Wavelength Album
Kingdom Hall
(Van Morrison) from the Wavelength Album
Intro
(A D) x 4 E7
Riff (Notes F# A B A F#) and variant for the E7
Verse 1
D A/C# Asus2/B A Asus2/B A/C#
So glad to see you
D A/C# Asus2/B A Asus2/B A/C#
So glad you're here
D A/C# Asus2/B A Asus2/B A/C#
Come here beside me now
D E A Asus2/B A/C#
We can clear inhibition away
D A/C# Asus2/B A Asus2/B A/C#
All inhibitions
D A/C# Asus2/B A Asus2/B A/C#
Throw them away
D A/C# Asus2/B A Asus2/B A/C#
And when we dance like this
D E A
Like we've never been dancin' before
Chorus:
A E
Oh, they were swingin'
D E
Down at Kingdom Hall
A E
Oh, bells were ringin'
D E
Down at the Kingdom Hall
A E
A choir was singin'
D E
Down at the Kingdom Hall
A F#m7 A F#m7 E7 (Bass C# B A)
Hey, liley, liley, liley Hey, liley, liley, low
A D
Do do do do do do, do
A D
Do do do do do do
A D
Do do do do do do, do
A D
D E7
Do do do do do do (as Intro)
Verse 2 (As Verse 1)
Good body music
Brings you right here
Free flowin' motion now
When we're shakin' it out on the floor
Good rockin' music
Down in your shoes
And when we dance like this
Like we've never been dancin' before
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Intro
Verse 3 (Solos)
Chorus Again
Intro Again
Chorus Again
Outro
A D (to fade)
Vocal over
Down at the Kingdom Hall
They were havin' a party
They were havin' a ball
Bells were ringing out
And the choir was singin'
Hey, liley, liley, liley
Hey, liley, liley, low
Do do, do do, do do, do do
Sugar was there
Did you see Sugar
Down at the Kingdom Hall.
Checkin’ It Out (Van Morrison)
Intro
G G/B Bass C D
Verse 1
G G/B C D
We've got to put our heads together
G G/B C D
I'm sure that we can work it out
G G/B C D
I'm weighin' up the situation.
Chorus
G Am7 Bm7 C
And checkin' it out, takin' it further
G Am7 Bm7 C
Takin' it further, checkin' it out
Verse 2 (as Verse 1)
This is a workin' situation
I'm tellin' you without a doubt
We've gotta pull it all in tight, baby.
Chorus
Checkin' it out, takin' it further
Takin' it further, checkin' it out .
Bridge
Bm7
And all the obstacles along the way
Am7 Am7/ D Bass (= D11 )
Sometimes may feel so tremendous.
Bm7
There are guides and spirits all along the way
Am7 D7 D7/C D7/B D7/A
Who will befriend us.
Verse 3
Let's talk it out across the table
Make sure that we leave nothin' out
Get into it like a meditation.
Chorus
Start checkin' it out, takin' it further
Takin' it further, checkin' it out.
Organ Solo over Verse 4 plus Chorus
Bridge
And all the obstacles along the way
Sometimes may feel so tremendous
There are guides and spirits all along the way
Who will befriend us
Verse 5
Let's talk it out across the table
Make sure that we leave nothin' out
Get into it like a meditation.
Chorus
Start checkin' it out, takin' it further
Takin' it further, checkin' it out.
Outro (over Chorus progression and Brass Riffs)
Checkin' it out, now baby
Checkin' it out checkin' it out
You meditate, you meditate
You meditate, and you come back
You come back .
You bring it up now, your lovin’ cup now
Natalia
(Van Morrison)
Intro
Notes dgabad eabcbae dgabad eabcbae
Chords G Am G Am
Verse
Bm7 Am7
I'm walkin' down the street
Bm7 Am7
I'm on that midnight beat
different lick
Bm7 Am7 D11 Gmaj7 Am7
I'm on a lonely avenue
Bm7 Am7
Baby, won't you walk with me
Bm7 Am7
Baby, won't you talk with me
different lick
Bm7 Am7 D11 Gmaj7 Am7
Oh that's all I want you to do, now
Gmaj7 Am7
Walk with me
Gmaj7 Am7
Talk to me
Gmaj7 Am7
Call your name out
Chorus:
Bm7 (Bbm7) Am7
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na
Bm7 (Bbm7) Am7
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na
Bm7 (Bbm7) Am7 Gmaj7 Am7
Na Na, Na Na, Na Na, Natalia
Verse 2
Here on a summer night
I wanna kiss and hold you tight
Just the way we used to do
Walkin' down the same old street
People that we used to meet
Such a long, long time ago, now
Walk with me
Talk to me
And I call out your name
Repeat Chorus Two Times end with G G7
Middle 8
C D G dgabagf* Em
On a magic night like this
C D G dgabagf* Em
I hunger for your kiss
dgabad eabcbae dgabad eabcbae
C D G Am7 G Am7
On a magic night like this
Repeat Chorus
Walk with me
Talk with me
Walk with me
Talk with me
Natalia, Natalia, Natalia
Natalia, Natalia, Natalia
Venice USA (Van Morrison)
Reggae Beat
Intro
|G / / / |G / / / |A / / / | A / / / |D / / / |D / / / | G / / / |G / / / |
Verse 1
G A
Found myself, found myself, oh, in a restaurant in Venice
D G
Found myself, oh, in a restaurant in Venice
Verse 2
I was talkin' to my baby, in a restaurant down in Venice,
when I found myself down in Venice.
Bridge
C G
and I'm cryin', but my tears, but my tears are filled with joy.
D G
And I'm walkin' in Venice and I'm cryin'
Chorus
G
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
A
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
D
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
G
I like it!
Accordian Solo over Verse 3
Verse 4
As I'm leaving Venice, as I'm leaving Venice
As I'm leaving Venice, all the streets are wet with rain
And in my memory and in my memory
And in my memory, I remember it well.
Verse 5
And I take a stroll, oh, see the ships come sailing in
In the harbor, in the harbour down in Venice
Bridge
And I'm cryin', but my tears, but my tears are filled with joy
And I'm walkin' in Venice and I'm cryin'.
Chorus
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Pre Outro
(Over |D / / / |D / / / | G / / / | G / / / |)
Walkin' in Venice and I'm cryin'
Oh, as I'm walkin' in Venice, walkin' in Venice
And I'm cryin', well, I'm walk, walk, walk, walk
Walk, walk walk, walk, walkin' in Venice
Yeah, yeah, yeah, well, I walk and I walk
And I walk and I walk, well, I'm walkin' in Venice
I walk and I walk and I walk and I feel you
And I see you as I'm walkin' down in Venice
Now sing a song, goes like this.
Chorus
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Dum, derra, dum, dum, diddy, diddy, dah, dah
Outro
(Over |D / / / |D / / / | G / / / | G / / / |)
I’m Walkin’ in Venice etc
Fade
Lifetimes (Van Morrison)
The Verse is sparsely harmonized carried mainly by the bass and licks rather than chords
This is my best take on it
Intro Db / Eb Bass
Arpeggio (Notes rising Eb Ab Db F Ab Db F Ab
Verse 1
Ab Fm7 Db Db / Eb Bass
You sit in silence, and the river answers
Ab Bbm7 Db Db / Eb
And I have loved you many, many years
Ab Fm7 Db Db / Eb Bass
I saw you standing by the wond’rous river
Ab Bbm7 Db Db / Eb
And I have come today, to calm your fears
Chorus
Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db / Eb
Those lifetimes, so many lifetimes, with you.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/van_morrison/wavelength_album_crd.html ]
Verse 2
The boatman singin’ far across the water
What is this feelin’ in my heart and soul
The night time angel spreads her wings around me
I feel the sadness, and the river flows.
Chorus
Those lifetimes, so many lifetimes, with you.
Bridge
Db Bbm7 Ab Bbm7 Ab/C
Listen to the music inside,
Db Bbm7 Ab Bbm7 Ab/C
that is all that you have to do
Db Bbm7 Ab Bbm7 Ab/C
Listen to the music inside,
Db Bbm7 Db/Eb
can’t you hear what it says to you.
Verse 3
And I shall get to know you
In these lifetimes
In awe and wonder
On down through the years
The night time angel spreads her wings around me
I feel the silence
And my doubts are cleared
Chorus
Those lifetimes, so many lifetimes, with you.
Bridge
Listen to the music inside
That is all that you have to do
Listen to the music inside
Can’t you hear what it says to you
Bridge
Listen to the music inside
That is all that you have to do
Listen to the music inside
Can’t you hear what it says to you
Outro (over Bridge)
Listen Listen etc etc
Wavelength (Van Morrison)
Intro Synth Noises implying static. Later synth plays fast repeated run (dcag)
Free time
Chords
C to F repeated throughout
This is a song about your wavelength
And my wavelength, baby
You turn me on
When you get me on your wavelength
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
With your wavelength
Oh, with your wavelength
With your wavelength
With your wavelength
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh mama oh mama, oh mama
Chorus
C F C F C F
Wavelength, Wavelength You never let me down...no,
C F G G F F
You never let me down...no
Verse 1
Am G F
When I'm down you always comfort me
Am G F
When I'm lonely you see about me
Am G F
You are ev'ry where you're supposed to be
D7 G D7 G
And I can get your station, when I need rejuvenation.
Chorus
Wavelength, Wavelength, You never let me down...no, You never let me down...no
Verse 2
Guitar Solo carries on over the second half of the chorus
from you never let me down . C F C F G G F F
Bridge
G F
I heard the voice of America, callin' on my wavelength
G F
Tellin' me to tune in on my radio
G F
I heard the voice of America, callin' on my wavelength
D7 G
Singin' "Come back, baby, come back
D7 G
Come back, baby, come back"
Chorus
C
Do do do dou-dit do do dou dit do do do do do
F
Do do do dou dit do do dou dit do do do do do
4 times then G G F F
Verse 3
Won't you play that song again for me
About my lover, my lover in the grass, yeah, alright
You have told me 'bout my destiny
Singin' "Come back, baby, come back
Come back, baby, come back"
Outro
All over
|C / / / | C / / / | F / / / |F / / / | repeated
On my wavelength
Wavelength
You never let me down...no
You never let me down...no
When you get me on
When you get me on your wavelength
When you get me
Oh, yeah, Lord
You get me on your wavelength
You got yourself a boy
When you get me on
Get me on your wavelength
Ya radio, ya radio, ya radio
Ya radio, ya radio, ya radio
Santa Fe / Beautiful Obsession (Van Morrison and Jackie DeShannon)
Intro
A (bass plays A B C# E) D (bass plays D E F# D)
A (bass plays A B C# E) D (bass plays D E F# D)
E (bass plays E D C# B)
Verse 1
A F#m7 D E D
Train wheels runnin' down an open track
A F#m7 D E D
In my mem'ry time to take me back
F#m7 E (bass plays E F# G# )
Are you goin are you goin'
Chorus
A E D
To Santa Fe. Do you need it
E A E
Can you feel it in the same old way
D A
I can feel it from the mountain top
D A
Runnin' down to the foamy brine
D A
In a rest'rant 'cross a table top
D E
Looking into a glass of wine.
Verse 2
Whispering in the evening breeze
Green leaves and glist'ning eucalyptus trees
Can you hear them
Or get near them
Chorus
Oh, Santa Fe
Do you need it
Can you feel it in the same old way
I can feel it when it all goes down
Look around and it's happening
Look around and see what I have found
And it's more than a song to sing
Verse 3
Guitar Solo
Bridge
Bm7
(Still guitar) In the night I hear you calling
C#m7 Bm7 E7
And I'm thinkin' of you, darlin'
Chorus
Santa Fe
Do you need it
Can you feel it in the same old way
I can feel it when it all goes down
Look around and it's happening
Look around and see what I have found
And it's more than a song to sing
And it's more, more than a song to sing
Outro (Beautiful Obsession)
Chords ( Slow 4 similar to Intro
D (bass plays D E F# D)
A (bass plays A B C# E)
Lyrics
It goes out and it comes back…..
Feelin…
When you do it
The more you do it
It becomes a beautiful obsession
Feel it in your heart and in your soul
And in your beer? beard?
Let the cowboy ride!
Hungry for your Love (Van Morrison)
Intro
Ab Db (lick notes Eb F Ab Bb Ab F ) Ab Db
Verse
Ab Eb Db Eb Ab Eb Db Eb
I'm hungry for your love, I'm hungry for your love
Db Eb Db Ab
I'm hungry for your love, But I can wait now
Repeat Intro
Verse 2
I'm on the telephone
And I am all alone
I'm on the telephone
And we're connected
Repeat Intro
Chorus
Db Eb Ab
I got such a lot of love, I wanna give it to you
Db Eb Ab
I got such a lot of love, I wanna give it to you
Db Eb Ab
I got such a lot of love, I wanna give it to you
Repeat Intro
Verse 3
And though we're far apart
You are here in my heart
And though we're far apart
You're part of me now
Repeat Intro
Verse 4
And after all the years
And after all the tears
And after all the tears
There's just the truth now
Chorus
I got such a lot of love, I wanna give it to you
I got such a lot of love, I wanna give it to you
I got such a lot of love, I wanna give it to you
Outro (Over Intro Chords)
Well, I'm hungry for your love
Hungry for your love
Well, I'm hungry, yeah
Well, I'm hungry for your love now
I love you in buckskin, yeah yeah
I love you in buckskin, yeah yeah
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you now.
Ending
Ab Eb Db
I'm hungry for your love
Take it where you find it (Van Morrison)
Intro
[( E B7sus4 / F# Bass E / G# Bass A) x 3 D E] x 2
A D A
Verse 1
A E7 sus4/B A/C# D Bm7/E A
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea.
A E7 sus4/B A/C# D Bm7 A
They thought great thoughts about liberty
A E7 sus4/B A/C# D Bm7 A
Poets wrote down words that did fit
A E A
Writers wrote books, thinkers thought about it
Chorus
A F#m7 E D/E
Take it where you find it, Can't leave it alone
A F#m7 D E D/E
You will find a purpose, to carry it on
A D E A
Mainly when you find it, Your heart will be strong, about it
Repeat Intro
Verse 2
Many's the road I have walked upon
Many's the hour between dusk and dawn
Many's the time
Many's the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Chorus
Take it where you find it, can't leave it alone
You will find a purpose, to carry it on
Mainly when you find it, Your heart will be strong about it
Bridge
A A/C# D A E7
Lost dreams and found dreams in America in America in America
A A/C# D A E7 A
Lost dreams and found dreams in America in America in America
Intro again
Verse
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Chorus
Take it where you find it
Can't leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Repeat Chorus
Outro
Over Repeated Chords A C#m D E
Short Guitar Solo
Vocal
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin' about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I'm gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I'm gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I'm gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I'm gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Repeat Chorus Two Times & Fade
