Shine on Harvest Moon (Em)
Lyrics-Jack Norworth
Key: G
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:

EmEmB7B7EmEmC7C7

EmEmC7C7B7


Verse 1:

    Em               B7                Em      Am
The night was mighty dark so you could  hardly see
        Em      C7       B7
For the moon re fused to shine.

Em             B7             Em
Couple sittin' underneath the willow tree,
    A7         D7
For  love they pine

Am                                  D7
Little maid was kind 'fraid of dark ness
       G
So she  said, "I guess I'll go."
A7           D6    A7               D6
Boy began to sigh, looked up at the sky
Em                A7             DdimD7
Told the moon his little tale of woe

Chorus:

   E7                         A7
Oh Shine on, shine on harvest moon up in the sky
D7
I aint had no lovin' since
G        C         Gdim       G7
January, February, June or Ju ly
E7                        A7
Snowtime ain't no time to stay outdoors and spoon.
   D7                          G
So shine on , shine on harvest moon,
    C         G
for me and my gal.

Verse 2:

  Em        B7    Em         Am
I can't see why a boy should cry
    Em                 C7              B7
when by his side is thegirl he loves so true
Em            B7                Em
All he has to say is "won't you be my bride
    A7      D7
For  I love you."
    Am                               D7
But why should I be telling you this secret,
      G
When I know, that you can guess
A7               D6      A7               D6
Harvest moon will smile, shine on all the while,
Em            A7                 DdimD7
if the little girl should answer yes!

Chorus repeat:

E7                         A7
Shine on, shine on harvest moon up in the sky
D7
I aint had no lovin' since
G        C         Gdim       G7
January, February, June or Ju ly
E7                        A7
Snowtime ain't no time to stay outdoors and spoon.
   D7                          G
So shine on , shine on harvest moon,
    C         G   G6
for me and my gal.

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