High Summer

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...HIGH SUMMER... by Van Morrison
-----------------................
*from 'Back on Top' (1999)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
Eb
(Original Key: )
Intro:
AmF G C F C
, , (x2)
Verse 1:
C Am
()
By the mansion on the hillside,
F G C F C
,
Red sports car comes driving down the road.
C/B Am
And pulls up into the driveway,
F G C F C
,
And a story does un-fold.
Verse 2:
C C/B Am
She's standing by the rhodo-dendrons,
F G C F C
,
Where the roses are in bloom.
C/B Am
Looking out at the At-lantic ocean,
F G C F C
,
And in her head she hums this tune.
Verse 3:
C C/B Am
Thank god the dark nights, are drawing in a-gain,
F G C F C
,
'Cos high summer has got me down.
C/B Am
I'll wait till the end of August,
F G C F C
,
And get off this merry-go-round.
Verse 4:
C C/B Am
And they shut him out of paradise,
F G C F C
,
Called him Lucifer, and frowned.
C/B Am
She took pride in what God made him,
F C F C
,
Even before the angels shot him down to the ground.
Verse 5:
C C/B Am
He's a light out of the darkness,
F G C F C
,
And he wears a starry crown.
C/B Am
If you see him nothing will shake him,
F G C F C
,
'Cos high summer has got him low down.
Solo:
AmF G C F C
, , (x2)
Bridge 1:
C Dm
High summer's got him lonesome,
G Am F
Even when he makes the rounds, (makes the rounds).
F Dm
There's been no two ways a-bout it;
G C F C
,
High summer's got him low down.
Verse 6:
C Am
Checked in to the tiny village by the lakeside,
F G C F C
,
Settled down to start a-new.
C/B Am
Far away from the poli-ticians,
F G C F C
,
And the many chosen few.
Verse 7:
C C/B Am
Far away from the jealousy factor,
F G C F C
,
And everything that was tearing him a-part.
C/B Am
Far away from the organ grinder,
F G C F C
,
And everyone that played their part.
Verse 8:
C C/B Am
And they shut him out of paradise,
F G C F C
,
Called him Lucifer, and frowned.
C/B Am
She took pride in what God made him,
F C F C
,
Even before the angels shot him down to the ground.
Verse 9:
C C/B Am
He's a light out of the darkness,
F G C F C
,
And he wears a starry crown.
C/B Am
If you see him nothing will shake him,
F G C F C
,
'Cos high summer has got him low down.
Solo:
AmF G C F C
, , (x2)
Coda:
C C/B Am
High summer's on the rebound,
F G C F C
,
High summer's got him low down.
C C/B Am
High summer's on the rebound,
F G C F C
,
High summer's got him low down.
C C/B Am
High summer's on the rebound,
F G C F C
High summer's got him low down, low down.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Am F G C C/B Dm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 133211 320003 x32010 x20010 xx0231
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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...HIGH SUMMER... by Van Morrison
-----------------................
*from 'Back on Top' (1999)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
Intro:
Am  F  G, C, F  C (x2)
Verse 1:
Verse 2:
Verse 3:
Verse 4:
Verse 5:
Solo:
Am  F  G, C, F  C (x2)
Bridge 1:
Verse 6:
Verse 7:
Verse 8:
Verse 9:
Solo:
Am  F  G, C, F  C (x2)
Coda:
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   Am      F       G       C       C/B     Dm
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02210  133211  320003  x32010  x20010  xx0231
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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