Shadow on a Harvest Moon

	  		F			C 
Let me tell you about this torch I carry - 
Am7			Bb 
- It’s not much of a career, 
Gm			Bb7+ 
And it won’t make my fortune, 
Gm			Bb 
I fear. 
 
F			C 
But it stays alight and won’t be buried; 
Am7			Bb 
It’s brighter year by year, 
Gm			Bb7+ 
And someday it will surely 
Gm			Bb 
Disappear. 
 
F 
When it does I’ll know I’ve laid to rest 
C 
The ghost of your unhappiness 
F 
That creeps around from room to room, 
Am7			Bb	Gm 
A widow on a honeymoon, 
Bb7+			F	C	F 
A shadow on a harvest moon. 
  
F			C 
So put away this torch you carry, 
Am7			Bb 
For it’s doing you no good, 
Gm			Bb7+ 
And surely you know by now, 
Gm			Bb 
That you should; 
 
F			C 
And come the day you die or marry, 
Am7			Bb 
Will you be understood 
Gm			Bb7+ 
When you say that you wanted 
Gm			Bb 
But never could 
 
F 
Turn your back and lay to rest 
C 
The ghost of your unhappiness 
F 
That flits around from room to room, 
Am7			Bb	Gm 
A widow on a honeymoon, 
Bb7+		F	C	F 
A shadow on a harvest moon. 
 
 
F 
I write these words to make them true, 
C 
“I’ve drowned my torch and so should 
F	C 
you”. 
Gm 
I write these words to make them true, 
Bb7+ 
“I’ve drowned my torch and so should 
F	Dm7 
you”. 
Gm 
I write these words to make them true, 
Bb7+ 
“I’ve drowned my torch and so should 
F 
you”. 
 
 
J. Chaves Rosa 
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