Brown Eyed Girl Chords & Tabs
Title:Brown Eyed Girl
Artist:Van Morrison
Album: Blowin' Your Mind!
Release Date: June 1967
I tabbed this entire song by ear on my 21 fret acoustic.
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/\ = slide up/down (Note: all slides are crushed slides)
Tuning: Standard (from highest to lowest - eBGDAE)
Chords You'll Need:
G - [320003]
C - [x32010]
D - [xx0232]
Em- [022000]
Key: G Major
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Guitar 1: Rhthym
Verse:
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G C G D
I IV I V
Chorus:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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C D C Em
IV V IV VIm
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Guitar Two: Lead
(0:00 - 0:14)
Intro
|-7--8-10--8-7----12-13-15-13-12----7--8-10--8-7----5---------5-|
|-8-10-12-10-8----13-15-17-15-13----8-10-12-10-8---------7--8---|
|---------------------------------------------------7-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2
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(0:00 - 0:40)
Verse One
G C
|-3---3---------0--3--------3-3-----3-------8/10--10--8--7--5-|
|-0-------------1----0------0-----0---------------------------|
|-0------0------0------0----0---0-----------------------------|
|-0-------------2-----------0---------------------------------|
|-2-------------3-----------2---------------------------------|
|-3-------------x-----------3---------------------------------|
Hey where did we go Days when the rains came
|-3------3------0--3--------3---------3-----2-----0---2-------|
|-0-------------1----0------0---------------------------------|
|-0---0---------0------0----0-0----0--------------------------|
|-0-------------2-----------0---------------------------------|
|-2-------------3-----------2---------------------------------|
|-3-------------x-----------3---------------------------------|
Down in the hollow Playin' a new game
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|8--10--12--10--8---13----8--10------8--10--12--10--8--10---------3|
|-------------------------------------------------------------0----|
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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Laughin' and a-runnin', hey hey Skippin' and a-jumpin'
|-3------3------0-------------3---------------5------------------|
|-0-------------1-----3-------0---3--0--3----------3--0----------|
|-0----0--------0--0-----0----0----------------------------------|
|-0-------------2-------------0----------------------------------|
|-2-------------3-------------2----------------------------------|
|-3-------------x-------------3----------------------------------|
In the misty mornin' fog With our, hearts a-thumpin'
(0:40 - 0:53)
Chorus One
|-0----0-----2--0--2--------3--5--3-2-0-----------------------2--0--2-|
|-1------1--------------------------------0----0---1--0--1--3---------|
|-0------------------------------------------0------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
And you, Brown eyed girl You're my brown eyed girl
|-3-------3-----8/10--10--8---7--5--|
|-0----0----------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------|
|-2---------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------|
(0:53 - 1:19)
Verse Two
(backed by a whistle-type instrument)
|-3-----3--3----0------------3-----3---5--3----5----5/7--5--3---|
|-0-------------1----0-------0----------------------------------|
|-0-------------0-------0----0----------------------------------|
|-0-------------2------------0----------------------------------|
|-2-------------3------------2----------------------------------|
|-3-------------x------------3----------------------------------|
Whatever happened, To Tuesday and so slow
|-3-------3----8--8/12-10-8--3-----3---------10---12--10--------|
|-0----0---------------------0---0------1-----------------------|
|-0--------0-----------------0----------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------0----------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------2----------------------------------|
|-3--------------------------3----------------------------------|
Goin' down to the old mine With a transistor radio
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/van_morrison/brown_eyed_girl_tab_ver_9.html ]
|-3----8--10---0----10-8-10/12-----3----7--3-------5------5-------|
|-0------------1-------------------0--------------------3---------|
|-0------------0-------------------0------------------------------|
|-0------------2-------------------0------------------------------|
|-2------------3-------------------2------------------------------|
|-3------------x-------------------3------------------------------|
Standin' in the sunlight laughin' Hidin' behind a rainbows wall
|-3------3-----0--------0-------3------3------7--7--7---3--2------|
|-0------------1-----1-----1----0--------0------------------------|
|-0---0--------0----------------0---0-----------------------------|
|-0------------2----------------0---------------------------------|
|-2------------3----------------2---------------------------------|
|-3------------x----------------3---------------------------------|
Slippin' and a-slidin' All along the waterfall with you,
(1:19 - 1:30)
Chorus Two
|-3-----------2--0-2----3--5-3-3-2-0----------------0--3-2---0--2--|
|-0----1---------------------------------1----1--3-----------------|
|-0------0-----------------------------0---------------------------|
|-0----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3----------------------------------------------------------------|
Brown eyed girl You're my brown eyed girl
(1:30 - 1:35)
Bridge 1A
|---3---5-5--7--5---3--2------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Do you remember when we used to sing...
(1:35 - 1:48)
Bridge 1B
G G G C C C G G G D D D
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la te da
(1:48 - 1:52)
Bridge Two
(Before Bass Solo)
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|--8--10/12--10--8-------5--3--3-1--------------|
|---------------------0-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
(Bass Solo 1:52-2:01)
(2:01 - 2:26)
Verse Three
|-3------------0----3------------------------------------3--|
|-0----3--0----1------0------8--10--12--10--8--10-----0-----|
|-0------------0--------0-----------------------------------|
|-0------------2--------------------------------------------|
|-2------------3--------------------------------------------|
|-3------------x--------------------------------------------|
So hard to find my way Now that I'm all on my own
|-3------3-----0--------------------------------------------|
|-0------------1-------1-----8-10-12-10-8-----7-8-10-8-7----|
|-0---0--------0----0---------------------------------------|
|-0------------2--------------------------------------------|
|-2------------3--------------------------------------------|
|-3------------x--------------------------------------------|
I saw you just the other day My you have grown
|--3----5--7--8---3--8-----7--8--10--8--7--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------7--8--10--8--7-|
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Cast my memory back there lord, Sometime's I'm ovecome, thinkin' about
|-----------------1--3--5--1-------7---8--7--3-------------------|
|--1--3--5--1------------------------------------7---8--10--8--7-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Makin' love in the green grass Behind the stadium with you
(2:26 - 2:42)
Chorus Three
|-0------3--2----2-----3---5-3-2-0------------------0--3-2---0--------|
|-1---1------------1-----------------0----0----1--3-------------3-1-0-|
|-0-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Brown eyed girl You're my brown eyed girl
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|----8--3--0---5---3----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
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|---------------------3---3--3---3--3---3-|
Do you remember when we used to sing...
(2:42- 3:03)
Bridge One
(Repeat Until Fade)
G G G C C C G G G D D D
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la te da
Thats it. It's a very fun song to play. Enjoy.
