[Intro]
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(repeat through Verse 1 until Chorus)

[Verse 1]
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You said I hope when I get old that I retain the wonder
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which compels my younger self to stay up and watch the Blood Moon.
E          F#m9            B6sus          Amaj7sus2
We light our cigarettes and talk about how stupid smoking is;
E          F#m9            B6sus          Amaj7sus2
I watch the rain fall with the leaves outside it’s hot and humid.


[Bass Riff]
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[Chorus]

I’ve been
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writing and reading. These books never end. This
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self made freedom is a moving target.
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   Damn my dispossessed disposition.
E          F#m9         Amaj7sus2
Blood Moon over my head.


[Banjo part 1]
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[Banjo part 1 harmony]
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[Verse 2]
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That night the air got cold. I shuddered with the sudden silence that
E          F#m9            B6sus          Amaj7sus2
raced inside my raging heart as I beheld an unrequited
E          F#m9            B6sus          Amaj7sus2
love displayed in simple bliss: the rising moon reflecting borrowed

light.



[Chorus]

I’ve been
E          F#m9              Amaj7sus2
writing and reading. These books never end. This
E          F#m9              Amaj7sus2
self made freedom is a moving target.
E          F#m9              Amaj7sus2
   Damn my dispossessed disposition.
E          F#m9              Amaj7sus2
Blood Moon over my head.



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