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Brown Eyed Girl

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[Intro]
G   C   G   D
G   C   G   D
[Verse 1]
   GHey where did Cwe go,   Gdays when the Drains came
   GDown in the Chollow,   Gplayin' a Dnew game
   GLaughin' and a-Crunnin' hey, hey,   Gskippin’ and a-Djumpin’
   GIn the misty Cmornin' fog with,   Gah, our Dhearts thumpin' and yCou
   DMy brown-eyed Ggirl,      Em    Cyou’re my Dbrown-eyed GgirlD7  
[Verse 2]
   GAnd whatever hapCpened,  Gto Tuesday and sDo slow
   GGoin’ down the Cold mine with a   Gtransistor Dradio
   GStandin’ in the Csunlight laughin’,   Ghidin’ behind a Drainbow's wall
   GSlippin’ and a-Cslidin’   Gall along the Dwaterfall with yoCu
   DMy brown-eyed Ggirl,      Em    Cyou’re my Dbrown-eyed Ggirl
[Chorus]
   D7Do you remember when we used to sing
 GSha la la Cla la la la Gla la la la te Dda (just like that)
  GSha la la Cla la la la Gla la la la te Dda, la te Gda
[Bass Solo]
G   C   G   D
[Verse 3]
   GSo hard to fiCnd my way,   Gnow that I'm all Don my own
   GI saw you just the Cother day,   Gmy, how Dyou have grown
   GCast my memory Cback there, Lord,   Gsometimes I'm Dovercome thinkin’ about
   GMakin’ love in the Cgreen grass,   Gbehind the Dstadium with Cyou
   DMy brown-eyed Ggirl,      Em    Ca-you’re my Dbrown-eyed Ggirl
[Chorus]
   D7Do you remember when we used to sing
  GSha la la Cla la la la Gla la la la te Dda
  GSha la la Cla la la la Gla la la la te Dda
  GSha la la Cla la la la Gla la la la te Dda
  GSha la la Cla la la la Gla la la la te Dda
(fade out)

The story behind the song

"Brown Eyed Girl" was written and recorded by Van Morrison in March 1967. It was released as a single in June of the same year and featured the Sweet Inspirations on back-up vocals. This song is widely considered to be Van Morrison's signature song. It was captured on the 22nd take during the first day of a two-day recording session.

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Brown Eyed Girl

by Van Morrison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

G C G D

[Verse 1]

G C G D

Hey where did we go, days when the rains came

G C G D

Down in the hollow, playin' a new game

G C G D

Laughin' and a-runnin' hey, hey, skippin’ and a-jumpin’

G C G D C

In the misty mornin' fog with, ah, our hearts thumpin' and you

D G Em C D G D7

My brown-eyed girl, you’re my brown-eyed girl

[Verse 2]

G C G D

And whatever happened, to Tuesday and so slow

G C G D

Goin’ down the old mine with a transistor radio

G C G D

Standin’ in the sunlight laughin’, hidin’ behind a rainbow's wall

G C G D C

Slippin’ and a-slidin’ all along the waterfall with you

D G Em C D G

My brown-eyed girl, you’re my brown-eyed girl

[Chorus]

Do you remember when we used to sing

G C G D

Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da (just like that)

G C G D G

Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da, la te da

[Bass Solo]

G C G D

[Verse 3]

G C G D

So hard to find my way, now that I'm all on my own

G C G D

I saw you just the other day, my, how you have grown

G C G D

Cast my memory back there, Lord, sometimes I'm overcome thinkin’ about

G C G D C

Makin’ love in the green grass, behind the stadium with you

D G Em C D G

My brown-eyed girl, a-you’re my brown-eyed girl

[Chorus]

Do you remember when we used to sing

G C G D

Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da

G C G D

Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da

G C G D

Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da

G C G D

Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da

(fade out)

About Brown Eyed Girl Chords by Van Morrison

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FAQ — Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison

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What key is "Brown Eyed Girl" in?

The chords for "Brown Eyed Girl" show the original chord names (including G, C, D, Em, D7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.