Intro
C Am F Dm F Fadd9 C G G7 C F C
[Verse]
C G#dim Dm A#dim
The seasons they are turnin’ and my sad heart is yearnin’
C Am D9
To hear again the songbird’s sweet melodious tone
C Am Dm7 G Dm7 G C F G7
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?
[Verse]
C G#dim Dm A#dim
The dusky light, the day is losing, Orchids, Poppies, Black-eyed Susan
C Am D9
The earth and sky that melts with flesh and bone
C Am Dm7 G Dm7 G C F G7
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?
[Verse]
C G#dim Dm A#dim
The air is thick and heavy all along the levy
C Am D9
Where the geese into the countryside have flown
C Am Dm7 G Dm7 G C F G7
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?
[Bridge]
F
Well, I’m preachin’ peace and harmony
Dm
The blessings of tranquility
F D7
Yet I know when the time to strike is right
C
I’ll take you cross the river dear
G#dim Dm A#dim
You’ve no need to linger here
C G7
know the kinds of things you like
[Verse]
C G#dim Dm A#dim
The clouds are turnin’ crimson–the leaves fall from the limbs an’
C Am D9
The branches cast their shadows over stone
C Am Dm7 G Dm7 G C F G7
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?
[Verse]
C G#dim Dm A#dim
The boulevards of cypress trees, the masquerades of birds and bees
C Am D9
The petals, pink and white, the wind has blown
C Am Dm7 G Dm7 G C F G7
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?
[Bridge]
F
The trailing moss and mystic glow
Dm
Purple blossoms soft as snow
F D7
My tears keep flowing to the sea
C
Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief
G#dim Dm A#dim
It takes a thief to catch a thief
Dm7 G7 C
For whom does the bell toll for, love?
G7 C
It tolls for you and me
[Verse]
C G#dim Dm A#dim
My pulse is runnin’ through my palm–the sharp hills are rising from
C Am D9
The yellow fields with twisted oaks that groan
C Am Dm7 G Dm7 G C
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?
[Outro]
C Am Dm7 G Dm7 G C G6(9)
Won’t you meet me out in the moonlight alone?