Looking For The Moon chords by
Tom Paxton

N/A•

Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 1

C

C

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My heart is in the mountains,

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Dm

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while my body's on this train

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G

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C

C

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My head is anywhere but in today

It's cloudy in the city,

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Dm

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and they say it looks like rain

G

G

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God, just once I'd long to

hear the conductor say

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C

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Verse 2

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Are you lookin' for the moon?

Would you dance with her

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C

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Am

Am

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to night?

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Dm

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Would you chase across the shadows

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G

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C

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as she goes slippin' out of sight?

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Dm

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G

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Leavin' common sense behind you

C

C

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Am

Am

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for a joy that ends so soon

Dm

Dm

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Rushin' through the forest blind,

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G

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never knowin' what you'll find

C

C

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Lookin' for the moon

Interlude 1

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 3

C

C

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The train is filled with strangers,

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and every stop adds more

G

G

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We're racin' toward the glass

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C

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and granite walls

While I'm dreamin' of my river

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where the rushing rapids roar

G

G

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And from a somewhere deep

C

C

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inside my spirit calls

Verse 4

Dm

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G

G

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Are you lookin' for the moon?

Would you dance with her

C

C

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Am

Am

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to night?

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Would you chase across the shadows as

C

C

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she goes slippin' out of sight?

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Leavin' common sense behind you for

C

C

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Am

Am

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a joy that ends so soon

Dm

Dm

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Rushin' through the forest blind,

G

G

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never knowin' what you'll find

C

C

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Lookin' for the moon

Interlude 2

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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Am

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Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 5

C

C

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We pull in to the station and

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I join the taxi line

G

G

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It's rainin' now like it

C

C

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means to rain all day

This city has ten million dreams

Dm

Dm

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and not one of them is mine

G

G

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So I turn myself around

and I walk away

C

C

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Verse 6

Dm

Dm

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And I'll go lookin' for the moon,

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G

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C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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and I'll dance with her tonight

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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And I'll chase across the shadows as she

C

C

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goes slippin' out of sight

Dm

Dm

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Leavin' common sense behind me,

G

G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

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for a joy that ends so soon

Dm

Dm

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Rushin' through the forest blind,

G

G

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never knowin' what I'll find

C

C

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Lookin' for the moon

Outro 1

Are you looking for the moon?

Dm

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G

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

C
Dm
G
Am

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Looking For The Moon by Tom Paxton is C major.

The primary chords used in Looking For The Moon are C, Dm, G, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Dm, G, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Looking For The Moon is approximately 120 beats per minute.

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