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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 Heard that
tune, and now I'm pining, honey, can't you see? 'Cause every
time I hear that melody - Am G F (w.d.) Something breaks inside the grapefruit
moon, one star shining, can't turn
back the tide / 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 You became my inspiration, oh but what a cost 'Cause every time I hear
that melody Am G F (w.d.) Something breaks inside And the grapefruit
moon, one star shining, is more
than I can hide / C (w.u.) - - - / F
(w.d.) - - - / / 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 And I slip just like the stars into obscuri -
ty But every time I hear that
melody Am G F (w.d.) Puts me up a tree And the grapefruit moon,
one star shining, is all that I
can see C (hold)
Cmaj7 Gsus2 F C F D/F# Gsus4 G
Am
G F C
Cmaj7
Gsus2 F C F D/F#
G
/ C (w.u.) - - - / F - - - /
Cmaj7 Gsus2 F
C F D/F# Gsus4 G
Am G
F C
Cmaj7 Gsus2 F C F D/F# G
/ C (w.u.) - - - / F - - - /
Instrumental Verse
/ C (w.u.) - - - / F - - - /
Cmaj7 Gsus2 F
C F D/F# Gsus4 G
Am G F C
Cmaj7
Gsus2 F C F D/F# G
/ C (w.u.) - - - / F - - - / x3
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