...GOLDEN AUTUMN DAY... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Back On Top' (1999)*
Intro:
F Am, Bbmaj7 (x2)
Verse 1:
F
Well I heard,
The bells ringing,
Am
I was thinking,
About winning,
Bbmaj7
In this God,
Forsaken place.
F
When my confidence,
Was well,
Am
Then I tripped,
And I fell,
Bbmaj7
Right flat,
On my face.
F
Now I'm standing,
Erect,
Am
And I feel,
Like coming back,
Bbmaj7
And the sun,
Is shining gold.
F
Put a smile,
On my face,
Am
Get back in,
The human race,
Bbmaj7
And get on,
With the show.
Bridge 1:
C
And I'm taking in,
Bbmaj7
The Indian Summer,
C
And I'm soaking it,
Bbmaj7
Up in my mind.
C
And I'm pre—tending,
Bbmaj7
That it's para—dise,
Chorus 1:
(Bbmaj7)
On a golden,
F Bbmaj7
Autumn day,
On a golden,
F Bbmaj7
Autumn day.
(Bbmaj7)
On a golden,
F Bbmaj7
Autumn day,
On a golden,
F C
Autumn day.
Verse 2:
F
In the wee,
Midnight hour,
Am
I was parking,
My car,
Bbmaj7
In this dimly,
Lit town.
F
I was at—tacked,
By two thugs,
Am
Who took me,
For a mug,
And shoved me,
Bbmaj7
Down on,
The ground.
F
And they pulled,
Out a knife,
Am
And I fought,
My way up,
Bbmaj7
As they scarpered,
From the scene.
F
Well this is no,
New York street,
And there's no,
Am
Bobby on the beat,
And things,
Bbmaj7
Ain't just,
What they seem.
Bridge 2:
C
And I'm taking in,
Bbmaj7
The Indian Summer,
C
And I'm soaking it,
Bbmaj7
Up in my mind.
C
And I'm pre—tending,
Bbmaj7
That it's para—dise,
Chorus 2:
(Bbmaj7)
On a golden,
F Bbmaj7
Autumn day,
On a golden,
F Bbmaj7
Autumn day.
(Bbmaj7)
On a golden,
F Bbmaj7
Autumn day,
On a golden,
F C
Autumn day.
Solo:
F Am, Bbmaj7 (x4)
C Bbmaj7 (x4)
F Bbmaj7 (x3)
F C
Verse 3:
F
Who would think,
This could happen,
Am
In a city like this?
Bbmaj7
Among Blake's green,
And pleasant hills.
F
And we must,
Am
Remember as we go,
Through September,
Bbmaj7
Among these dark,
Satanic mills.
F
If there's such,
A thing as justice,
Am
I could take them,
Out and flog them,
Bbmaj7
In the nearest,
Green field.
F
And it might be,
A lesson to,
Am
The bleeders,
Of the system,
Bbmaj7
In this whole,
Society.
Bridge 3:
C
And I'm taking in,
Bbmaj7
The Indian Summer,
C
And I'm soaking it,
Bbmaj7
Up in my mind.
C
And I'm pre—tending,
Bbmaj7
That it's para—dise,
Chorus 3:
(Bbmaj7)
On a golden,
F Bbmaj7
Autumn day,
On a golden,
F Bbmaj7
Autumn day.
(Bbmaj7)
On a golden,
F Bbmaj7
Autumn day,
On a golden,
F Bbmaj7
Autumn day.
Outro:
(Strings)
F, Bbmaj7 (x8)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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F Am Bbmaj7 C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
133211 x02210 x13231 x32010
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)