this is The Waterboys song The whole of the moon from the 1985 album this is the sea,
all standard chords, listen to the song to get the tempo
[Intro]
C G C G F G F G
[Verse]
C G C G
I pictured a rainbow, you held in your hands
F G F G
I had flashes, but you saw then plan
C G C
I wondered out in the world for years
G F
while you just stayed in your room
G F G C G
I saw the crescent, you saw the whole of the moon!
F G
The whole of the moon!
[Verse]
C G
You were there at the turnstiles, with the wind at your heels
C G
You stretched for the stars, and you know how it feels to reach
F G F G C
too high, too far, too soon, you saw the whole of the moon!
[Verse]
G C G
I was grounded, while you filled the skies
F G F G
I was dumbfounded by truths, you cut through lies
C G C G
I saw the rain-dirty valley, you saw Brigadoon
F G F G C
I saw the crescent, you saw the whole of the moon!
Interlude: C G C G F G F G
[Bridge]
C G Am G
I spoke about wings, you just flew
F C Dm G
I wondered, I guessed, and I tried, you just knew
C G C G F G F G F
I sighed, but you swooned, I saw the crescent
G C G F G
you saw the whole of the moon, The whole of the moon!
[Verse]
C G
With a torch in your pocket, and the wind at your heels
C G
You climbed on the ladder, and you know how it feels to reach
F G F G C G
too high, too far, too soon, you saw the whole of the moon!
F G
The whole of the moon, Hey, yeah!
[Verse]
C G
Unicorns and cannonballs, palaces and piers,
C G
Trumpets, towers, and tenements, wide oceans full of tears,
F G
Flag, rags, ferry boats, scimitars and scarves,
F G
Every precious dream and vision, underneath the stars
C G
Yes, you climbed on the ladder, with the wind in your sails
C G
You came like a comet, blazing your trail
F G F G C
Too high, too far, too soon, you saw the whole of the moon!
