Talking to the Moon talks about the feeling of loneliness and the attempt to reach out to someone far away, talking to the moon as if it were an intermediary. The song reflects the feelings of longing and the desire to be close to a loved one, even when it seems impossible.
Key: C
Introduction:
C
C
C
I know you're somewhere out there
E7
Somewhere far away
Am
G
I want you back
F
I want you back
C
My neighbors think I'm crazy
E7
But they don't understand
Am
G
You're all I had
F
You're all I had
Dm
G
At night when the stars
Dm
light up my room
G
I sit by myself
F
G
Am
Talking to the moon
F
G
Am
Tryna get to you
F
G
C
G/B
Am
In hopes you're on the other side talking to me too
G
F
G
Or am I a fool who sits alone
Am
G
Talking to the moon
D
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
C
I'm feelin' like I'm famous
E7
The talk of the town
Am
G
They say I've gone mad
F
Yeah, I've gone mad
C
But they don't know what I know
E7
Cause when the sun goes down
Am
G
Someone's talkin' back
F
Yeah, they're talkin' back, ohhh
Dm
G
At night when the stars
Dm
light up my room
G
I sit by myself
F
G
Am
Talking to the moon
F
G
Am
Tryna get to you
F
G
C
G/B
Am
In hopes you're on the other side talking to me too
G
F
G
Or am I a fool who sits alone Talking to the moon
Dm
C
Dm
Ahh... ahh... ahh...
G
Do you ever hear me calling?
Dm
C
Dm
(Ahh... ahh... ahh...)
G
F
G
Am
Cause every night I'm talking to the moon
F
G
Am
Still tryna to get to you
F
G
C
G/B
Am
In hopes you're on the other side talking to me too
G
F
G
Am
G
D
Or am I a fool who sits alone talking to the moon? Ohoooo...