Van Morrison – Bright Side Of The Road (Bass Tab)

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Single release by Van Morrison in 1979. Charted at 63 in UK Bass performance David Hayes. Tab by bass50611. Welcome to my tab. This how I would play this song on stage, but not exact as original And it does fit this bright and cheerful song. Shame it didn't Chart higher in the UK.
Intro:
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D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2-------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------5---3-----------3-------0-1-2-|
E|-------------------------------0--1--2-----0--3-------|

Verse 1:
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D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2-------0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2---|
A|-3----------------------5---3----------------------5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2-------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------5---3-----------3-------0-1-2-|
E|-------------------------------0--1--2-----0--3-------|

Verse 2:
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D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2-------0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2---|
A|-3----------------------5---3----------------------5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2---------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------5---3-----------3-------0--3--3-|
E|-------------------------------0--1--2-----0--3---------|

Bridge 1:
G|-----------------2--5--7------------------5-3-2-------------------|
D|-3--x---3--x---3---------------------------------5-4-3--x---3--x--|
A|-----3------3-------------3--x---3--x---3----------------3------3-|
E|------------------------------3------3----------------------------|

G|---2--5--5-6-7--------------------------|
D|-3--------------5----3-4-5--5---5-5-5-5-|
A|-------------------5--------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Verse 3:
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D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2-------0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2---|
A|-3----------------------5---3----------------------5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2-------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------5---3-----------3-------0-1-2-|
E|-------------------------------0--1--2-----0--3-------|

Interlude:
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D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2-------0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2---|
A|-3----------------------5---3----------------------5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------5-3-2------|
D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2--------------------------5-4-|
A|-3----------------------5---3-----------3------------|
E|-------------------------------0--1--2---------------|

Bridge 2:
G|------------------2--5--7-----------------5-3-2-------------------|
D|-3--x---3--x---3---------------------------------5-4-3--x---3--x--|
A|-----3------3--------------3--x---3--x--3----------------3------3-|
E|-------------------------------3------3---------------------------|

G|---2--5--6--7--------------------------|
D|-3-------------5----3-4-5--5---5-5-5-5-|
A|------------------5--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Verse 4:
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2-------0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2---|
A|-3----------------------5---3----------------------5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2-------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------5---3-----------3-------0-1-2-|
E|-------------------------------0--1--2-----0--3-------|

Outro: (Repeat Outro To Fade/End)
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2-------0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2---|
A|-3----------------------5---3----------------------5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0--2--1--3--2--5-3-2-------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------5---3-----------3-------0-1-2-|
E|-------------------------------0--1--2-----0--3-------|
Symbol: x Is A Muted Note