Tom Waits – Grapefruit Moon chords

...GRAPEFRUIT MOON... by Tom Waits
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*from 'Closing Time' (1973)*


Intro:

C  Dm7, F  C
F  Em7  Dm7  G, C,
Dm7  Em7, F, C  Em  F, G

Verse 1:

C           Dm7  F         C Grapefruit moon, one star shining,
F    Em   D7      G Shi-ning down on me.
C           Dm7  F            C Heard that tune, and now I'm pining,
F   Em   D7        G Ho-ney, can't you see?

Chorus 1:

Am          Em     F         C 'Cos every time I hear that melody,
      Am        Em        FWell, something breaks in-side.
C                   Dm7  F         C And the grapefruit moon, one star shining,
F      Em   Dm7  G    C Can't turn back, the tide.

Interlude:

C  Dm7, Em7  F, C, C  Em, F

Verse 2:

C      Dm7     F     C Never had, no desti-nation,
F      Em  D7    G Could not get a-cross.
C       Dm7  F         C You be-came, my inspi-ration,
F    Em  D7     G Oh, but what a cost.

Chorus 2:

Am          Em     F         C 'Cos every time I hear that melody,
      Am        Em        FWell, something breaks in-side.
C                   Dm7  F         C And the grapefruit moon, one star shining,
F   Em        Dm7  G    C Is more than I,    can hide.

Interlude:

C  Dm7, Em7  F, C, C  Em, F

Instrumental:

C  Dm7, F  C, F  Em  D7  G (x2)

Am  Em, F  C, Am  Em  F
C  Dm7, F  C, F  Em  Dm7  G, C

Interlude:

C  Dm7, Em7  F, C, C  Em, F

Verse 3:

C        Dm7     F     C Now I'm smoking, ciga-rettes, and I,
F       Em  D7   G Strive for puri-ty.
C      Dm7  F              C And I slip, just like the stars,
   F  Em D7    GIn-to ob-scuri-ty.

Chorus 3:

Am          Em     F         C 'Cos every time I hear that melody,
      Am        Em        FWell, something breaks in-side.
C                   Dm7  F         C And the grapefruit moon, one star shining,
   F   Em   Dm7  G    CIs all that I,    can see.

Outro:

C  Dm7, Em7  F, C, C  Em, F, C


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C       Dm7     F       Em7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32010  xx0211  133211  022030

   G       Em      D7      Am

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 320003  022200  xx0212  x02210


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)