Intro: PLAY 4x's
IF YOU WANT TO PLAY CHORDS ONLY:
DGD
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Timing is everything on the INTRO.
Hit the D chord ONCE.
Then hit the G chord hard once and
then strum it twice and then strum
the D chord 6 times and repeat.
OR
DGD
E ----3--3-3-3-2---3-2----
B ----0--0-0-----3-----3--
G ----0-------------------
D --0---------------------
A ------------------------
E ------------------------
Verse:GD
When everything you own
GD
Will fit in a paper sack
GD
And no one notice you leavin'
GD
Nobody ask you when you comin' back
Verse:GD
You live in a rented room
GD
Your money run out too soon
G
You've pawned all your hopes
D
Bummed all your smokes
GD
And you leave by the quarter moon
Chorus:
FEm
Quarter moon better than none
GDmD
When you travel the night road
FEm
Quarter moon better than none
GDmDDGD
When you carry a light load
Verse:GD
And every bowery bum
GD
You know was somebody's mothers son
GD
He never mean to hurt nobody
GD
Just a-drinkin' to have his fun
Verse:GD
Drinkin' away the good times
GD
Drinkin' away the bad
GD
And nobody know where a poor man go
GD
When he lose everything that he had
Chorus:
FEm
Quarter moon better than none
GDmD
When you travel the night road
FEm
Quarter moon better than none
GDmDDGD
When you carry a light load
BREAK:
Am7Em7
Every man in the mission tonight
D
Is dreamin' whiskey shadows
AmCEm
Where heaven is lined with bottles of wine
DDAm7CDGDDGD
And deep sparkling meadooooooows
Verse:GD
When everything you own
GD
Will fit in a paper sack
GD
No one notice you leavin'
GD
Nobody ask you when you comin' back baby
Verse:GD
You live in a rented room
GD
Your money run out too soon
G
You've pawned all your hopes
D
Bummed all your smokes
GD
And you leave by the quarter moon
Chorus:
FEm
Quarter moon better than none
GDmD
When you travel the night road
FEm
Quarter moon better than none
GDmD
When you carry a light load
OUTRO:
FEm
Quarter moon better than none
DmEmAm
Quarter moon better than nooooooone
FEm7
Quarter moon better than none
Fmaj7DmDGDDGDAm7CD7D
When you travel the night road