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Did You Know? When The Whole Of The Moon was first released in 1985 it only reached the lower end of the charts. It took a while for people to fall in love with it. Later in 1991 it was re-released charted at no.3 and won the Ivor Novello Award for 'Best Song Musically And Lyrically'.
There have been lots of speculation about who the song is about but songwriter Mike Scott said -'The Whole of the Moon is about someone like CS Lewis, who seemed to see so much and explore issues much more deeply than most people, or it could be about a Jimi Hendrix-type person who comes "like a comet, blazing your trail" and is gone too soon, but it's not specifically about anyone'
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
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The Whole Of The Moon, Chords And Strumming, The Waterboys
Open Chords:
Open C chord
Open G chord
Open G/C chord: x30003
Open G/F chord: xx3003
Open G/B chord
Open F∆7 chord
Open Am chord
Open C/E chord
Open Dm chord
Strumming:
'Zero Gravity': |D U D |
or
'Zero Gravity*':|D D D |
Tempo: 106 bpm Key: C
Intro -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
Verse 1 -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
|C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - |
|F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - |
(C) I pictured a
(G/C)rainbow
(C) you
(G/C)held in your hands
(F∆7) I had
(G/F)flashes
(F∆7) but
(G/F)you saw then plan
(C)I wondered out in the
(G/C)world for years
(C) while
(G/C)you just stayed in your
(F∆7)room
I saw the (G/F)crescent (F∆7) (G/F)you saw the whole of the (C)moon! (G/C) The whole of the (F∆7)moon! (G/F)
Verse 2 -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
You were (C)there at the turnstiles with the (G/C)wind at your heels
You (C)stretched for the stars and you (G/C)know how it feels
To reach (F∆7)too high (F/C)too far (F∆7)too soon (F/C)you saw the whole of the (C)moon...
Verse 3 -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
(C)...I was groun(G/C)ded
(C) while
(G/C)you filled the skies
(F∆7) I was dumb(G/F)founded by truths
(F∆7) (G/F)you cut through lies
(C)I saw the rain-dirty
(G/C)valley
(C) (G/C)you saw Brigadoon
(F∆7) I saw the
(G/F)crescent
(F∆7) (G/F)you saw the whole of the
(C)moon...
Instrumental -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
Bridge -
|C - - - - |C - - - - |G/B - - - |G/B - - - |
|Am - - - - |Am - - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |C/E - - - |C/E - - - |
|Dm - - - - |Dm - - - - |C/E - - - |C/E - - - |
(C) I spoke about
(G/B)wings
(Am) (G)you just flew
I
(F∆7)wondered, I guessed, and I
(C/E)tried
(Dm) (C/E)you just knew
Verse 4 -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
|C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - |
|F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - |
(C)I sighed
(G/C) (C) but
(G/C)you swooned
(F∆7)I saw the crescent
(G/F) (F∆7) (G/F)you saw the whole of the
(C)moon!
(G/C) The whole of the
(F∆7)moon! (G/F)
Verse 5 -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
|C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - |
|F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - |
With a (C)torch in your pocket and the
(G/C)wind at your heels
You
(C)climbed on the ladder and you
(G/C)know how it feels
To reach
(F∆7)too high
(G/F)too far
(F∆7)too soon
(G/F)you saw the whole of the
(C)moon!
(G/C) The whole of the
(F∆7)moon! (G/F)
Verse 6 -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
(C)Unicorns and cannonballs
(G/C)palaces and piers
(C)Trumpets towers and tenements wide
(G/C)oceans full of tears
(F∆7)Flag rags ferry boats
(G/F)scimitars and scarves
(F∆7)Every precious dream and vision
(G/F)underneath the stars
You
(C)climbed on the ladder with the
(G/C)wind in your sails
You
(C)came like a comet
(G/C)blazing your trail
(F∆7)Too high
(G/F)too far
(F∆7)too soon
(G/F)you saw the whole of the
(C)moon...
Ending -
| |C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2|C
Final Chord Strum: C
Orange Pick Level - V2 Fingerpicked
The Whole Of The Moon, Chords And Fingerpicking, The Waterboys
Open Chords:
Open C chord
Open G chord
Open G/C chord: x30003
Open G/F chord: xx3003
Open G/B chord
Open F∆7 chord
Open Am chord
Open C/E chord
Open Dm chord
Tempo: 106 bpm Key: C
Intro -
Verse 1 -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
|C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - |
|F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - |
(C) I pictured a
(G/C)rainbow
(C) you
(G/C)held in your hands
(F∆7) I had
(G/F)flashes
(F∆7) but
(G/F)you saw then plan
(C)I wondered out in the
(G/C)world for years
(C) while
(G/C)you just stayed in your
(F∆7)room
I saw the (G/F)crescent (F∆7) (G/F)you saw the whole of the (C)moon! (G/C) The whole of the (F∆7)moon! (G/F)
Verse 2 -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
You were (C)there at the turnstiles with the (G/C)wind at your heels
You (C)stretched for the stars and you (G/C)know how it feels
To reach (F∆7)too high (F/C)too far (F∆7)too soon (F/C)you saw the whole of the (C)moon...
Verse 3 -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
(C)...I was groun(G/C)ded
(C) while
(G/C)you filled the skies
(F∆7) I was dumb(G/F)founded by truths
(F∆7) (G/F)you cut through lies
(C)I saw the rain-dirty
(G/C)valley
(C) (G/C)you saw Brigadoon
(F∆7) I saw the
(G/F)crescent
(F∆7) (G/F)you saw the whole of the
(C)moon...
Instrumental -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
Bridge -
(C) I spoke about
(G/B)wings
(Am) (G)you just flew
I
(F∆7)wondered, I guessed, and I
(C/E)tried
(Dm) (C/E)you just knew
Verse 4 -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
|C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - |
|F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - |
(C)I sighed
(G/C) (C) but
(G/C)you swooned
(F∆7)I saw the crescent
(G/F) (F∆7) (G/F)you saw the whole of the
(C)moon!
(G/C) The whole of the
(F∆7)moon! (G/F)
Verse 5 -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
|C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - |
|F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - |
With a (C)torch in your pocket and the
(G/C)wind at your heels
You
(C)climbed on the ladder and you
(G/C)know how it feels
To reach
(F∆7)too high
(G/F)too far
(F∆7)too soon
(G/F)you saw the whole of the
(C)moon!
(G/C) The whole of the
(F∆7)moon! (G/F)
Verse 6 -
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
||C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2
| |F∆7 - - - - |F∆7 - - - - |G/F - - - |G/F - - - || x2
(C)Unicorns and cannonballs
(G/C)palaces and piers
(C)Trumpets towers and tenements wide
(G/C)oceans full of tears
(F∆7)Flag rags ferry boats
(G/F)scimitars and scarves
(F∆7)Every precious dream and vision
(G/F)underneath the stars
You
(C)climbed on the ladder with the
(G/C)wind in your sails
You
(C)came like a comet
(G/C)blazing your trail
(F∆7)Too high
(G/F)too far
(F∆7)too soon
(G/F)you saw the whole of the
(C)moon...
Ending -
| |C - - - - |C - - - - |G/C - - - |G/C - - - || x2|C
Final Chord Strum: C
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The Whole Of The Moon Lyrics
I pictured a rainbow
you held in your hands
I had flashes
but you saw then plan
I wondered out in the world for years
while you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
you saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!
You were there at the turnstiles
with the wind at your heels
You stretched for the stars
and you know how it feels
To reach too high
too far
Too soon
you saw the whole of the moon!
I was grounded
while you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truths
you cut through lies
I saw the rain-dirty valley
you saw Brigadoon
I saw the crescent
you saw the whole of the moon!
I spoke about wings
you just flew
I wondered, I guessed, and I tried
you just knew
I sighed
but you swooned
I saw the crescent
you saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!
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!
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
You climbed on the ladder
with the wind in your sails
You came like a comet
blazing your trail
Too high
too far
Too soon
you saw the whole of the moon!
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