The Moment Chords
The Moment by Toad the Wet Sprocket is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Em, D, Bm, C, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em D
Shame doesn't become you
Bm C
There are no mistakes in the final view
Em D
No blame, how could it be so wrong
Bm C
That your heart was braver than your will was strong
C D
For every path you follow there's another left behind
Bm Em
Every door you don't kick open there's a million more to try
C D
And for everything you taught me here's the one I learned the best
Bm Em
There is nothin' but the moment don't you waste it on regret
| Em | Em | D | D | Bm | Bm | C | C |
Em D
I'll go, but who will you have to be?
Bm C
Will you just get by or get what you need?
Em D
Just know that I don't need to fit in
Bm C
Is there room for you in your life with him?
C D
For every path you follow there's another left behind
Bm Em (with bass walkup)
Every door you don't kick open there's a million more to try
C D
For everything you taught me here's the one I learned the best
Bm Em (with bass walkup)
There is nothin' but the moment don't you waste it on regret
D C Em | Em |
. It's out of my hands, out of my hands
D C Am | C |
. But I miss my friend, I miss my friend
Bm C Bm C |Em |
. So this is the price of honesty, but I'm not sorry
| Em | D | D | Bm | Bm | C | C |Em |
I'm not sorry
| Em | D | D | Bm | Bm | C | C |
C D
For every path you follow there's another left behind
Bm Em (with bass walkup)
Every door you don't kick open there's a million more to try
C D
For everything you taught me here's the one I learned the best
Bm Em (with bass walkup)
There is nothin' but the moment don't you waste it on regret
| Em | Em . D ... |Bm |G . Bm . C .. |
Oh, the mo--ment . is happenin'
| Em | Em . D ... |G |G (with bass walkdown) |
now The moment . is passing
| Em |Em . D … |Bm |G . Bm . C .. |
How could it be so wrong
| Em | Em . D ... | G (with bass walkdown) | G | C <> |
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