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

File Created 04/27/2019

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Verse 1:

F     Abdim
Place park,
C7    F
Scene dark
Am7             Abdim
Sil-vry moon is shining thro'
    Gm7   C7
the trees.

Bb   A7
Cast two,
D7 Gm
Me you
C7       Gm7    C7
Sound of kisses floating
C7+    F      GbdimGm7C7
on the breeze.

F   Abdim
Act one
C7 F
Be-gun
Am7              Abdim
Dialogue, "Where would
            C7
you like to spoon?"

A7 G7
My cue,
C7   Am7
With you
Dm
Underneath the
G7      Gm7 C7
sil-vry moon

Chorus 1:

       F
By the light
               G7
Of the silvery moon
          C7
I want to spoon
                 F     Gbdim  Gm7 C7
To my honey I'll croon love's tune

      F
Honey-moon,
                  Bb   D7Gm
Keep a shining in June
     Bbm6    F
Your sil-vry beams will
Bbm6       F
bring love dreams,
                  G7   Gm7
We'll be cuddlin' soon
       C7      F    Gm7C7
By the silvery moon.

Verse 2:

F   Abdim
Act two
C7    F
Scene new
Am7            Abdim
Roses blooming all
           Gm7  C7
around the place

Bb   A7
Cast three,
D7   Gm
You, me,
C7       Gm7    C7
Preacher with a solemn
C7+     F   GbdimGm7C7
looking face

F     Abdim
Choir sings,
C7   F
Bell rings
Am7                Abdim
Preacher, "You are wed
          C7
for-ev-er more”

A7  G7
Act two,
C7  Am7
All through
Dm              G7
Ev'ry night the same
   Gm7 C7
en-core

Chorus 2:

       F
By the light (not the dark but the light)
               G7
Of the silvery moon (not the sun but the moon)
          C7
I want to spoon (not knife but spoon)
                 F     Gbdim  Gm7 C7
To my honey I'll croon love's tune

      F
Honey-moon, (not the sun but the moon)
                  Bb   D7Gm
Keep a shining in June  (not May, but June)
     Bbm6    F          Bbm6       F
Your sil-vry beams will bring love dreams,
                  G7   Gm7
We'll be cuddlin' soon  (not later, but soon)
       C7      F             Db7  C7 F
By the silvery moon.(not the gold-en moon!)

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