How High the Moon

Words & Music by Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis, 1940
Recorded by Les Paul & Mary Ford, 1951 (#1)


A7                DM7                  Dm7      G7
Somewhere there's music, how faint the tune?

                   CM7                   Cm7      F7
Somewhere there's heaven -- how high the moon?

  Bb(+7)    Em7-5           A7      Am7      Em7-5
There is no moon above when love is far away too;

      A7       D9         Em7     A7    Fm7     F7   Em7
Till it comes true   that you love me as I love you.


      Em7   A7       DM7                  Dm7      G7
Somewhere there's music -- how near, how far?

                   CM7                     Cm7     F7
Somewhere there's heaven -- it's where you are.

    Bb      Em7-5                 A7                 DM7   
The darkest night would shine if you would come to me soon;

  A7-9     Fm7        F7      Em       Em7   A7-9  D6
Until you will, how still my heart, how high the moon?



(Instrumental interlude)


     Em7    A7       DM7                 Dm7      G7
Somewhere there's music -- how near, how far?

                  CM7                      Cm7     F7
Somewhere there's heaven -- it's where you are.

     Bb     Em7-5                A7                    DM7   
The darkest night would shine if you would come to me soon;

  A7-9     Fm7       F7       Em        Em7  A7-9  D6
Until you will, how still my heart, how high the moon?

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