Drunk On The Moon Chords

by Tom Waits
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author patrick3675 [a] 148.
2 contributors total, last edit on Oct 2, 2023

Chords

Cmaj7
Dbm7b5
Dm7
Ebdim7
Em7
Fmaj7
E7
Am7
F7
A7
G9
C7
Bm7
Am
Am7/G
D7sus2/F#
D9
G7
Ab6/9

Strumming

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It's not an easy tab, and I'm not even going to go near that insane solo saxophone bit.
This is just the basic chord progression driving the song.
 
In my opinion this sounds much better without hitting any open strings... most of the time.
 
It's in 6/8 time. Or 3/4. I never get that right.
 
 
[Intro]
Cmaj7 Dbm7b5 Dm7   Ebdim7
Em7   Fmaj7  E7    Am7
Fmaj7 F7     Em7   A7
Dm7   G9     Cmaj7 C7
Bm7   E7     Am    Am7/G D7sus2/F#
Fmaj7 F7     Em7   A7
D9    G9     Em7   A7
D9    G9
 
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7            Dbm7b5            Dm7            Ebdim7
     Tight slack-clad girls on the graveyard shift
           Em7      Fmaj7
'Neath the cement stroll
          E7        Am7
Catch the midnight drift
Fmaj7               F7
     Cigar chewing Charlie
        Em7            A7
In that newspaper nest
         Dm7            G7
griftin' hot horse tips
         Cmaj7            C7
On who's runnin' the best
 
[Chorus]
       Bm7               E7
And I'm blinded by the neon
Am            Am7/G      D7sus2/F#
Don't try and change my tune
Fmaj7                       F7
'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone
    Em7              A7
I'm drunk on the moon
 
[Interlude]
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9
 
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7                    Dbm7b5
     The moon's a silver slipper
               Dm7          Ebdim7
It's pourin' champagne stars
Em7               Fmaj7
Broadway's like a serpent
         E7             Am7
Pullin' shiny top-down cars
Fmaj7           F7
     Larimer is teeming
          Em7             A7
With that undulating beat
         Dm7                G9
And some Bonneville is screaming
         Cmaj7                 C7
Its way wildly down the street
 
[Chorus]
       Bm7               E7
And I'm blinded by the neon
Am            Am7/G      D7sus2/F#
Don't try and change my tune
Fmaj7                          F7
'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone
    Em7               A7
I'm drunk on the moon
 
[Interlude]
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9
 
(Solo)
 
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9
 
[Verse 3]
Cmaj7   Dbm7b5               Dm7
        Hearts flutter and race
                   Ebdim7
The moon's on the wane
      Em7          Fmaj7
Tarts mutter their dream hopes
E7                Am7
The night will ordain
Fmaj7                  F7
     Come schemers and dancers
Em7              A7
   Cherry delight
    Dm7                  G9
As a Cleveland-bound Greyhound
       Cmaj7                  C7
And it cuts through the night
 
[Chorus]
        Bm7                  E7
And I've hocked all my yesterdays
Am            Am7/G      D7sus2/F#
Don't try and change my tune
Fmaj7                          F7
'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone
    Em7               A7
I'm drunk on the moon
 
[Outro]
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9   Ab6/9
 
 
The way I play the chords
 
A7        5x565x
Am        x02210
Am7/G     302010
Am7       575555
Ab6/9     4x334x
Cmaj7     x35453
Dbm7b5    x4545x
D7sus2/F# 2x0210
D9        x5455x
Dm7       x57565
Ebdim7    x67575
E7        x79797
Em7       x79787
Fmaj7     x8(10)9(10)8
F7        x8(10)8(10)8
G7        3x343x
G9        3x323x
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