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Philosophers Stone

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...PHILOSPHER'S STONE... by Van Morrison

*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    C       Cadd9  F    Dm, F  Dm
Out on the highways, and the by-ways, all a-lone.
          Gsus4         G  Gsus4      G      C
I'm still searching for,    searching for my home.

          C       Cadd9      C       Cadd9       F    Dm, F  Dm
Up in the morning, Up in the morning, out on the road.
       Gsus4          G  Gsus4   G         C
And my head is aching,    and my hands are cold.

Verse 2:

        C                             Cadd9
And I'm looking for the silver lining,
       C      Cadd9   F      Dm, F  Dm
Silver lining, in the clouds.
                  Gsus4  G                  Gsus4  G
And I'm searching for,    and I'm searching for,
                 C     Cadd9, C  Cadd9
The philosophers stone.

            C        Cadd9   C         Cadd9  F  Dm, F  Dm
And it's a hard road, it's a hard road, daddy-o.
        Gsus4           G    Gsus4  G     C
When my job, is turning lead,        into gold.

Verse 3:

       C                       Cadd9
He was born in the back street,
            C           Cadd9  F    Dm, F  Dm
Born in the back street, Jelly Roll.
                  Gsus4                   G   Gsus4  G
I'm on the road a-gain, and I'm searching for,
                 C     Cadd9, C  Cadd9
The philosophers stone.

                  C      Cadd9
Can you hear that engine,
             C         Cadd9   F     Dm, F  Dm
Woah can you hear that, engine drone?
                  Gsus4                   G   Gsus4  G
I'm on the road a-gain, 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,
                                F    Dm, F  Dm
When the streets are white with snow.
       Gsus4     G       Gsus4     G      C
It's a hard road, it's a hard road, daddy-o.

          C       Cadd9
Up in the morning,
          C       Cadd9       F   Dm, F  Dm
Up in the morning, out on the job.
                              Gsus4  G
Well, you've got me searching for,
          Gsus4  G                 C
Searching for,    the philosophers stone.

Verse 5:

        C            Cadd9
Even my best friends,
        C            Cadd9       F    Dm, F  Dm
Even my best friends, they don't know.
        Gsus4           G    Gsus4  G     C
That my job, is turning lead,        into gold.

                   C      Cadd9
When you hear that engine,
                   C  Cadd9   F     Dm, F  Dm
When you hear that,    engine drone.
                  Gsus4                   G   Gsus4  G
I'm on the road a-gain, 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       F    Dm, F  Dm
Even my best friends, they don't know.
                  Gsus4          G                     C
And I'm searching for, searching for, the philosophers stone.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   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 ([email protected])

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