Bougainville moon

Intro

G – Em – C – D (x2)

(Light strum or fingerpick)

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Verse 1

G

Sunset falling down Buka shore,

Em

Waves play slow like your name.

C

I walk alone on Arava road,

D

Same old heart, same old pain.

G

Cool wind blow from Panguna side,

Em

Carry memories I can’t hide.

C

We promised love under coconut tree,

D

Now it’s just the moon and me.

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Pre-Chorus

Em

I gave you love, I gave you truth,

C

Even when my world was small.

G

You were my light, my only view,

D

Now I’m standing when the night falls.

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Chorus

G

Lonely love, lonely heart tonight,

Em

Mi stap tasol, mi tingim yu.

C

Under Bougainville moon so bright,

D

Bel bilong mi, em bruk tru.

G

Lonely love, why you fade away?

Em

From Kieta town to Buin road.

C

Island sing my pain each day,

D

While I carry this love alone.

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Verse 2

(Same chords & strum as Verse 1)

G – Em – C – D

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Bridge (Fingerstyle or Single Down-Strums)

Em

If this song reach your ears someday,

C

Across the ocean, far away,

G

Remember boy from Bougainville land,

D

Who loved you real, no second plan.

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Final Chorus / Outro

G

Lonely love, slow time go by,

Em

2025, I still stay true.

C

Bougainville breathe, and so do I,

D

Still my heart… it wait for you.

Outro:

G – Em – C – D (slow fade, last G hold)