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[Intro]
C  F  C  G
C  F  C  G
[Verse 1]
 CI'm kicking off from centre Ffield
 CA question of being down Gfor the game
 CThe one shot deal don't Fmatter
 CAnd the other one's the Gsame
 AmOh! my friend I Fsee you
 AmWant you to come Fthrough (alright)
 CAnd there's staring at Gshadows
Where the Fstreet lights all turn CblueG  
 CShe's leaving for an FAmerican (uhuh)
 CSuitcase in her handG  
 CI said her brothers and her sFisters
 CAre all on Atlantic Gsand
 AmShe's screaming through the alley Fway
 AmI hear the lonely cry, why can't Fyou?
 CAnd her batteries are corGroded
 FAnd her hundred watt bulb just CblewG  
[Chorus]
  CLa la la la Fla
  CLa la la la Gla
  CAlright, la la la la Fla
  CLa la la la Gla
[Interlude]
Am  F
Am  F
C  G  F  C  G
[Verse 2]
 CShe used to hang out at Miss LuFcy's
 CEvery weekend they would get loGose
 CAnd it was a straight clear cFase of
 CHaving taken in too much jGuice
It was Amoutside, and it was oFutside
Just the Amnature of the Fperson
 CAnd all you got to remeGmber
 After Fall, it's all show biCzG  
[Chorus]
  CLa la la la lFa
  CLa la la la lGa
  CAlright, la la la la lFa
  CLa la la la lGa
[Verse 3]
We're just sAmcreaming through the alFley way
 AmI hear the lonely cry, Fwhy can't you?
 CAnd you're standing, in sGhadows
Canal Fstreet lights all turn Cblue
And you're Cstanding in sGhadows
Where the sFtreet lights all turn bClue
We-Cll, you're standing, Gin the shadows
Down where sFtreet lights all turn Cblue
CHey, hey, yeahF  C  

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Bulbs

by Van Morrison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F C G

[Verse 1]

C F

I'm kicking off from centre field

C G

A question of being down for the game

C F

The one shot deal don't matter

C G

And the other one's the same

Am F

Oh! my friend I see you

Am F

Want you to come through (alright)

C G

And there's staring at shadows

F C G

Where the street lights all turn blue

C F

She's leaving for an American (uhuh)

C G

Suitcase in her hand

C F

I said her brothers and her sisters

C G

Are all on Atlantic sand

Am F

She's screaming through the alley way

Am F

I hear the lonely cry, why can't you?

C G

And her batteries are corroded

F C G

And her hundred watt bulb just blew

[Chorus]

C F

La la la la la

C G

La la la la la

C F

Alright, la la la la la

C G

La la la la la

[Interlude]

Am F

C G F C G

[Verse 2]

C F

She used to hang out at Miss Lucy's

C G

Every weekend they would get loose

C F

And it was a straight clear case of

C G

Having taken in too much juice

Am F

It was outside, and it was outside

Am F

Just the nature of the person

C G

And all you got to remember

F C G

After all, it's all show biz

[Chorus]

C F

La la la la la

C G

La la la la la

C F

Alright, la la la la la

C G

La la la la la

[Verse 3]

Am F

We're just screaming through the alley way

Am F

I hear the lonely cry, why can't you?

C G

And you're standing, in shadows

F C

Canal street lights all turn blue

C G

And you're standing in shadows

F C

Where the street lights all turn blue

C G

We-ll, you're standing, in the shadows

F C

Down where street lights all turn blue

C F C

Hey, hey, yeah

About Bulbs Chords by Van Morrison

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What key is "Bulbs" in?

The chords for "Bulbs" show the original chord names (including C, F, G, A, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.