Behind The Moon by the Fatima Mansions

From the Fatima Mansions’ 1991 Bertie’s Brochures mini-album. Written by Cathal Coughlan. No capo.

High Llamas - Snowbug

INTRO

[C]

VERSE 1

[G] Green bed of [F] bottles, [C] open to the sky
[G] Bare head of [F] drunk man, the [C] beads of sweat go [Dm7] dry
[F] He says he’s [E7] sorry, [Am] tender as a [F] lamb
She says, [C] “Go,” meaning, [Gm] “Stay,” meaning, [F] “You have to [G7sus4] pay”

CHORUS 1

Behind the [C] moon, in the dead [Gm] zone
In the [F] darkness where [G7] lovers all are [C] blind [Dm] [Em]

VERSE 2

[G] Sources of [F] light in this [C] land of the dead
[G] Electric [F] shocks and [C] blows to the [Dm7] head
[F] The silence [E7] broken by [Am7] his voice a [F] lone
Saying, [C] “Yes,” meaning, [Gm] “No,” as he [F] tears down their [G7sus4] home

CHORUS 2

Behind the [C] moon, in the dead [Gm] zone
I’ll still be [F] calling, [G7] calling out for [Am] you

CHORUS 3

Behind the [C] moon, when all hope has [Gm] gone
Well, what [F] else would [G7] you have me [C] do? [Dm] [Em]

OUTRO/FADE

[G7] Gree [Dm6] n [G7] bed of [Dm6] bottles
[G7] Gree [Dm6] n [G7] bed of [C] bottles and bottles and
[G7] Gree [Dm6] n [G7] [Dm6] [G7] [Dm6] [C]
Oh, [G7] broken, [Dm6] [G7] broken, [Dm6] oh
It’s [G7] gone, [Dm6] [C] yeah
[G7] Green [Dm6] green [G7] green [Dm6] bed of bottles
[G7] Green [Dm6] green [C]

[G7] [Dm6]
[G7] [Dm6]
[G7] [Dm6] [C]