‘Moon River’ Audrey Hepburn vsn - TAB/Chords In Description (Tune Entire Guitar Down A Whole Note)

*Full Demo Here*
‘Moon River’ Audrey Hepburn vsn - TAB/Chords In Description (Tune Entire Guitar Down A Whole Note)

This is such a beautiful little song. Here’s some context from Songfacts:

Henry Mancini wrote this song with lyricist Johnny Mercer. The original title was ‘Blue River’, but Mercer discovered that another songwriter was using that title.

In 1962, Mancini told Disc magazine: "I reckon I'll have made around $100,000 on 'Moon River' within the next two years or so.

It took me about 30 minutes to compose. It had to be in keeping with the character of Holly Golightly, the star of Breakfast at Tiffany's, and I had to bear in mind the limitations of Audrey Hepburn's voice.

I worked the whole song round a simple guitar basis, although the guitar isn't heard much during the number."

*Chords*

*Intro*
G (3-2-0-0-0-3)
G

*Verse 1*
‘Moon River…’
G
Em (x-x-2-0-0-3)
C (x-3-2-0-1-0)
G/B (x-2-0-0-3-0)
C
G/B
F#m7b5 (2-0-2-2-1-0)
B7sus2 (x-2-1-2-0-0)

‘Oh dream maker…you heartbreaker…’
Em
G7 (3-2-0-0-0-1)
C
Fm7 (x-x-3-1-1-1)
Em
Bm7 (x-2-4-2-3-2)
B7sus4 (x-2-4-2-5-2)
E (0-2-2-1-0-0)
E7 (0-2-2-1-3-0)
Am (x-0-2-2-1-0)
Asus4 (x-0-2-2-3-0)
I then slide 2nd string/3rd fret to 5th fret

*Verse 2*
‘Two drifters, off to see the world…’
G
Em (x-x-2-0-0-3)
C
G/B (x-2-0-0-3-0)
C
G/B
F#m7b5 (2-0-2-2-1-0)
B7sus2 (x-2-1-2-0-0)

‘We’re after the same rainbows end…’
Em
C#m7b5 (x-4-2-0-0-0)
C
CaddG (x-3-2-0-1-3)
G/B (x-2-0-0-3-0)
C
G/B
C
G/B

‘Moon river…’
Em
Am

‘and…’
D7sus4 (x-x-0-2-1-3)
I then slide 1st string/3rd fret to 5th fret

‘…me’
C
Cadd9 (x-3-0-0-1-0)
C
G

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