When The Moon Comes Over the Mountain

Words & Music by Howard E. Johnson & Harry M. Woods
Recorded by Kate Smith, 1931 (#1)
Kate Smith's TV theme song


A  Asus4 A     A7     E7    E7alt
All by   my - self at twi - light,

  A     A9   A   E Bm7-5  A   E7 
Watch - ing the day de - part;

A  Asus4 A   A7         E
And with the fa - ding twi - light,

F#m   E7   F#m   B7       E7
Hap - pi - ness fills my heart.


 E6   E7  A             AM7 A7   D          Dm
When the moon comes o - ver the moun - tain

D9    Dm  A    A9    A  E7    E7/6  E7  A
Ev' - ry beam brings a dream, dear, of you

E6   E7    A              AM7   A7   D          Dm
Once a - gain we stroll 'neath the moun - tain

  D9    Dm   A       A9    A   E7   E7/6 E7  A  A9  A
Through that rose - cov - ered val - ley we knew


A7   D      Cdim      A6    A
Each day is grey and drear - y

    A9   F#m     Edim       E7/6   E7
But the night is bright and cheer - y


E6   E7    A            AM7  A7   D          Dm
When the moon comes o - ver the moun - tain

D9  Dm   A    A9  A   E7    E7/6 E7  A
I'm a - lone with my mem - 'ries of you.



 
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