Moon Over Bourbon Street
Sting

 
There's a
F♯m7b5 
moon over
B7 
Bourbon Street
Em 
tonight
Em/b 
Em 
 
I see
F♯m7b5 
faces as they
B7 
pass beneath the
Em 
pale
Em/f♯ 
lamp
Em/g 
light
Em/b 
 
I've no
C 
choice but to
B7 
follow that
Em 
call
Em/f♯ 
Em/g 
Em/b 
 
the
C♯dim 
bright lights, the
F♯7 
people, and the
C 
moon and
B7 
all
F♯m7b5 
I pray every
B7 
day to be
Em 
strong
Em/b 
Em 
 
for I
F♯m7b5 
know what I
B7 
do must be
Em 
wrong
Em/f♯ 
Em/g 
Em/b 
 
Oh you'll
C 
never see my
B/f♯ 
shade or hear the
Em 
sound of my feet
 
while there's a
C 
moon over
B7 
Bourbon
Em 
Street

 
It was
F♯m7b5 
many years
B7 
ago that I be
Em 
came
Em/b 
what
Em 
I am
 
I was
F♯m7b5 
trapped in this
B7 
life like an
Em 
in
Em/f♯ 
nocent
Em/g 
lamb
Em/b 
 
now I
C 
never show my
B7 
face at
Em 
noon
Em/f♯ 
Em/g 
Em/b 
 
and
C♯dim 
you'll only see me
F♯7 
walking by the
C 
light of the
B7 
moon
 
the
F♯m7b5 
brim of my
B7 
hat hides the
Em 
eye
Em/b 
of a
Em 
beast
 
I've the
F♯m7b5 
face of a
B7 
sinner but the
Em 
hands
Em/f♯ 
of a
Em/g 
priest
Em/b 
 
Oh you'll
C 
never see my
B/f♯ 
shade or hear the
Em 
sound of my feet
 
while there's a
C 
moon over
B7 
Bourbon
Em 
Street

 
She
F♯m7b5 
walks every
B7 
day through the
Em 
streets of
Em/b 
New Or
Em 
leans
 
She's
F♯m7b5 
innocent and
B7 
young from a
Em 
fami
Em/f♯ 
ly of
Em/g 
means
Em/b 
 
I have
C 
stood many
B7 
times outside her
Em 
window
Em/f♯ 
at
Em/g 
night
Em/b 
 
To
C♯dim 
struggle with my
F♯7 
instinct in the
C 
pale moon
B7 
light
 
How
F♯m7b5 
could I be this
B7 
way when I
Em 
pray to
Em/b 
God above
Em 
 
I must
F♯m7b5 
love what I
B7 
destroy and de
Em 
stroy the
Em/f♯ 
thing I
Em/g 
love
Em/b 
 
Oh you'll
C 
never see my
B/f♯ 
shade or hear the
Em 
sound of my feet
 
while there's a
C 
moon over
B7 
Bourbon
Em 
Street

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2 --5--      2 --0--      2 --5-- 
3 --5--      3 --2--      3 --3--
4 --4--      4 --1--      4 --5--
5 -(3)-      5 --2--      5 --4--
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