F#m7b5 B Em
Theres a moon over Bourbon Street tonight
F#m7b5 B Em
I see faces as they pass beneath the pale lamp light
C B Em
I've no choice but to follow that call
C#dim7 F#7 B7
The bright lights, the people, and the moon and all
F#m7b5 B Em
I pray every day to be strong
F#m7b5 B Em
for I know what I do must be wrong
[Chorus]
C B Em
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
C B7 Em Em Am B7
while there's a moon over Bourbon Street
[Instrumental 1]
Em Em Am B7 (3x)
[Verse 2]
F#m7b5 B Em
It was many years ago that I became what I am
F#m7b5 B Em
I was trapped in this life like an innocent lamb
C B Em
now I never show my face at noon
C#dim7 F#7 B7
and you'll only see me walking by the light of the moon
F#m7b5 B Em
the brim of my hat hides the eye of a beast
F#m7b5 B Em
I've the face of a sinner but the hands of a priest
[Chorus]
C B Em
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
C B7 Em Em Am B7
while there's a moon over Bourbon Street
[Instrumental 2]
Em Em Am B7 (3x)
C C D7 Em F# F# Bm Bm Bm Em Am Am Em Em F# F# Em Em Am Am F#m7b5 B7
[Verse 2]
F#m7b5 B Em
She walks everyday through the streets of New Orleans
F#m7b5 B Em
She's innocent and young from a family of means
C B Em
I have stood many times outside her window at night
C#dim7 F#7 B7
To struggle with my instinct in the pale moonlight
F#m7b5 B Em
How could I be this way when I pray to god above
F#m7b5 B Em
I must love what I destroy and destroy the thing I love
[Chorus]
C B Em
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
C B7 Em
while there's a moon over Bourbon Street
