Bob Dylan - Moonlight: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Moonlight" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Moonlight Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Dylan

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Moonlight" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

    A#                Bdim
The seasons, they are turning
       Cm7          C#dim
And my sad heart is yearning
         A#/D                 A#              C9
To hear again the songbird's sweet melodious tone
A#     Gm7
Won't you
Dm7   G7
meet  me
Cm7-5      Dm/F F      A# Cm7 F
out in the moonlight alone

The dusky light, the day is losing
Orchids, poppies, black-eyed Susan
The earth and sky that melts with flesh and bone
Won't you meet me
Cm7-5      Dm/F F      A#  F+
out in the moonlight alone

The air is thick and heavy
All along the levee
Where the geese into the countryside have flown
Won't you meet me
Cm7-5      Dm/F F     A#
out in the moonlight alone

           Gm
Well, I'm preaching peace and harmony
     Cm
The blessings of tranquility
    Gm                                 C7
Yet I know when the time is right to strike
   A#
I take you 'cross the river, dear
 C7
You've no need to linger here
Dm/F        F+                  F  F+
I know the kinds of things you like

The clouds are turning crimson
The leaves fall from the limbs an'
The branches cast their shadows over stone
Won't you meet me
out in the moonlight alone

The boulevards of cypress trees
The masquerades of birds and bees
The petals, pink and white, the wind has blown
Won't you meet me
out in the moonlight alone
The trailing moss and mystic glow
The purple blossoms soft as snow
My tears keep flowing to the sea.
Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief
It takes a thief to catch a thief
For whom does the bell toll for, love?
It tolls for you and me.
My pulse is runnin' through my palm
The sharp hills are rising from
Yellow fields with twisted oaks that groan
Won't you meet me
out in the moonlight alone


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C7

Guitar chord C7

Cm7

Guitar chord Cm7

C9

Guitar chord C9

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

F

Guitar chord F

F+

Guitar chord F+

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G7

Guitar chord G7

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

Bdim

Guitar chord Bdim

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Moonlight" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Moonlight" by Bob Dylan.

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