Dark moon Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays630

Dark moon by Elvis Presley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, F, Dm, D7 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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C  
Dark moon, way up high up in the sky,  
  
Oh, tell me why, oh tell me why  
		 G  
You've lost your splendor.  
  
Dark moon, what is the cause your life withdraws?  
					  C  
Is it because, is it because I've lost my love.  
  
F                      Dm  
Mortals have dreams of love's perfect schemes  
    D7                        G7 (hold)  
But they don't realize that love can sometimes bring a  
  
Dark moon, way up high up in the sky.  
Oh, tell me why, oh tell me why  
You've lost your splendor. 
Dark moon, what is the cause your life withdraws?  
Is it because, is it because I've lost my love  
  
Mortals have dreams of love's perfect schemes  
But they don't realize that love can sometimes bring a  
  
Dark moon way up high up in the sky.  
Oh, tell me why, oh tell me why  
You've lost your splendor.  
Dark moon, what is the cause your life withdraws?  
Is it because, is it because I've lost my love?  
  
Mortals have dreams of love's perfect schemes  
But they don't realize, their love can sometimes bring the  
  
Dark moon, way up high up in the sky  
Oh, tell me why, h tell me why  
You've lost your splendor  
Dark moon, what is the cause your life withdraws  
Is it because, is it because I've lost my love  
What is the cause your light withdraws?  
Is it because, is it because I've lost my love?  
  
Dark moon, way up high up in the sky  
Oh, tell me why, oh tell me why  
You've lost your splendor.  
Dark moon, what is the cause your life withdraws? 
Is it because, is it because I've lost my love?  
  

   
  
  


    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante