Harvest Moon | Chords + Lyrics
Intro
||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :|| x4
Verse 1
| Em7 | Em7 |
Come a little bit closer.
| Em7 | Em7 | D5 Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D | D Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D |
Hear what I have to say.
| Em7 | Em7 |
Just like children sleepin’.
| Em7 | Em7 | D5 Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D | D Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D |
We could dream this night away.
Verse 2
| G | G |
But there’s a full moon risin’.
| G | G ||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :||
Let’s go dancin’ in the light.
| G | G |
We know where the music’s playin’.
| G | G ||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :||
Let’s go out and feel the night.
Chorus 1
||: G/A | G/A | A | A :||
Because I’m still in love with you, I wanna see you dance again.
Because I’m still in love with you, on this harvest moon.
Instrumental 1
||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :|| x4
Verse 3
| Em7 | Em7 |
When we were strangers.
| Em7 | Em7 | D5 Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D | D Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D |
I watched you from afar.
| Em7 | Em7 |
When we were lovers.
| Em7 | Em7 | D5 Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D | D Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 A/D D |
I loved you with all my heart.
Verse 4
| G | G |
But now it’s getting late.
| G | G ||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :||
And the moon is climbing high.
| G | G |
I wanna celebrate.
| G | G ||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :||
See it shining in your eye.
Chorus 2
||: G/A | G/A | A | A :||
Because I’m still in love with you, I wanna see you dance again.
Because I’m still in love with you, on this harvest moon.
Instrumental 2
||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :|| x4
Solo
||: G | G | G | G |
| D D6 | Dmaj7 D | D D6 | Dmaj7 D :||
Chorus 3
||: G/A | G/A | A | A :||
Because I’m still in love with you, I wanna see you dance again.
Because I’m still in love with you, on this harvest moon.
Outro
||: D D6 | Dmaj7 D :|| x4
| D |
Harvest Moon chords and TAB
The irresistible Harvest Moon was Neil Young‘s last big tune and definitely my favorite of his. Played in drop D tuning we are dealing with two chord riffs which both utilize that low open D string.
The first chord riff is played during the intro and instrumental sections as well as during verses 2 and 4. Here it is using TAB:

The second riff is played further down the neck, this is played during verses 1 and 3. It’s difficult to explain as we start with a D5, but once repeated the full D is held, follow the TAB and you’ll get it.

The chorus is just a G/A, followed by an A. Don’t forget to drop your low E to a D, use my chromatic guitar tuner.
Harvest Moon chords | Related pages
Five similar tunes
- (They Long To Be) Close To You chords
- (Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay chords.
- A Horse With No Name chords
- Heart Of Gold chords
- Wish You Were Here chords
Neil Young
Neil Young started out with Buffalo Springfield, briefly joined Crosby, Stills & Nash, and collaborated with Pearl Jam but is best known for his solo career.
His best tunes include Harvest Moon, Heart Of Gold, Old Man, The Needle And The Damage Done, My My, Hey Hey, and Like A Hurricane.