bright lights, the people, and the moon and all
Gm6 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
I pray every day to be strong
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
For I know what I do must be wrong
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
While there's a moon over Bourbon Street
Dm F Gm6 A7
Verse 2:
Em7/B5 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
It was many years ago that I became what I am
Em7/B5 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
I was trapped in this life like an innocent lam
Gm6 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
Now I can never show my face at noon
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
And you'll only see me walking by the light of the moon
Gm6 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
The brim of my hat hides the eye of a beast
Em7/B5 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
I've the face of a sinner but the hands of a priest
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
While there's a moon over Bourbon Street
Fig. 1* (1x)
Chords:
E A D G B E E A D G B E
A7 0 0 2 0 2 0 Dm7 0 0 0 2 1 1
Bb 1 1 3 3 3 1 Dm6 0 0 0 2 0 1
Bb7 1 1 3 1 3 1 E7 0 2 0 1 0 0
Bm7/b5 x 2 3 2 3 x Em7/b5 x 7 8 7 8 x or x x 1 3 3 3
Dm 0 0 0 2 3 1 F 1 3 3 2 1 1
Dm^7 0 0 0 2 2 1 Gm6 3 0 2 3 3 x or played as Gm 3 5 5 3 3 3
*Figure 1:
e --------5-8-5s6--
B ------6----------
G ----7------------
D --0--------------
A -----------------
E -----------------
Note:
that the fourth line in verse 2 is played differend in de video by Sting, but
since he started with a Bm7/b5 and ended with the Dm I believe it's just a misteak
he made and was supposed to be played like I discribed.
Another differce with the record version is the fact that this acoustic version only
contains 2 verses. And the fact that it is played in a
completly differend key. This also seams to be a regular jazz pattern.
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