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[Verse 1]
                C
See her how she flies     
G                       Am   G
Golden sails across the sky
C               Am     D
Close enough to touch 
    Bm7            Em
But careful if you try
C          D                Em     C
Though she looks as warm as gold
    G              Am         G
The moon's a harsh mistress
                   C      G
The moon can be so cold


[Verse 2]
                 C
Once the sun did shine 
G                Am    G
Lord, it felt so fine
    C              Am    D
The moon a phantom rose 
            Bm7               Em
Through the mountains and the pines
    C        D        Em     C
And then the darkness fell
        G              Am         G
And the moon's a harsh mistress
                         C
It's so hard to love her well


[Verse 3]
  Bb                Eb
I fell out of her eyes 
Bb                Cm     Bb
I fell out of her heart
  Eb              Cm    F
I fell down on my face 
  Dm7                    Eb
I tripped and  missed my star
Eb              F     Gm     Eb
God, I fell and fell alone
        Bb             Cm         Bb
And the moon's a harsh mistress
                       Eb
And the sky is made of stone
    Bb             Cm         Bb
The moon's a harsh mistress
                        Eb
She's hard to call your own