By The Light of the Silvery Moon 2 Verses (C)
Copyright 1909
Key: C
Music by Gus Edwards
Lyrics by Ed Madden

File Created 04/27/2019

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Verse 1:

C     Ebdim
Place park,
G7    C
Scene dark
Em7             Ebdim
Sil-vry moon is shining thro'
    Dm7   G7
the trees.

F    E7
Cast two,
A7 Dm
Me you
G7       Dm7    G7
Sound of kisses floating
G7+    C      DbdimDm7G7
on the breeze.

C   Ebdim
Act one
G7 C
Be-gun
Em7              Ebdim
Dialogue, "Where would
            G7
you like to spoon?"

E7 D7
My cue,
G7   Em7
With you
Am
Underneath the
D7      Dm7 G7
sil-vry moon

Chorus 1:

       C
By the light
               D7
Of the silvery moon
          G7
I want to spoon
                 C     Dbdim  Dm7 G7
To my honey I'll croon love's tune

      C
Honey-moon,
                  F    A7Dm
Keep a shining in June
     Fm6     C
Your sil-vry beams will
Fm6        C
bring love dreams,
                  D7   Dm7
We'll be cuddlin' soon
       G7      C    Dm7G7
By the silvery moon.

Verse 2:

C   Ebdim
Act two
G7    C
Scene new
Em7            Ebdim
Roses blooming all
           Dm7  G7
around the place

F    E7
Cast three,
A7   Dm
You, me,
G7       Dm7    G7
Preacher with a solemn
G7+     C   DbdimDm7G7
looking face

C     Ebdim
Choir sings,
G7   C
Bell rings
Em7                Ebdim
Preacher, "You are wed
          G7
for-ev-er more”

E7  D7
Act two,
G7  Em7
All through
Am              D7
Ev'ry night the same
   Dm7 G7
en-core

Chorus 2:

       C
By the light (not the dark but the light)
               D7
Of the silvery moon (not the sun but the moon)
          G7
I want to spoon (not knife but spoon)
                 C     Dbdim  Dm7 G7
To my honey I'll croon love's tune

      C
Honey-moon, (not the sun but the moon)
                  F    A7Dm
Keep a shining in June  (not May, but June)
     Fm6     C          Fm6        C
Your sil-vry beams will bring love dreams,
                  D7   Dm7
We'll be cuddlin' soon  (not later, but soon)
       G7      C
By the silvery moon.
         C#7[gold-[G7C
(not the en moon!)

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