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Philosophers Stone

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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.
I'm still Gsus4searching for,   G   Gsus4searching Gfor my Chome.
                 C        Cadd9         C         Cadd9      F  Dm,   F  Dm  
Up in the morning, Up in the morning, out on the road.
And my Gsus4head is aching,   G   Gsus4and my Ghands are Ccold.
Verse 2:
And I'm Clooking for the silver lining,Cadd9  
             C     Cadd9        F  Dm,   F  Dm  
Silver lining, in the clouds.
And I'm searching Gsus4for,    Gand I'm searching Gsus4for,G  
                      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.
When my Gsus4job, is turning Glead,       Gsus4   Ginto Cgold.
Verse 3:
He was Cborn in the back street,Cadd9  
                       C    Cadd9      F  Dm,   F  Dm  
Born in the back street, Jelly Roll.
I'm on the road a-Gsus4gain, and I'm searching Gfor,Gsus4  G  
                      C  Cadd9,   C  Cadd9  
The philosophers stone.
Can you hear that Cengine,Cadd9  
                      C     Cadd9       F  Dm,   F  Dm  
Woah can you hear that, engine drone?
I'm on the road a-Gsus4gain, and I'm searching Gfor,Gsus4  G  
                      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:
Up in the Cmorning,Cadd9  
Up in the Cmorning,Cadd9  
                                    F  Dm,   F  Dm  
When the streets are white with snow.
It's a Gsus4hard road, Git's a Gsus4hard road, Gdaddy-Co.
Up in the Cmorning,Cadd9  
                 C         Cadd9     F  Dm,   F  Dm  
Up in the morning, out on the job.
Well, you've got me searching Gsus4for,G  
Searching Gsus4for,    Gthe philosophers Cstone.
Verse 5:
Even my Cbest friends,Cadd9  
                    C         Cadd9      F  Dm,   F  Dm  
Even my best friends, they don't know.
That my Gsus4job, is turning Glead,       Gsus4   Ginto Cgold.
When you hear that Cengine,Cadd9  
                     C     Cadd9       F  Dm,   F  Dm  
When you hear that,    engine drone.
I'm on the road a-Gsus4gain, and I'm searching Gfor,Gsus4  G  
                      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:
It's a Chard road,Cadd9  
                    C         Cadd9      F  Dm,   F  Dm  
Even my best friends, they don't know.
And I'm searching Gsus4for, searching Gfor, the philosophers Cstone.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C      Cadd9    F       Dm     Gsus4    G

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Philosophers Stone

by Van Morrison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Gsus4

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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:

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C Cadd9 F Dm Gsus4 G

About Philosophers Stone Chords by Van Morrison

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