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Moon River is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer in 1961. It received
an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Mancini won the 1962 Grammy Award for Record of the Year and
Mercer the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. Mercer and Mancini wrote the song for Audrey Hepburn to
fit her vocal range. The song is the soundtrack of the legendary movie “Breakfast at Tiffany's”. The
song reached in late 1961 the number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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*** PAY ATTENTION TO THE CHORDS STRUCTURE ***
[INTRO]
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[Verse 1]
GMoon Emadd9River
C/GWider than a Gmile
C/GI’m crossing you in Gstyle
Am7/CS-o-m-e-d-B7a-y
Emadd9Old dream G7maker
C/GYou heart AdimBreaker
Emadd9Wherever Em7you’re Gdim7going
Bm7I’m goE7ing
Am7/Cyour ... D7way
[Verse 2]
GTwo drifEmadd9ters
C/GOff to see the Gworld
C/GThere's such a lot of Gworld
Am7/CTo see B7
Emadd9We’re afEm7ter
Em6The same
C/GRainbow’s Gend
C/GWaiting round the Gbend
C/GMy Huckleberry Gfriend
Emadd9Moon ...Am7/C.. RiveD7r
GAndC/G ....Adim..... G/Bme
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