Moonshadow

                    Moonshadow by Cat Stevens ( 1971)                                    

 
Intro
    D5        D4   D    D4     D (D/F#)  G      G/B  A7    D    D2   D
    /    /    /    /    /   /  /   /    /   /   /    /     /    /    /  /
E |---5-5------3-p2-|---3--3---2------|-----3-----------|--2-2--0-h2-2--|
B |---3---3-3--3----|---3--3---3------|-----3-----0--2--|--3-3--3----3--|
G |---2---2-2--2----|---2--2---2------|-----0-----0--0--|--2----2----2--|
D |-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|-----0-----0--2--|---------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|---------2----0--|---------------|
E |-----------------|--------------2--|--3--------------|---------------|
 


Chorus
      D5                D4 D  D4    D    D/F#
Yes, I’m being followed by a Moon-shadow,
  G   G/B     A7    D     D2  D
Moon-shadow, Moon-shadow,
   D5               D4 D  D4    D    D/F#
Leaping and hopping on a Moon-shadow,
  G    G/B    A7    D     D2  D
Moon-shadow, Moon-shadow


Verse 1
    G     D     G       D      G       D      G       A
And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land,
     G    D     G       D        Em  A7    D F#7 Bm
Oh, if I ever lose my hands, oh, if----------------,
  Em7            A7      A13 A7 Asus7 A7 D
I won’t have to work no more
                      E |-2—p0---0-------2--|
                      B |-2------3---p2--3--|
                      G |-0------0-------2--|
                      D |-2------2----------|
                      A |-0------0----------|
                      E |-------------------|

Verse 2
    G     D    G       D    G       D      G       A
And if I ever lose my eyes, if my colours all run dry,
      G    D     G      D        Em  A7     D F#7 Bm   
Yes, if I ever lose my eyes, oh, if-----------------,
  Em7           A7      A13 A7 Asus7 A7 D
I won’t have to cry no more--------------



Chorus




Verse 3
    G     D     G      D    G        D      G        A
And if I ever lose my legs, I won’t moan, & I won’t beg,
     G     D     G      D        Em  A7     D F#7 Bm
Yes, if I ever lose my legs, oh, if-----------------,
   Em7           A7      A13 A7 Asus7 A7 D
I won’t have to walk no more


Verse 4
    G     D     G      D      G      D      G       A
And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north & south,
     G     D     G      D         Em  A7     D F#7 Bm
Yes, if I ever lose my mouth, oh, if-----------------,
  Em7            A7   A13 A7 Asus7 A7 D
I won’t have to talk


Intro x2



Verse 5
  E                    A       A2   E                     A    A2
"Did it take long to find me?",     I asked the faithful light,
      E                    A     A2      E                      A   A7
"Oh, did it take long to find me,   and are you gonna stay the night---?"


Chorus 
 D                                     G         A7    D    D2  D
I’m being followed by a Moonshadow, Moonshadow, Moon-shadow,
   D                                     G         A7    D   D2  D
Leaping and hopping on a Moonshadow, Moonshadow, Moon-shadow,
    G        A7    D     D2  D   G          A7    D     D
Moonshadow, Moon-shadow,        Moonshadow, Moon-shadow



Chorus 1,& 2 chords: 
  D5      D4      D      D/F#      G      G/B       A7      D2
xx0235  xx0233  xx0232  2xxxxx  3x0033   x20003   x02020  xx0230


Verse & last chorus chords:
   G       D       A       Em      A7      F#7      Bm    
320033   xx0232  x02220  022000  x02020   xx4320  224432

  A13     A7     Asus7     E      A2 
xo2o22  x02020  x02030  022100  x02200


(NOTE: The first two choruses use the tabbed intro riff,
 the last chorus just uses standard chords)