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Intro
| D . . . | G . D . | G . . . | D . . . | (see riff below)Verse
D G D Yes, I'm being followed by a moonshadow G D Moonshadow, moonshadow D A7 D Leaping and hopping on a moonshadow G D Moonshadow, moonshadowChorus
G D G D And if I ever lose my hands G D Em A7 Lose my plow, lose my land G D G D Yes, if I ever lose my hands Em A7 D F#m Bm Em A7 D Oh, if-------------------- I won't have to work no more And If I ever lose my eyes If my colors all run dry Yes, if I ever lose my eyes Oh, if-------------------- I won't have to cry no more Yes, I'm being followed by a moonshadow Moonshadow, moonshadow Leaping and hopping on a moonshadow Moonshadow, moonshadow And if I ever lose my legs I won't moan, and I won't beg Oh, if I ever lose my legs Oh, if-------------------- I won't have to walk no more And if I ever lose my mouth All my teeth, north and south Oh, if I ever lose my mouth Oh, if-------------------- I won't have to talk... (intro chords x2)Bridge
E A Did it take long to find me E A I asked the faithful light E A Did it take long to find me E A And are you gonna stay the night Yes, I'm being followed by a moonshadow Moonshadow, moonshadow Leaping and hopping on a moonshadow Moonshadow, moonshadow G D G D (Moonshadow, moonshadow)... moonshadow, moonshadow
Here are the basic chords used to play this song. Even if you don't want to play any of the riffs or picking patterns (shown below), you can use these chords and play this song just fine. I've also shown some easy variations of the D chord, for which this song is a great place to put them to use if you're learning them for the first time.
e-|----2----3----0----0-----0-----2-----2----|----5--------3--------0----- B-|----3----0----2----2-----0-----2-----3----|----3--------3--------3----- G-|----2----0----2----0-----1-----2-----4----|----2--------2--------2----- D-|----0----0----2----2-----2-----4-----4----|----0--------0--------0----- A-|---------2----0----0-----2-----4-----2----|---------------------------- E-|---------3---------------0-----2----------|---------------------------- D G A A7 E F#m Bm Dadd5 Dsus4 Dsus2
Here is a general tab that gets at the spirit of distinctive intro and verse riff. As always, listen along to note the timing and precise strumming/picking pattern. Note the leading bass notes that precede the final G and D in the second half -- these do a good deal to tie it all together.
e-|---5------------------3--2--3---2---|-----3---------------2-----0h2------|| B-|---3------------------3--3--0---3---|-----0---------------3-----3----3---|| G-|---2------------------2--2--0---2---|-----0---------------2-----2----2---|| D-|---0------------------0--0--0---0---|-----0---------------0----------0---|| A-|----------------------------2-------|-----2-----2-----0------------------|| E-|----------------------------3-------|--2--3------------------------------|| D G D G D "I'm being followed by a moonshadow... moonshadow, moonshadow"
| D . . . | G . D . | G . . . | D . . . |
| D . . . | G . D . | G . . . | D . . . | (repeat)
| G . D . | G . D . | G . D . | Em . A7 . | | G . D . | G . D . | Em . A7 . | F#m Bm Em . | | Em . A7 . | D . . . |
| E . . . | A . . . | E . . . | A . . . | (repeat)
Song: Moonshadow
Artist: Cat Stevens
Album: Teaser and the Firecat
Year: 1971
Label: Island
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My name is David Potsiadlo, and I created Songnotes to share my collection of guitar tabs, chords, and lyrics for my favorite songs.
Since I started playing guitar over 10 years ago, I've often been frustrated by the preponderance of mediocre and incomplete song tabs littered across the internet. To combat this, I started keeping my own collection of notes for each song I learn -- always taking the extra time to make sure accuracy and completeness are never compromised. Years later, my collection grew to the point where I knew I had to share it online with fellow aspiring musicians.
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