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Moon River
by Henry Mancini (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
(from the film, âBreakfast at Tiffanyâsâ)
Capo II or as desired; this is written to be easy to play on the guitar. I read somewhere
that Miss Hepburn sang it in F, but I don't know if that is correct. Not in the original key,
which is much higher.
The vertical lines indicate bars.
3/4 time
|G |Em |C |G |
Moon River, wider than a mile, I'm
|C |G |Am/F# |B7 |
crossing you in style some day. Old
|Em |G7 |C |F9-5 |
dream-maker, you heartbreaker, Wher-
|Em Em7 |Em7/C# F#7 |
ever you're goinâ, Iâm
|Bm7 E7 |Am7 D9 |
goinâ your way.
|G |Em |C |G |
Two drifters, off to see the world; there's
|C |G |Am/F#m |B7 |
such a lot of world to see. We're
|Em |Em/D |Em/C# |C |Bm7 |
af - ter the same rainbow's end,
|C |G |
waiting âround the bend â
|C |G |
my huckleberry friend,
|G |Am |D7 |G |
Moon River, and me.
Alternate ending (starting with replacing the final G chord):
C, Bm, Am7, G