How High The Moon (Chords and Lyrics)
Words by Nancy Hamilton
Music by Morgan Lewis (1940)
Sung by Ella Fitzgerald from album, Priceless Jazz (1997)
Les Paul and Mary Ford recording (1951)
Somewhere there's music
How faint the tune
Somewhere there's heaven
How high the moon
There is no moon above
When love is far away too
Till it comes true
That you love me as I love you
Somewhere there's music
It's where you are
Somewhere there's heaven
How near, how far
The darkest night would shine
If you would come to me soon
Until you will, how still my heart
How high the moon
How high the moon
is the name of this song
How high the moon
Though the words may be wrong
We're singing it
Because you ask for it
So we're swinging it just for you
How high the moon
Does it touch the stars
How high the moon
Does it reach up to Mars
Though the words may be wrong
to this song
We're asking how high, high, high
high, high is the moon
How faint the tune
Somewhere there's heaven
How high the moon
There is no moon above
When love is far away too
Till it comes true
That you love me as I love you
Somewhere there's music
It's where you are
Somewhere there's heaven
How near, how far
The darkest night would shine
If you would come to me soon
Until you will, how still my heart
How high the moon
How high the moon
is the name of this song
How high the moon
Though the words may be wrong
We're singing it
Because you ask for it
So we're swinging it just for you
How high the moon
Does it touch the stars
How high the moon
Does it reach up to Mars
Though the words may be wrong
to this song
We're asking how high, high, high
high, high is the moon
Chord Breakdown
L.H. / R.H. (single melody notes)
G / A, B then D, E, D, C#, D, G, G, A, A
Gm7 / Bb, C,
Db7 / Bb, C, Bb
C7 / C
Gm7 / F
C7 / G
F / G, A then C, D, C, B, C, F, F, G, G
Fm7 / Ab then B, A, Bb, A
Bb7 / D
Fm / Eb
Bb7 / F
Eb / Eb and G together 5 x's
A/Cm (Eb/G)
D7 / FA
Gm7 / GBb
A/Cm (EbG)
D7 / F#A, EG, F#A
G / GB
Db7 / GB
C / CA, DB, EC
Bm7 / AD
Bb7 / AbD, AbD, GD
Am7 / D
D/Am7 (G)
D7 / A
G / A, C, C#, D, B then D, C#, D, G, G, A, A
Gm7 / Bb, C, Bb, C, Bb
Db7 / Bb
C7 / C
Gm7 / F
C7 / G
F / G, A#, B, C, A# then C, B, C, F, F, G, G
Fm7 / Ab, Bb, Ab, Bb, Ab
Bb7 / D
Fm7 Eb
Bb7 / F
Eb / EbG 6 x's
A/Cm (EbG)
D7 / FA, EG, FA
G / GB
Db7 / GB
C / CEGA, CEGB, EGAC
Bm7 / F#ABD 2 x's
Bb7 / FAbBbD, EGAD
Am7 / EGAD
D/Am7 (ACEG
D/Am7 (ACEG
D7 / CEF#A
G7 / BEG
E7 /
Am7 / D
D/Am7 (G)
D7 / A
G / A, B then D, E, D, C#, D, G, G, A, A
Gm7 / Bb, C
Db7 / B, C, B
C7 / C
Gm7 / F
C7 / G
F / G, A then C, D, C, B, C, F, F, G, G
Fm7 / Ab, Bb, A, Bb, A
Bb7 / D
Fm / Eb
Bb7 / F
Eb / EbG (6 x's)
A/Cm (EbG)
D7 / FA, EbG, FA
Gm7 / GBb, GBb
A/Cm (EbG)
D7 / F#A, EG, F#A
G / GB
Db7 / GB
C / CA, DB, EC
Bm7 / AD, AD
Bb7 / AbD, AbD, GD
Am7 / D
D/Am7 (G)
D7 / A
G / A, C, C#, D, B then D, C#, D, G, G, A, A
Gm7 / Bb, C, Bb, C, Bb
Db7 / Bb
C7 / C
Gm7 / F
C7 / G
F / G, A#, B, C, A then C, B, C, F, F, G, G
Fm7 / Ab, B, Ab, Bb, Ab
Bb7 / D
Fm7 / Eb
Bb7 / F
Eb / EbG (6 x's)
A/Cm (EbG)
D7 / FA, EG, FA
G / GB
Db7 / GB
C / CEGA, CEGB, EGAC
Bm7 / F#ABD (2 x's)
Bb7 / FAbBbD, FAbBbD, EGAD
Am7 / CEGA
D7 / CEF#D, EF#AC
Bm7 / F#ABD
Bb7 / FAbBbD, FAbBbD, EGAD
Am7 / CEGA
D7 / CEF#B, EF#AC
Bm7 / F#ABD, F#ABD
Bb7 / FAbBbD, FAbBbD, EGAD
Am7 / EGAD
D/Am7 / ACEG
Ab / CEbG
G / BDG
/ G, DG, CE, BD, G, D, DbG, G then CG, A#G, BG, G
/ G, DG, CE, BD, G, D, DbG, G then CG, A#G, BG, G
G7 / BEG
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