Children of the Moon by Alan Parsons Project
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Composed by Alan Parsons & Eric Norman Woolfson
Released in 1982
Tab by jazzmusx. It's all by ear so I couldn't promise 100% correctness.
[Intro] (Bass Notes):
G A A A A x4
[Interlude]:
A G/A
(Melody as played by synth):
B Db A Gb D B
[Pre-Verse]:
Am Am7 x2
[Verse 1]:
Am7
Pay no attention to the writing on the wall
The words seem Empty cause there's nothing there at all
Dm7
We let the wise men beat the Drums too soon
Am7
We were just children of the moon
Em7 Em
No one to turn to
Dm7 Dm
Nowhere to Run to even if we
(Interlude Riff)
could
[INTERLUDE]
[Verse 2]:
Am7
Too late to save us but try to understand
The seas were empty there was hunger in the land
Dm7
We let the blind man lead the Way too long
Am7
Easy to see where we went wrong
Em7 Em
Nothing to live for
Eb7 Eb
Nothing to die for
[Pre-Chorus]:
Ab Db/Ab Ab7 Ab Db/Ab Ab7
We're Lost in the middle of a hopeless world
B E/B B7 B E/B B7
Lost in the Middle of a hopeless world
[Chorus 1]:
Fm7
Children children of the moon
watch the world go by
Children children of the moon
Dm7
are hiding from the sun and the sky
Fm7
Children Children of the moon
watch it all go by
Children children of the moon
Am7
are Blinded by the light in their eyes
Em7 Em
No one to turn to
Dm7 Dm
Nowhere to run to even if we
(Interlude Riff)
could
[INTERLUDE]
[Verse 3]:
Am7
Follow the pilgrim to the Temple of the dawn
The altar's empty and the sacrifice is gone
Dm7
We let the Madmen write the golden rules
Am7
We were no more than mortal fools
Em7 Em
Nothing to live for
Eb7 Eb
Nothing to die for
[Pre-Chorus]:
Ab Db/Ab Ab7 Ab Db/Ab Ab7
We're Lost in the middle of a hopeless world
B E/B B7 B E/B B7
Lost in the Middle of a hopeless world
[Chorus 2]:
Fm7
Children children of the moon
watch the world go by
Children children of the moon
are hiding from the sun and the sky
Solo over Verse 1 Chords:
Am7 Dm7 Am7 Em7 Dm7
OUTRO LIKE INTRO
("Oohs" over Verse 1 Progression)
