Drunk On The Moon Chords & Tabs

by Tom Waits

[Content]
It's not an easy tab, and I'm not even going to go near that insane solo saxophone bit.
This is just the basic chord progression driving the song.
In my opinion this sounds much better without hitting any open strings... most of the time.
It's in 6/8 time. Or 3/4. I never get that right.

[Intro]
Cmaj7 Dbm7b5 Dm7   Ebdim7
Em7   Fmaj7  E7    Am7
Fmaj7 F7     Em7   A7
Dm7   G9     Cmaj7 C7
Bm7   E7     Am    Am7/G D7sus2/F#
Fmaj7 F7     Em7   A7
D9    G9     Em7   A7
D9    G9

[Verse 1]
Cmaj7       Dbm7              Dm7            Ebdim7
Tight slack-clad girls on the graveyard shift
           Em7      Fmaj7
'Neath the cement stroll
          E7        Am7 
Catch the midnight drift
Fmaj7          F7    
Cigar chewing Charlie
        Em7           A7
In that newspaper nest
         Dm7           G7
griftin' hot horse tips
         Cmaj7           C7
On who's runnin' the best

[Chorus]
       Bm7               E7
And I'm blinded by the neon
Am            Am7/G      D7sus2/F#
Don't try and change my tune
Fmaj7                       F7      
'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone
    Em7              A7
I'm drunk on the moon

[Interlude]
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9

[Verse 2]
Cmaj7               Dbm7   
The moon's a silver slipper
               Dm7          Ebdim7
It's pourin' champagne stars
Em7               Fmaj7  
Broadway's like a serpent
         E7             Am7
Pullin' shiny top-down cars
Fmaj7      F7     
Larimer is teeming
          Em7            A7
With that undulating beat
         Dm7                G9  
And some Bonneville is screaming
         Cmaj7                C7
Its way wildly down the street

[Chorus]
       Bm7               E7
And I'm blinded by the neon
Am            Am7/G      D7sus2/F#
Don't try and change my tune
Fmaj7                          F7   
'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone
    Em7              A7
I'm drunk on the moon

[Interlude]
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9
(Solo)
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9

[Verse 3]
Cmaj7 Dbm7           Dm7
Hearts flutter and race
                   Ebdim7
The moon's on the wane
      Em7          Fmaj7      
Tarts mutter their dream hopes
E7                Am7
The night will ordain
Fmaj7             F7     
Come schemers and dancers
Em7           A7
Cherry delight
    Dm7                  G9   
As a Cleveland-bound Greyhound
       Cmaj7                 C7
And it cuts through the night

[Chorus]
        Bm7                  E7  
And I've hocked all my yesterdays
Am            Am7/G      D7sus2/F#
Don't try and change my tune
Fmaj7                          F7   
'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone
    Em7              A7
I'm drunk on the moon

[Outro]
D9   G9   Em7   A7
D9   G9   Ab6/9
The way I play the chords
A7        5x565x
Am        x02210
Am7/G     302010
Am7       575555
Ab6/9     4x334x
Cmaj7     x35453
Dbm7b5    x4545x
D7sus2/F# 2x0210
D9        x5455x
Dm7       x57565
Ebdim7    x67575
E7        x79797
Em7       x79787
Fmaj7     x8(10)9(10)8
F7        x8(10)8(10)8
G7        3x343x
G9        3x323x