...BACK ON TOP... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Back On Top' (1999)*
Intro:
Em C (x3)
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 (x2)
Am7 Bm7 G
Verse 1:
Em
You came to see me,
C
When the moon was new,
Em
Saw you standin',
C
In the pouring rain,
Em
Left my message,
C
On the window pain;
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7
Back on the street a-gain,
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7
Back on the beat a-gain,
Am7 Bm7 G
I'm back on the top a-gain.
Verse 2:
Em
Saw me climbing to,
C
The top of the hill,
Em
You saw me meeting with,
C
The fools on the hill.
Em
Learned my lesson,
C
And I had my fill.
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7
Learnt it all in vain,
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7
Went through it all a-gain,
Am7 Bm7 G
Now I'm back on the top a-gain.
Bridge 1:
D
Always strivin', always climbing,
C
Way be-yond my will.
D
Same old sensation;
C
Isolation at the top of the bill.
D
Always seeming, like I'm moving,
C
But I'm really going slow.
D
What do you do,
When you get to the top
C
And there's nowhere to go?
Verse 4:
Em
Just how I get there,
C
Will be anybody's guess,
Em
With all the so called,
C
Trappings of success.
Em
Left all the deadbeats,
C
On the top of the hill.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/van_morrison/back_on_top_crd_ver_2.html ]
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7
Too busy raisin' Cain,
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7
I'm back on the street a-gain,
Am7 Bm7 G
I'm back on the top a-gain.
Sax Solo:
Em C (x3)
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 (x2)
Am7 Bm7 G
Bridge 2:
D
Always strivin', always climbing,
C
Way be-yond my will.
D
Same old sensation;
C
Isolation at the top of the bill.
D
Always seeming, like I'm moving,
C
But I'm really going slow.
D
What do you do,
When you get to the top
C
And there's nowhere to go?
Verse 5:
Em
Just how I get there,
C
Will be anybody's guess,
Em
With all the so called,
C
Trappings of success.
Em
Left all the deadbeats,
C
On the top of the hill.
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7
Too busy raisin' Cain,
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7
I'm back on the street a-gain,
Am7 Bm7 G
I'm back on the top a-gain.
Interlude:
Em C (x3)
Coda:
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7
Back on the street a-gain,
Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7
Back on the beat a-gain,
Am7 Bm7 G
I'm back on the top a-gain.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em C Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 G D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 x32010 x02013 x24232 x32000 320003 xx0232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
