Moon Over Bourbon Street Chords & Lyrics by Sting
Moon Over Bourbon Street
guitar chords lyrics
Artist: Sting
Song: Moon Over Bourbon Street
Additions: This is a tab of a rare recording as seen in Jools Holland's BBC documentary
''Walking to New Orleans''. This Version can also be found in a video on youtube. At the
end Jools Holland shoots Sting, why this is I don't know, if you do please comment.
Intro:
Fig. 1* (2x)
Verse 1:
Gm6 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
There's a moon over Bourbon Street tonight
Gm6 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
I see faces as they pass beneath the pale lamplight
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
I've no choice but to follow that call
Bm7/b5 E7 Bb7 A7
The bright lights, the people, and the moon and all
Gm6 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
I pray every day to be strong
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
For I know what I do must be wrong
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
While there's a moon over Bourbon Street
Dm F Gm6 A7
Verse 2:
Em7/b5 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
It was many years ago that I became what I am
Em7/b5 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
I was trapped in this life like an innocent lam
Gm6 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
Now I can never show my face at noon
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
And you'll only see me walking by the light of the moon
Gm6 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
The brim of my hat hides the eye of a beast
Em7/b5 A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
I've the face of a sinner but the hands of a priest
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
Bb A7 Dm / Dm^7 / Dm7 / Dm6
While there's a moon over Bourbon Street
Fig. 1* (1x)
Chords:
E A D G B E E A D G B E
A7 0 0 2 0 2 0 Dm7 0 0 0 2 1 1
Bb 1 1 3 3 3 1 Dm6 0 0 0 2 0 1
Bb7 1 1 3 1 3 1 E7 0 2 0 1 0 0
Bm7/b5 x 2 3 2 3 x Em7/b5 x 7 8 7 8 x or x x 1 3 3 3
Dm 0 0 0 2 3 1 F 1 3 3 2 1 1
Dm^7 0 0 0 2 2 1 Gm6 3 0 2 3 3 x or played as Gm 3 5 5 3 3 3
*Figure 1:
e --------5-8-5s6--
B ------6----------
G ----7------------
D --0--------------
A -----------------
E -----------------
Note:
that the fourth line in verse 2 is played differend in de video by Sting, but
since he started with a Bm7/b5 and ended with the Dm I believe it's just a misteak
he made and was supposed to be played like I discribed.
Another differce with the record version is the fact that this acoustic version only
contains 2 verses. And the fact that it is played in a
completly differend key. This also seams to be a regular jazz pattern.
And last but not least I like to thank L. Venderbosch for helping me out
with some parts of the song.
Cheers and enjoy!
