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(G)All of the (A)as tro nauts, cham pagne in (Am)plas tic cups, wait ing (Eb)for the big (D)her o to show.
light.
Out side the (A)door he stands, wait his head (Am)in his hands and his (Eb)heart in his (D)throat.
(C)What can he (G)tell ’em now, (Eb)“Sor ry I (A)let you down.
(F)Sor ry it (C)was n’t quite (G)true.
But (C)don’t get hung (G)up on it, (Eb)just sold ier (A)on with it and (F)good luck with (C)shoot ing the (G)moon.”
Shoot ing the (Em)moon,
(G7)shoot ing the (C)moon,
the moon,
shoot ing the (Am7)moon.
(G)All of the (A)prin ci pals, cham gen ’rals, (Am)ad mir als, and the (Eb)pod i um (D)lit with a spot light.
crowd buzz ing (A)qui et ly, wait ing ex (Am)pec tant ly like it’s (Eb)o pen ing (D)night.
(C)What can he (G)tell ’em now, (Eb)“Sor ry I (A)let you down.
(F)Sor ry it (C)was n’t quite (G)true.
But (C)don’t get hung (G)up on it, (Eb)just sold ier (A)on with it and (F)good luck with (C)shoot ing the (G)moon.”
Shoot ing the (Em)moon,
(G7)shoot ing the (C)moon,
the moon,
shoot ing the (Am7)moon.
This page shows “Shooting The Moon” by OK Go in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 145 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.