Diatonic Harmonica Tabs

-2 4    -4 -4  -4   -3
I pic-tured a rain-bow

 5    5  -4   4    4
You held in your hands

5  -4   -4  -2
I had flash-es

 2   5   5   5    5
But you saw the plan

Verse 1

-4 -4   -4   -4 -4  -4   -4   -4   -4
I wand-ered out in the world for years

   4   6   -5     6   -4  -4    4
While you just stayed in your room

-4 -4  4   -4   -4
I saw the cres-cent

 5   5   5    5   -4  4    4
You saw the whole of the moon

 4    6   -5  5    4
The whole of the moon

 5    5     5   5  -4   5     5
You were there in the turn-stiles

  5   -4   5   5   5    5
With the wind at your heels

 -4     5      5   -4   5
You stretched for the stars

 -5  5    5   5   5   5
And you know how it feels

-4   -4   5   -4   5   -4  5   -4
To reach too high too far too soon

 5   5   5    5   -4  4    4
You saw the whole of the moon

(spoken)(you can play -5b if u wish)
I was grounded

  5    5    5     5    5
While you filled the skies

5  5    5    5   -4  4   4
I was dumb-found-ed by truths

 5   5     5     5
You cut through lies

-4 -4  -4  -4   -4 -4  -4 -2
I saw the rain-dir-ty val-ley

 6   -5  -5  5   4  5  -4  4   -4   -4
You saw brig-a-doon I saw the cres-cent

 5   5   5    5   -4  4    4
You saw the whole of the moon

-2  4   4   4  -3b   4    5    5    5
I spoke a-bout the wings you just flew

-4 5    5    5    5      -4 4   4
I won-dered, i guessed, and i tried

 5    5    5  5   5
You just knew I sighed

 6   6    -5    5  5   5    5   4
But you swooned I saw the cres-cent

 5   5   5    5   -4  4    4
You saw the whole of the moon

 5    5   -4  4    4
The whole of the moon!

VERSE 2 same as 1
With a torch in your pocket
And the wind at your heels
You climbed on the ladder
And you know how it feels
To reach too high too far too soon
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

(Spoken)
Unicorns and cannonballs,
Palaces and piers,
Trumpets, towers, and tenemets,
Wide oceans full of tears,
Flag, rags, ferry boats,
Scimitars and scarves,
Every precious dream and vision
Underneath the stars

 5    6     6    -5  5   5   5
Yes, You climbed on the lad-der

  6   6   6   -5   5    5
With the wind in your sails

 6    6   -5  5  5   5
You came like a com-et

  6   -5   5    5
Blaz-ing your trail

 5   -4   5   -4  5   -4
Too high Too far Too soon

 5   5   5    5   -4  4   4
You saw the whole of the moon
Harmonica Tabs Song Info
Title The Whole Of The Moon
Artist The Waterboys
Key C
Harp Type Diatonic

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