C                                         
 ...  He sees her at the same time every night  
                            G  
      at the Mexican discotheque 
      She gives him french kisses  
                            C 
                        He gives her french cigarettes 
                        They sit at the same table every time  
                        The lights are low But their eyes shine   
                            G 
                      Just digging the music from those sweet soul bands 
                      She keeps him outta fights Holds on to his hand 


         F                          G 
    He whispers slowly  ....      "tonight's the night" 
         C                          F  
        Months of planning so it's gotta be right 
                                    G 
        Under the table her bag is busting at the seams 
         C                          F  
    She made   sure    to   bring   everything 


         C 
    Moonlighting they're leaving everything 
         G 
    Moonlighting they're losing all their friends 
         C 
    Moonlighting it's the only way 
         G 
  It's frightening but it means they'll stay 
         F 
      Together they're gonna make it  
         C               G 
      togetheee ...  ... eer 


 C 
 ... His blue Morris van is parked in an alley  
                          G 
      Just by Montague street 
      His friend Eddie he did the respray  
                          C 
                   So he couldn't drive it all last week 
                   And it cost most of the money That he had saved up 
                          G 
        To pay Eddie's receipt But he figures it's worth it 
        Cause the disguise is a must  
                          C          
            When they go missing They're gonna look for the van first 


         F                            G 
   She whispers slowly:  "it'll be alright" 
         C                            F  
      I took some  cash  from   my   building society 
                                      G 
 And my monthly check  came in  just right 
         C                            F  
      If only they knew they weren't giving it away 


         C 
    Moonlighting they're leaving everything 
         G 
    Moonlighting they're losing all their friends 
         C 
    Moonlighting it's the only way 
         G 
  It's frightening but it means they'll stay 
         F 
      Together they're gonna make it  
         C               G 
      togetheee ...  ... eer 


         C > D  

 D 
 ...  9:15 Monday morning at the printing works 
                                       A 
      The boss notices someone's not clocked in 
      And the water department of the council offices has a message 
                                       D 
                                That Mrs. Park's daughter is missing 
                                Meanwhile the Carlisle turnoff of the m6 motorway 
                                Drinking cold black coffee eating hot cup cakes 
                                       A 
                                 She stares at him with his beard unshaved 
                                 Wonders at his powers of staying awake 


             G                             A 
        He whispers slowly: "you did just fine" 
             D                             G 
      They shared  the  driving    all  through the night 
                                                          A 
        She laughs "my mother will have lost her mind" ... 
             D                                 G 
 We're only ten miles to Gretna they're three hundred behind 


         D 
    Moonlighting they're leaving everything 
         A 
    Moonlighting they're losing all their friends 
         D 
    Moonlighting it's the only way 
         A 
  It's frightening but it means they'll stay 
         G 
      Together they're gonna make it  
         D               A 
      togetheee ...  ... eer