Moonlight Lover Chords

by UB40
KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays771

Moonlight Lover by UB40 is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords C, Am, F, G and Ab. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: C    C    Am   Am  (x2)    

Verse: 1  
C*                             Am   
You're my moonlight, moonlight lover 
             F               G 
And when you walk along with me woh, woh, woh 
        C           Am    
People say that our love isn't true 
       F                             G   
But to prove that it's true, I would die for you. 

 
    G                    C 
And that's why you're my love   
                 Am                 
Yes! You are my lover  
                     F 
Wow, Wow, Moonlight lover   
           G    
You are my lover.  

Saxophone/Band Instrumental 
C    C    Am   Am     
F    F    Ab   G     
C    C    Am   Am     
F    F    Ab   G  

Verse: 2 
C* 
Can't you see? 
N.C. 
We were meant to be, 
N.C. 
That's why I want you, 
N.C. 
To be my lover. 

 
    G                    C                 
And that's why you're my love   
                 Am 
Yes! You are my lover  
                       F 
Wow  ,Wow,  Moonlight lover   
           G 
You are my lov-er 
    G                    C 
And that's why you're my love 
                  Am 
Yes!  You are my lover 
                       F 
Wow  ,Wow,  Moonlight lover 
           G 
You are my lover. 


Gilly G's 32 Bar Solo Rap 
N.C 


    G                    C       
And that's why you're my love   
                 Am 
Yes! You are my lover   
                        F 
Wow  ,Wow,   Moonlight lover   
           G 
You are my lover 
    G                    C 
And that's why you're my love 
                  Am 
Yes!  You are my lover 
                        F 
Wow  ,Wow,   Moonlight lover 
           G 
You are my lover. 

Outro Playout 
C*    
N.C. 

Outro Fade: C    C    Am   Am  (x2) 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante