The Moon is A harsh mistress
By Jimmy Webb
http://www.jimmywebb.com/
Transcribed by Clive Sax
There are some Great Tabs of this song floating around.
But for those that want Just chords there s this!
Sung beautifully by Joan Baez, Linda Rondstadt and many more.
[Verse 1]
See her how she flies
Golden sails across the sky
Close enough to touch
But careful if you try
Though she looks as warm as gold
The moon s a harsh mistress
The moon can be so cold
[Verse 2]
Once the sun did shine
Lord, it felt so fine
The moon a phantom rose
Through the mountains and the pines
And then the darkness fell
And the moon s a harsh mistress
It s so hard to love her well
[Verse 3]
I fell out of her eyes
I fell out of her heart
I fell down on my face
I tripped and missed my star
God, I fell and fell alone,
And the moon s a harsh mistress
And the sky is made of stone
The moon s a harsh mistress
She s hard to call your own.