...PHILOSPHER'S STONE... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Back On Top' (1999)*
Intro:
C Cadd9, C Cadd9,
F Dm, F Dm,
Gsus4 G, Gsus4 G,
C Cadd9, C Cadd9
(x2)
Verse 1:
C Cadd9
Out on the highways,
C Cadd9
And the by-ways,
F Dm, F Dm
All a-lone.
Gsus4 G
I'm still searching for,
Gsus4 G C
Searching for my home.
C Cadd9
Up in the morning,
C Cadd9
Up in the morning,
F Dm, F Dm
Out on the road.
Gsus4 G
And my head is aching,
Gsus4 G C
And my hands are cold.
Verse 2:
C
And I'm looking,
Cadd9
For the silver lining,
C Cadd9
Silver lining,
F Dm, F Dm
In the clouds.
Gsus4 G
And I'm searching for,
Gsus4 G
And I'm searching for,
C Cadd9, C Cadd9
The philosophers stone.
C Cadd9
And it's a hard road,
C Cadd9
Its a hard road,
F Dm, F Dm
Daddy-o.
Gsus4
When my job,
G Gsus4 G
Is turning lead,
C
Into gold.
Verse 3:
C
He was born,
Cadd9
In the back street,
C Cadd9
Born in the back street,
F Dm, F Dm
Jelly Roll.
Gsus4
I'm on the road a-gain,
G Gsus4 G
And I'm searching for,
C Cadd9, C Cadd9
The philosophers stone.
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C Cadd9
Can you hear that engine,
C Cadd9
Woah can you hear that,
F Dm, F Dm
Engine drone?
Gsus4
I'm on the road a-gain,
G Gsus4 G
And I'm searching for,
C Cadd9, C Cadd9
The philosophers stone.
Solo:
C Cadd9, C Cadd9,
F Dm, F Dm,
Gsus4 G, Gsus4 G,
C Cadd9, C Cadd9
(x2)
Verse 4:
C Cadd9
Up in the morning,
C Cadd9
Up in the morning,
When the streets,
F Dm, F Dm
Are white with snow.
Gsus4 G
It's a hard road,
Gsus4 G
It's a hard road,
C
Daddy-o.
C Cadd9
Up in the morning,
C Cadd9
Up in the morning,
F Dm, F Dm
Out on the job.
Well you've got me,
Gsus4 G
Searching for,
Gsus4 G
Searching for,
C
The philosophers stone.
Verse 5:
C Cadd9
Even my best friends,
C Cadd9
Even my best friends,
F Dm, F Dm
They don't know.
Gsus4
That my job,
G Gsus4 G
Is turning lead,
C
Into gold.
C Cadd9
When you hear that engine,
C Cadd9
When you hear that,
F Dm, F Dm
Engine drone.
Gsus4
I'm on the road a-gain,
G Gsus4 G
And I'm searching for,
C Cadd9, C Cadd9
The philosophers stone.
Solo:
C Cadd9, C Cadd9,
F Dm, F Dm,
Gsus4 G, Gsus4 G,
C Cadd9, C Cadd9
(x2)
Verse 6:
C Cadd9
It's a hard road,
C Cadd9
Even my best friends,
F Dm, F Dm
They don't know.
Gsus4 G
And I'm searching for,
G
Searching for,
C
The philosophers stone.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C Cadd9 F Dm Gsus4 G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
032010 x32033 133211 xx0231 320013 320003
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
