Intro
G Em C Am C Cadd9 C D D7 G C G
[Verse]
G G#dim Am A#dim
The seasons they are turnin’ and my sad heart is yearnin’
G Em A9
To hear again the songbird’s sweet melodious tone
G Em Am7 D Am7 D G C D7
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?
[Verse]
G G#dim Am A#dim
The dusky light, the day is losing, Orchids, Poppies, Black-eyed Susan
G Em A9
The earth and sky that melts with flesh and bone
G Em Am7 D Am7 D G C D7
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?
[Verse]
G G#dim Am A#dim
The air is thick and heavy all along the levy
G Em A9
Where the geese into the countryside have flown
G Em Am7 D Am7 D G C D7
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?
[Bridge]
C
Well, I’m preachin’ peace and harmony
Am
The blessings of tranquility
C A7
Yet I know when the time to strike is right
G
I’ll take you cross the river dear
G#dim Am A#dim
You’ve no need to linger here
G D7
know the kinds of things you like
[Verse]
G G#dim Am A#dim
The clouds are turnin’ crimson–the leaves fall from the limbs an’
G Em A9
The branches cast their shadows over stone
G Em Am7 D Am7 D G C D7
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?
[Verse]
G G#dim Am A#dim
The boulevards of cypress trees, the masquerades of birds and bees
G Em A9
The petals, pink and white, the wind has blown
G Em Am7 D Am7 D G C D7
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?
[Bridge]
C
The trailing moss and mystic glow
Am
Purple blossoms soft as snow
C A7
My tears keep flowing to the sea
G
Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief
G#dim Am A#dim
It takes a thief to catch a thief
Am7 D7 G
For whom does the bell toll for, love?
D7 G
It tolls for you and me
[Verse]
G G#dim Am A#dim
My pulse is runnin’ through my palm–the sharp hills are rising from
G Em A9
The yellow fields with twisted oaks that groan
G Em Am7 D Am7 D G
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?
[Outro]
G Em Am7 D Am7 D G G6(9)
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?