Words & music By Paul Simon 1981
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If you want to write a song about the moon
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Walk along the craters of the afternoon
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When the shadows are deep
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And the light is alien
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And gravity leaps like a knife off the pavement
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And you want to write a song about the moon
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You want to write a spiritual tune
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Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
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Yeah, yeah, presto
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Song about the moon
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If you want to write a song about the heart
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Think about the moon before you start
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'cause the heart will howl Like a dog in the moonlight
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And the heart can explode like a pistol on a June night
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So if you want to write a song about the heart
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And its ever longing for a counterpart
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Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
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Yeah, yeah,
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Write a song about the moon
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The laughing boy
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He laughed so hard
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He fell down from his place
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The laughing girl
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She laughed so hard
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The tears rolled down her face, whoa
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Hey Songwriter
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If you want to write a song about a face
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Think about a photograph
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That you really can't remember But you can't erase
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Wash your hands in dreams and lightning
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Cut off your hair and whatever is frightening
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If you want to write a song About a face
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If you want to write a song about the human race
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Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
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Yeah, yeah,
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Write a song about the moon
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Oh, if you want to write a song about the moon
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You want to write a spirituaI tune
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nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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Then do it
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Write a song about the moon
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Repeat and fade:
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