Children of the Moon — The Alan Parsons Project
Chords and lyrics for Children of the Moon by The Alan Parsons Project (key of A).
Verse 1
[Intro] (Bass Notes):
[G] [A] [A] [A] [A]
[Interlude]:
[A] [G/A]
(Melody as played by synth):
[B] [Db] [A] [Gb] [D] [B]
[Pre-Verse]:
[Am] [Am7]
[Verse 1]:
[Am7]Pay no attention to the writing on the wall
The words seem Empty cause there's nothing there at all
[Dm7]We let the wise men beat the Drums too soon
[Am7] We were just children of the moon
[Em7]No one to turn [Em]to
[Dm7]Nowhere to Run [Dm]to even if we
(Interlude Riff)
could
Interlude
[Verse 2]:
[Am7] Too late to save us but try to understand
The seas were empty there was hunger in the land
[Dm7]We let the blind man lead the Way too long
[Am7] Easy to see where we went wrong
[Em7]Nothing to live [Em]for
[Eb7]Nothing to die [Eb]for
[Pre-Chorus]:
We're [Ab]Lost[Db/Ab] [Ab7] in the middle of a [Ab][Db/Ab]hopeless [Ab7]world
[B]Lost[E/B] [B7] in the Middle of a [B][E/B]hopeless [B7]world
[Chorus 1]:
[Fm7]Children children of the moon
watch the world go by
Children children of the moon
are [Dm7]hiding from the sun and the sky
[Fm7]Children Children of the moon
watch it all go by
Children children of the moon
are [Am7]Blinded by the light in their eyes
[Em7]No one to turn [Em]to
[Dm7]Nowhere to run [Dm]to even if we
(Interlude Riff)
could
Interlude
[Verse 3]:
[Am7]Follow the pilgrim to the Temple of the dawn
The altar's empty and the sacrifice is gone
[Dm7] We let the Madmen write the golden rules
[Am7] We were no more than mortal fools
[Em7]Nothing to live [Em]for
[Eb7]Nothing to die [Eb]for
[Pre-Chorus]:
[Ab]We're Lost[Db/Ab] [Ab7] in the middle of a [Ab][Db/Ab]hopeless [Ab7]world
[B]Lost[E/B] [B7] in the Middle of a [B][E/B]hopeless [B7]world
[Chorus 2]:
[Fm7]Children children of the moon
watch the world go by
Children children of the moon
are hiding from the sun and the sky
Solo over Verse 1 Chords:
[Am7] [Dm7] [Am7] [Em7] [Dm7]
("Oohs" over Verse 1 Progression)
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