...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 F
Well, 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:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tom_waits/grapefruit_moon_crd.html ]
Am Em F C
'Cos every time I hear that melody,
Am Em F
Well, 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 G
In-to ob-scuri-ty.
Chorus 3:
Am Em F C
'Cos every time I hear that melody,
Am Em F
Well, something breaks in-side.
C Dm7 F C
And the grapefruit moon, one star shining,
F Em Dm7 G C
Is 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)
