Van Morrison – Philosophers Stone (Guitar)

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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])