The Band - The Moon Struck One: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Moon Struck One" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

G7                         D7                           G7
Julie and little John Tyler lived in the house next door
D7               G7     D7     E7              D#7
We would be the great triangle and to this we swore
D7            D#7         A#     D/A         G
Julie was my sweetheart, little John was my cohort
C   A#           A              G     F
And all the wild horses in the world couldn't keep us apart
F#                                     A# D# A# D#
Once we went for a swim in the noonday sun
F#                                            A# D# A# D#
And promised to return before the moon struck one

Julie came running through the pasture, she was screaming at the sky
She fell down to her knees and the tears did fly
Little John was stung by a snake over by the lake
And it looked like he's really, really hurt, he was lying in the dirt
Who, we went it as fast as we could run
But we lost little John as the moon struck one

I was vacant, Julie was a bird with a broken wing
We were always afraid of what tomorrow might bring
We'll drive down to Durango--up and leave this place
And maybe forget the triangle with a change of pace
The car broke down when we had just begun
And we walked back to the house while the moon struck one


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

D7

Guitar chord D7

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

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 "The Moon Struck One" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Moon Struck One" by The Band.

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