Biography:
Michael Philip "Mike" Batt (born 6 February 1949, Southampton, England) is a British songwriter, musician, producer and Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry. He is best known for creating The Wombles pop act, writing the chart-topping "Bright Eyes," and discovering Katie Melua.
Batt began his career in pop music at the age of eighteen as a signed artist with Liberty Records, having answered the same advertisement as Elton John and Bernie Taupin placed by Ray Williams in the New Musical Express.
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From: Danie Marais <[email protected]>
Subject: As long as the moon can shine (Mike Batt)
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 09:31:42 +-200
As Long as the Moon can Shine
Mike Batt
C F
I must have known that it existed
C Dm7
but I couldn't quite concieve it -
C F Dm7 G
I was always the loser in affairs of the heart.
C Dm7 C
Well you know how when you find something that you want,
Dm7
you don't believe it.
A7 Dm G C
No you can't quite believe it when the good times start.
E7 Am F C
I used to think of love as just a dream that dissappears.
Dm7 C Dm7 F G
But you've taught me more tonight than I have learned in all those years.
Chorus:
C G C
As long as the moon can keep on shining
F G C Am
and the sun keeps hanging in the sky.
Dm7 G C Am Dm7 G
No-one can take what flows between us - no-one alive.
C G C F G E7 Am
As long as the moon can keep on shining, and the years keep rolling slowly by,
Dm7 C Am Dm7 C
you'll be a friend of mine, as long as the moon can shine.
Some people search for people and some people search for freedom.
And some search for nothing, but the thrill of the chase.
Well, you know sometimes you search for things just to find that you don't need them.
Or you search for the right things in the wrong kind of place.
I used to think of love as just a promise people make
or a game that people play or just a risk that people take... (But)
Chorus
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This is my (transposed) version of the song by Mike Batt
Send any suggestions/corrections to [email protected]
Danie Marais
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: Danie Marais <[email protected]>
Subject: As long as the moon can shine (Mike Batt)
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 09:31:42 +-200
As Long as the Moon can Shine
Mike Batt
C F
I must have known that it existed
C Dm7
but I couldn't quite concieve it -
C F Dm7 G
I was always the loser in affairs of the heart.
C Dm7 C
Well you know how when you find something that you want,
Dm7
you don't believe it.
A7 Dm G C
No you can't quite believe it when the good times start.
E7 Am F C
I used to think of love as just a dream that dissappears.
Dm7 C Dm7 F G
But you've taught me more tonight than I have learned in all those years.
Chorus:
C G C
As long as the moon can keep on shining
F G C Am
and the sun keeps hanging in the sky.
Dm7 G C Am Dm7 G
No-one can take what flows between us - no-one alive.
C G C F G E7 Am
As long as the moon can keep on shining, and the years keep rolling slowly by,
Dm7 C Am Dm7 C
you'll be a friend of mine, as long as the moon can shine.
Some people search for people and some people search for freedom.
And some search for nothing, but the thrill of the chase.
Well, you know sometimes you search for things just to find that you don't need them.
Or you search for the right things in the wrong kind of place.
I used to think of love as just a promise people make
or a game that people play or just a risk that people take... (But)
Chorus
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This is my (transposed) version of the song by Mike Batt
Send any suggestions/corrections to [email protected]
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