10 Aug 11 - 05:57 PM (#3205644) Subject: Lyr Add: THE MOON IS STILL OVER HER SHOULDER From: Amos THE MOON IS STILL OVER HER SHOULDER She is fixed in his mind like the picture He's kept in his wallet for years And the image has never been tarnished By the blood, sweat and tears And to him it appears That the moon is still over her shoulder And the ribbon is still in her hair And he can still see her dancing And the music is still in the air Sometimes he finds it's amazing That all of his children are wed When their mother, she is still turning eighteen And turning his head She still turns his head And the moon is still over her shoulder And the stars are still falling above And she never gets one minute older And he is still falling in love And the moon is still over her shoulder And the stars are still falling above And she never gets one minute older And he is still falling in love http://www.hotlyrics.net/lyrics/M/Michael_Johnson/The_Moon_Is_Still_Over_Her_Shoulder.html "The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder" written by Hugh Prestwood, 1987 Performance at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YriQQYVcug&feature=related |
10 Aug 11 - 09:44 PM (#3205751) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder From: John Hardly It's a sweet song. I've played it for years. Prestwood is a terrific writer (Ghost In This House, Bristlecone Pine, The Song Remembers When). Possibly my favorite writer in the "Country" genre. |
11 Aug 11 - 06:02 AM (#3205884) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder From: GUEST,Pete Great song! Never heard it before! Could anyone please provide the chords? Thanks |
11 Aug 11 - 07:34 AM (#3205931) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder From: G-Force The Michael Johnson album with this on it was one of my all time faves. |
11 Aug 11 - 08:40 AM (#3205962) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder From: John Hardly Pete, if you'll just put "The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder" in the youtube search box, you'll find any number of folks playing it where you can watch their hands. It is best played in drop-D -- just tune the low E string down to D. |
11 Aug 11 - 09:24 AM (#3205982) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder From: GUEST,leeneia Thanks for posting, Amos. |
12 Aug 11 - 04:57 AM (#3206509) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder From: Nigel Parsons Obviously 'word association', but I read the title, and the tune for "Black Velvet Band" sprung to mind. Some of it almost fits! Cheers Nigel |
12 Aug 11 - 11:01 AM (#3206631) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder From: Amos The chords are G, Em, C, D and Am. You can fancy them up. A |
12 Aug 11 - 01:22 PM (#3206695) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder From: John Hardly Here you go. This guy's got it about right. Certainly close enough to work from... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr5vwf_UMTI |