F | Bb/F F| | Bb/F Mmm---------------------
 
F | |C | If you want to write a song about the moon
 
DmF7 |Bb |Eb9(no 3rd) | Walk along the craters of the afternoon
 
FC6/E When the shadows are deep
 
|A7Dm| And the light is alien
 
Bb |EbEdim And gravity leaps like a knife off the pavement
 
|F |C And you want to write a song about the moon
 
C#dim |Dm7F7 |Bb You want to write a spiritual tune
 
Bdim |FAm/E | Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
 
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A |G7 Yeah, yeah, presto
 
C7sus4 |F Song about the moon
 
| Bb/F F| | Bb/F Mmm---------------------
 
F | |C | If you want to write a song about the heart
 
DmF7 |Bb |Eb9(no 3rd) | Think about the moon before you start
 
FC6/E |A7Dm| 'cause the heart will howl Like a dog in the moonlight
 
Bb |EbEdim And the heart can explode like a pistol on a June night
 
|F |CC#dim| So if you want to write a song about the heart
 
Dm7F7 |Bb And its ever longing for a counterpart
Bdim |FAm/E | Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
 
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A | Yeah, yeah,
 
G7 |C7sus4 |FBb/F F| Bb/F F| Write a song about the moon
Dm7Fmaj7/C The laughing boy
 
|Abmaj9D7 He laughed so hard
 
|GmD7 |Gm | He fell down from his place
 
Dm7 |Fmaj7/C The laughing girl
 
|Bbmaj7A7 She laughed so hard
 
|DmG9 |C9 | The tears rolled down her face, whoa
F | Bb/F Hey Songwriter
 
FBb/FF |Bb/F F| If you want to write a song about a face
 
F |C | Think about a photograph
 
DmF7 |Bb |Eb9(no 3rd) | That you really can't remember But you can't erase
 
FC6/E |A7Dm| Wash your hands in dreams and lightning
 
Bb |EbEdim Cut off your hair and whatever is frightening
 
|F |CC#dim If you want to write a song About a face
 
|Dm7F7 |Bb If you want to write a song about the human race
Bdim |FAm/E | Then nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
 
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A | Yeah, yeah,
 
G7 |C7sus4 |FC|C#dim Dm| Write a song about the moon
 
F7 Bb |Bbm |F |C Oh, if you want to write a song about the moon
 
C#dim |Dm7F7 |BbBdim You want to write a spirituaI tune
 
FAm/E | nah nah nah nah nah nah nah,
 
Bbmaj7 F(addG)/A Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
 
|G7 Then do it
 
C7sus4 |F Write a song about the moon
 
| Bb/F F| | Bb/F F| Mmm-----------------
F | Bb/F F| | Bb/F F|