Smog Moon — Matthew Sweet
Chords and lyrics for Smog Moon by Matthew Sweet (key of D#).
Intro
[D#]
Verse 1
There's a smog moon in the amber sky, wavering and burning like a golden light.
I fell [G]so far, I didn't think I'd [G#]make it back.
[A#]We [D#]were all made as an afterthought, destined to believe that we are what we are not.
I'm afraid [G]that I don't need to tell [G#]you [Fm]that.
Chorus 1
[A#]There's [D#]a smog moon coming, I can always feel it.
[A#]The cartoon trees cannot conceal it.
[G#]When it's high up in the sky, [Cm]it almost [A#]looks like it is [Cm]white.
When it's [G#]high up in [Cm7]the sky, it almost looks [A#]like there's [D#]a lost man with a bitter soul.
Verse 2
Only for a moment did life make him whole.
And while he [G]was, he thought he [D]was invincible.
[G#][Fm7/D#][A#]There's [D#]a smog moon coming, I can always feel it.
[A#]The cartoon trees cannot conceal it.
Chorus 2
[D#]When [G#]it's high up in [Cm]the sky, it almost [A#]looks like it is [C]white.
[G#]When it's high up in [Cm]the sky, it almost [A#]looks like it is [D#]white.
Bridge
[Cm7/A#] [G]
They're not your [G#]words, but you're [A#]residing [Gm7/D]the [C]lines.
You [G]don't mean a [G#]thing, but you exist [A#]in [Cm]their minds.
[G]How does it [G#]feel when they have [A#]turned out [C7]the [Cm]lights?
Because [Gm]you know they [G#]sooner would get [A#]rid of you than [G#m/D#]fight.
Verse 3
[D#]
And the dark night has the strongest pull.
We both know that staying young can take its toll.
Are you afraid [G]of finding out your over [G#]that?
Chorus 3
[A#][D#]There's a smog moon coming, I can always feel it.
The [A#]cartoon trees cannot conceal it.
[G#]When it's high up in [Cm]the sky, it almost looks [A#]like it [Cm]is white.
[D#/G][G#]When it's high up in the sky, [Cm]it almost [A#]looks like it is [Cm7]white.
[D#maj7]When it's [G#]high up in [Cm]the sky, it almost [D#/G]looks [A#]like it is [Cm]white
When [G#]it's high up in the [Cm]sky, it almost [A#]looks like
Outro
[D#] [F] [D#m] [A#] [D#sus2] [Cm/D#] [D#]
When it's high up in the sky, it almost looks like it is white