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Smalltown Titans – Behind The Moon Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsD A E B C

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[Intro]
N.C.
The sun don’t shine on you when 
you stand behind the moon
N.C.
It ain’t fun when your black and 
blue so get up and find some room.
D A

[Verse]
E
I was walkin’ on other side of the 
moon lookin’ for another sign 
of life
E
I was trying to buy another mans’ 
dreams in exchange for somethin' 
nice
D A

[Verse]
E                       
Then I saw it, I saw it 
                        D A
comin’ from miles away
E                       
Then I saw it, I saw it 
            D     A
comin’ from miles away
A            B      D
The break of day

[Chorus]
E                                 
‘cause the sun don’t shine on you 
          A                E
when you stand behind the moon.
E                                
It ain’t fun when your black and 
            A                E
blue so get up and find some room.

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[Verse]
E
There was a fork in the road 
with no time left
E                            
but I finally had a place to 
                     A      E
go with no reason to live.
E
Confirm your moving on a 
view into space
E                              
toward all those burning stars 
                  A       E
with no reason to give.

[Verse]
A          E                  
And you’ll see me, you’ll see 
                           D A
me comin’ from miles away
E                            
Ya you’ll see me, you’ll see 
               D     A
me comin’ from miles away
A          B       C D
To find my place

[Chorus]
E                    D        E   
‘cause the sun don’t shine on you 
          A                E
when you stand behind the moon.
E                        D       
It ain’t fun when your black and 
E             A                E
blue so get up and find some room.
A E A E
A          E                  
And you’ll see me, you’ll see 
                           D A
me comin’ from miles away
E                            
Ya you’ll see me, you’ll see 
               D     A
me comin’ from miles away
A          B       C D
To find my place

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[Outro]
E                                 
‘cause the sun don’t shine on you 
         A                E
when you stand behind the moon.
E                        D       
It ain’t fun when your black and 
E           A                E
blue so get up and find some room.
D      A                      
‘cause the sun don’t shine on 
                           C
you when you stand behind…
C                                 
‘cause the sun don’t shine on you 
         D                E
when you stand behind the moon.

How to play Behind The Moon: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Behind The Moon by Smalltown Titans on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Behind The Moon by Smalltown Titans is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 5 chords in all: D, A, E, B and C.

Listen for A – E – D – A (I – V – IV – I in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.