LeAnn Rimes - Cant Fight The Moonlight - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords G, Em, Fm, A, Bm, Ab, D, Cm … Easy key G (capo 7)

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Bm  Em  A   G
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Bm              Em
Under a lover's sky
         A
Gonna be with you
    G
And no one's gonna be around
Bm                Em
If you think that you wont fall
            A
Well just wait until, til the sun goes down

Em              D
Underneath the starlight starlight
Em                D
There's a magical feeling so right
G
It'll steal your heart tonight

Cm
You can try to resist
         Fm
Try to hide from my kiss
         Bb
But you know but you know that you
Ab             G
Cant fight the moonlight
Cm
Deep in the dark
       Fm
You surrender your heart
          Bb
Don't you know, Don't you know that you
Ab             G
Cant fight the moonlight
Fm                 G
No, you cant fight it

Its gonna get to your heart

Bm                     Em
There's no escape from love
            A
Once the gentle breeze
       G
Weaves its spell upon your heart
Bm                 Em                A
No matter what you think it won't be too long

Til your in my arms

Em             D 
Underneath the starlight starlight
Em                   D
We'll be lost in the rhythm tonight
G
Feel it steal your heart tonight

Cm
You can try to resist
         Fm
Try to hide from my kiss
         Bb
But you know but you know that you
Ab             G
Cant fight the moonlight
Cm
Deep in the dark
       Fm
You surrender your heart
          Bb
Don't you know, Don't you know that you
Ab             G
Cant fight the moonlight
Fm                 G
No, you cant fight it
Fm          G
No matter what you do
G                             Bm
The night is gonna get to you

Bm  Em  A  G
Na na na na na na
Bm  Em              A           G
      Cant fight it dont try it

Fm                Eb
Underneath the starlight, starlight
Fm                 Eb
Theres a magical feeling thats so right
Fm                      Eb
Here to steal ur heart tonite

C#m
You can try to resist
       F#m
Try to hide from my kiss
        B
But you know but you know that you
A              Ab
Cant fight the moonlight

C#m
Deep in the dark
       F#m
You surrender your heart
          B
Don't you know, Don't you know that you
A              Ab
Cant fight the moonlight

F#m            Ab
No, you cant fight it

Its gonna get to your heart

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LeAnn Rimes - Cant Fight The Moonlight Tabs

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Harmony analysis

LeAnn Rimes – Cant Fight The Moonlight: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bm and ends on Ab. Its chords belong to both D major and Bm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

D major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = C# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = G (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

B minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = A (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the B minor side because it opens on Bm and Bm is heard 8 times against 4 for D. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from D major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to D or to Bm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from D major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	D	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	4×
bII	Eb	Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord	Eb · G · Bb	3×
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	11×
biii	Fm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	F · Ab · C	10×
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	3×
V/vi	F#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	—
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	15×
#IV	Ab	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Ab · C · Eb	7×
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	9×
bVI	Bb	Borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	Bb · D · F	4×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	8×
V/ii	B	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	2×
bvii	Cm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	C · Eb · G	4×
vii°	C#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C# · E · G	—
vii	C#m	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	C# · E · G#	2×

Seen from B minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bm	Tonic — home	B · D · F#	8×
V/iv	B	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	2×
bii	Cm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	C · Eb · G	4×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
ii	C#m	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	C# · E · G#	2×
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	4×
#III	Eb	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Eb · G · Bb	3×
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	11×
#iv	Fm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	F · Ab · C	10×
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	3×
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	—
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	15×
#VI	Ab	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Ab · C · Eb	7×
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	9×
#VII	Bb	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	Bb · D · F	4×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 13 different chords appear 82 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. B acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key. Bb, Eb are borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

Em A Dii → Vii → V Bmiv → VII ×7
G Bm DIV → vi BmVI → iVI → i ×6

The move to watch is Em → A, heard 7 times. From the Bm side it is iv → VII; from the D side it reads ii → V (ii → V: the classic preparation of the dominant). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

D major pentatonic and B minor pentatonic are the same five notes (D – E – F# – A – B): start from D for a brighter phrase, from B for a bluesier one.
Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Em, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Fm, land on F, Ab, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
On Bb, follow the chord's notes (Bb · D · F) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With D major shapes

No capo — open D shapes
Capo 2 + C shapes
Capo 5 + A shapes

With B minor shapes

Capo 2 + Am shapes
Capo 7 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch
2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Bm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is G, Em, Fm, A — IV–ii–biii–V from the D side, VI–iv–#iv–VII from the Bm side. B adds a moment of surprise: secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Em. Keep an ear on Em → A (ii → V in D, iv → VII in Bm): ii → V — the classic preparation of the dominant. The final chord is Ab; the ear comes to rest in D.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.

LeAnn Rimes - Cant Fight The Moonlight Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

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