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Shine On Harvest Moon

Words and Music by Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth - 1908

Verse:
Em          B7	Em         Am	Em         C7	B7
Em          B7	Em	A7	D7
Am	D7	G	-
A7          D6	A7          D6	Em          A7	Ddim       D7
Chorus:
E7	-	A7	-
D7	-	G            Am7	A#dim     G7
E7	-	A7	-
D7	-	G            C	G    (to chorus)

8-beat intro. Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

This song is in the key of G.

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Verse:

The night was mighty dark so you could hardly see, For the moon refused to shine.
Couple sitting underneath a willow tree, For love they pine.
Little maid was kinda 'fraid of darkness so she said, "I guess I'll go".
Boy began to sigh, looked up at the sky, Told the moon his little tale of woe.

 

Chorus:

Oh, Shine on, shine on, harvest moon up in the sky.
I ain't had no lovin' since January, April, June or July.
Snow time ain't no time to stay outdoors and spoon,
So shine on, shine on, harvest moon, For me and my gal.

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Watch Oakland Banjo Band guest Buddy Wachter perform "Shine On Harvest Moon" (youtube)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

This Chord Chart may not appear correctly with some browsers.  It should be viewed with a full size window.

The chord names should appear in single rows.   Let me know of any problems.

 

email: jbott@ix.netcom.com