I Sold The Arabs The Moon

| C#m | B | A | E | | C#m* | B* | A* | E* | | C#m** | B** | A** | E** | | C#m*** | B*** | A*** | E*** | C#m B A E C#m* B* A* E* And I was the man who sold the Arabs the moon C#m B A E C#m*** B*** A*** E*** The Emirate Princes, their hands manicured C#m B A E C#m* B* A* E* Their servants with luggage, they followed behind C#m B A E C#m*** B*** A*** E*** The African concubines, regal and tall F#m N.C. F#m B A And I was the man who sold the Arabs the moon E B They festooned their flags with crescent moons | C#m | B | A | E | | C#m | B | A | E | C#m B A E C#m** B** A** E** And I was the man who sold the English the sea C#m B A E C#m*** B*** A*** E*** They wanted the afternoon breezes it bore C#m B A E C#m* B* A* E* The sweet smell of spices from over the sea C#m B A E C#m* B* A* E* The afternoon showers it brought during tea F#m N.C. F#m B A And I was the man who sold the English the sea E B I cowered before great battleship guns | C#m | B | A | E | | C#m | B | A | E | | C#m | B | A | E | | C#m | B | A | E | C#m B A E C#m* B* A* E* And I was the man who sold the Yankees the sky C#m B A E C#m** B** A** E** The black of the night and the blue of the day C#m B A E C#m** B** A** E** The endless horizon of hope and desire F#m B A And I was the man who sold the Yankees the sky E The English the Sea B The Arabs the moon | C#m | B | A | E | | C#m | B | A | E | | C#m | B | A | E | | C#m | B | A | E | | / Slide up | x Dead note ************************************