Moonchild Chords
Moonchild by Rory Gallagher is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords G, Am, Dm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro and intermediate riff :
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G + solo
Am Dm Am Dm
You are a moonchild and
Am Dm Am Dm
pretty soon child I`ve
Am Dm Am Dm
got a feeling that
Am Dm Am Dm G
I`ve gonna make you smile forever
If I can
{riff}
F G
just give me a sign
Dm
and I show you my grain(??)
{riff}
Am Dm Am Dm
You are a blue child for-
Am Dm Am Dm
ever true child you
Am Dm Am Dm
know that I tried to
Am Dm Am Dm G
scrape(?) the skies blue forever
If I can
{riff}
{solo}
F G
just give me a sign
Dm
and I show you my grain
{riff}
F G
tell me why
Dm
you look so sad
{riff}
F G
time slips by
Dm
like traces of sand
{riff}
F G
just put your future
Dm
in my hand
{solo}
F G
tell me why
Dm
you look so sad
{riff}
1.verse again
fade out