This is the
version from "Bullets in the Hourglass" (92).
Great song.
(Dm/F)
(C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E) 8x
(Dm/F)Shoot
out the (C/E)moon in a (Bb/D)mid(Bb/D)night (C/E)sky,
(Dm/F)
(C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm/F)Shoot
out the (C/E)sun in a (Bb/D)black(Bb/D)bird´s (C/E)eye.
(Dm/F)
(C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm/F)Shoot
out a (C/E)dream and (Bb/D)don´t (Bb/D)say (C/E)why,
(Dm/F)So
it´s (C/E)up to (Bb/D)you (Bb/D)and (C/E)I
To
(Dm/F)beat our (C/E)arms a(Bb/D)gainst (Bb/D)the (C/E)sky(hold)
And to keep
it (Dm)flying.(C/E) (Bb/D) (C/E) (Dm/F) (C/E) (Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm/F)Maria
had a (C/E)store on the (Bb/D)boulevard,(C/E)
(Dm/F)For
the barrio (C/E)boys she (Bb/D)worked real (C/E)hard.
(Dm/F)When
the bullets (C/E)fly in (Bb/D)East L.(C/E)A.,
(Dm/F)A
bullet (C/E)took her (Bb/D)out to(C/E)day,
Out
to(Dm)day.(C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E) (Dm/F) (C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm/F) (C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E) (Dm/F) (C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D)
Are they
(C/E)shooting down the (F)angels, (C/E)yeah?(Bb/D)
You can
(C/E)bet your life they (F)are. (C/E) (Bb/D)
They´re
irre(C/E)sistible (F)targets, (C/E)yeah,(Bb/D)
They´re
irre(C/E)sistible (F)targets, (C/E)yeah,(Bb/D)
They´re
irre(C/E)sistible (F)targets, (C/E)yeah,(Bb/D)
To (C/E)any
shooting (Dm)star. (C/E)
(Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm) (C/E) (Bb/D)
(C/E) (Dm) (C/E) /Bb/D) (C/E) (Dm) (C/E) (Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm)196(C/E)8,
it (Bb/D)has that ring(C/E)
(Dm)Of
RF(C/E)K and Martin (Bb/D)Luther King,(C/E)
(Dm)Where a
dream went (C/E)down on a (Bb/D)hotel floor...(C/E)
(Dm)Dreams
are (C/E)what we´re (Bb/D)living (C/E)for,
Living
(Dm)for. (C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D)
(C/E)
(Dm) (C/E)
(Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E) (Dm) (C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E) (Dm) (C/E)
(Bb/D)(Bb/D)
And are
they (C/E)shooting down the (F)angels, (C/E)yeah?(Bb/D)
You can
(C/E)bet your life they (F)are.(C/E) (Bb/D)
They´re
irre(C/E)sistible (F)targets, (C/E)yeah,(Bb/D)
They´re
irre(C/E)sistible (F)targets, (C/E)yeah,(Bb/D)
They´re
irre(C/E)sistible (F)targets, (C/E)yeah,(Bb/D)
To (C/E)any
shooting (Dm)star.(C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm) (C/E)
(Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E) (Dm) (C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm) (C/E)
(Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm/F)Shoot
out the (C/E)moon in a (Bb/D)midnight (C/E)sky,
(Dm/F)
(C/E) (Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm/F)Shoot
out the (C/E)sun in a (Bb/D)blackbird´s (C/E)eye.
(Dm/F)
(C/E) (Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm/F)Shoot
out a (C/E)dream and (Bb/D)don´t say (C/E)why,
(Dm/F)So
it´s (C/E)up to (Bb/D)you and (C/E)I
(Dm/F)To
beat our (C/E)arms a(Bb/D)gainst the (C/E)sky(hold)
And to keep
it (Dm)flying,(C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E)
Keep it (Dm)flying.(C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E) (Dm/F) (C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm/F)So
it´s (C/E)up to (Bb/D)you (Bb/D)and I,(C/E)
(Dm/F)So
it´s (C/E)up to (Bb/D)you (Bb/D)and (C/E)I...
Keep it
(Dm/F)flying,(C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E)
Keep it
(Dm/F)flying...(C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm/F)
(C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E) (Dm/F) (C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E)
(Dm/F) (C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E) (Dm/F) (C/E) (Bb/D)(Bb/D) (C/E) (Dm)
© John
Stewart, All Rights Reserved
janhauenstein@gmx.de
2002