The Waterboys - The whole of the moon

^CI pictured a r^G/Cainbow ^Cyou h^C/Geld it in your hands ^FI had f^G/Flashes ^Fbut ^G/Fyou saw the plan ^CI wandered out in the ^G/Cworld for years ^Cwhile ^G/Cyou just stayed in your r^Foom I saw the cresc^G/Fent ^{F G/F}you saw the whole of the m^Coon! ^G/CThe whole of the ^Fmoon! ^G

You were ^Cthere in the turnstiles with the ^G/Cwind at your heels You ^Cstretched for the stars and you ^G/Cknow how it feels to reach ^Ftoo high, ^G/Ftoo far, ^Ftoo soon, ^G/Fyou saw the whole of the ^Cmoon!

I was gr^G/Counded ^Cwhile ^G/Cyou filled the skies ^FI was dumbfo^G/Funded by truths ^{F G/F}you cut through lies ^CI saw the rain-dirty v^G/Calley ^{C G/C}you saw Brigadoon ^FI saw the cresc^G/Fent ^{F G/F}you saw the whole of the ^Cmoon!

^CI spoke about wi^G/Bngs ^{Am G6}you just flew I ^Fwondered, I guessed, and I t^C/Eried ^{Dm C/E}you just knew I ^Csighed ^{G/C C}but ^G/Cyou swooned! I ^Fsaw the crescent^{G/F F G/F}you saw the whole of the ^Cmoon! ^G/CThe whole of the m^Foon! ^G/F

With a t^Corch in your pocket and the ^G/Cwind at your heels You c^Climbed on the ladder and you ^G/Cknow how it feels to get ^Ftoo high, ^G/Ftoo far, ^Ftoo soon, ^G/Fyou saw the whole of the ^Cmoon! ^G/CThe whole of the ^Fmoon! Hey, y^G/Feah!

^CUnicorns and cannonballs, ^G/Cpalaces and piers, ^CTrumpets, towers, and tenements, wide ^G/Coceans full of tears, ^FFlags, rags, ferry boats, ^G/Fscimitars and scars, ^FEvery precious dream and vision ^G/Funderneath the stars Yes, you c^Climbed on the ladder with the ^G/Cwind in your sails You c^Came like a comet ^G/Cblazing your trail ^FToo high, ^G/Ftoo far, ^Ftoo soon, ^G/Fyou saw the whole of the ^Cmoon! ^G/C

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