Shine on Harvest Moon (Am)
Lyrics-Jack Norworth
Key: C
Music-Nora Bayes
Copyright 1908

Chords and lyrics provided by Judy Muldawer and Nikos Voutsinas
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File Created 03/04/2019
File updated 06/02/2019

Intro chords:

AmAmE7E7AmAmF7F7

AmAmF7F7E7


Verse 1:

    Am               E7                Am      Dm
The night was mighty dark so you could  hardly see
        Am      F7       E7
For the moon re fused to shine.

Am             E7             Am
Couple sittin' underneath the willow tree,
    D7         G7
For  love they pine

Dm                                  G7
Little maid was kind 'fraid of dark ness
       C
So she  said, "I guess I'll go."
D7           G6    D7               G6
Boy began to sigh, looked up at the sky
Am                D7             GdimG7
Told the moon his little tale of woe

Chorus:

   A7                         D7
Oh Shine on, shine on harvest moon up in the sky
G7
I aint had no lovin' since
C        F         Cdim       C7
January, February, June or Ju ly
A7                        D7
Snowtime ain't no time to stay outdoors and spoon.
   G7                          C
So shine on , shine on harvest moon,
    F         C
for me and my gal.

Verse 2:

  Am        E7    Am         Dm
I can't see why a boy should cry
    Am                 F7              E7
when by his side is thegirl he loves so true
Am            E7                Am
All he has to say is "won't you be my bride
    D7      G7
For  I love you."
    Dm                               G7
But why should I be telling you this secret,
      C
When I know, that you can guess
D7               G6      D7               G6
Harvest moon will smile, shine on all the while,
Am            D7                 GdimG7
if the little girl should answer yes!

Chorus repeat:

A7                         D7
Shine on, shine on harvest moon up in the sky
G7
I aint had no lovin' since
C        F         Cdim       C7
January, February, June or Ju ly
A7                        D7
Snowtime ain't no time to stay outdoors and spoon.
   G7                          C
So shine on , shine on harvest moon,
    F         C   C6
for me and my gal.

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