Chord/Tab song: Grapefruit Moon

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

Chorus 1:

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

Interlude:

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

Verse 2:

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

Chorus 2:

[Am] 'Cos every [Em]time I [F]hear that [C]melody,
Well, [Am]something [Em]breaks in-[F]side.
[C] And the grapefruit [Dm7]moon,[F] one star [C]shining,
[F] Is [Em]more than [Dm7]I, [G] can [C]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] Now I'm [Dm7]smoking,[F] ciga-[C]rettes, and I,
[F] Strive [Em]for [D7]puri-[G]ty.
[C] And I [Dm7]slip,[F] just like the [C]stars,
In-[F]to [Em]ob-[D7]scuri-[G]ty.

Chorus 3:

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

Outro:

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

CHORD DIAGRAMS:


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[C] [Dm7] [F] [Em7]
[EADGBE]x32010 [EADGBE]xx0211 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]022030

[G] [Em] [D7] [Am]
[EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]022200 [EADGBE]xx0212 [EADGBE]x02210

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
([email protected])