Chord/Tab song: Philosophers Stone

...PHILOSPHER'S STONE... by Van Morrison


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from 'Back On Top' (1999)

Intro:

C Cadd9, C Cadd9,
F Dm, F Dm,
Gsus4 G, Gsus4 G,
C Cadd9, C Cadd9

(x2)

Verse 1:

Out on the [C]highways,[Cadd9]
And the [C]by-ways,[Cadd9]
F Dm, F Dm
All a-lone.
I'm still [Gsus4]searching for,[G]
[Gsus4] Searching [G]for my [C]home.

Up in the [C]morning,[Cadd9]
Up in the [C]morning,[Cadd9]
F Dm, F Dm
Out on the road.
And my [Gsus4]head is aching,[G]
[Gsus4] And my [G]hands are [C]cold.

Verse 2:

And I'm [C]looking,
For the silver lining,[Cadd9]
Silver [C]lining,[Cadd9]
F Dm, F Dm
In the clouds.
And I'm searching [Gsus4]for,[G]
And I'm searching [Gsus4]for,[G]
C Cadd9, C Cadd9
The philosophers stone.

And it's a h[C]ard road,[Cadd9]
Its a h[C]ard road,[Cadd9]
F Dm, F Dm
Daddy-o.
When my [Gsus4]job,
Is turning [G]lead,[Gsus4][G]
Into [C]gold.

Verse 3:

He was [C]born,
In the back street,[Cadd9]
Born in the [C]back street,[Cadd9]
F Dm, F Dm
Jelly Roll.
I'm on the road a-[Gsus4]gain,
And I'm searching [G]for,[Gsus4][G]
C Cadd9, C Cadd9
The philosophers stone.

Can you hear that [C]engine,[Cadd9]
Woah can you [C]hear that,[Cadd9]
F Dm, F Dm
Engine drone?
I'm on the road a-[Gsus4]gain,
And I'm searching [G]for,[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 [C]morning,[Cadd9]
Up in the [C]morning,[Cadd9]
When the streets,
F Dm, F Dm
Are white with snow.
It's a [Gsus4]hard road,[G]
It's a [Gsus4]hard road,[G]
Daddy-[C]o.

Up in the [C]morning,[Cadd9]
Up in the [C]morning,[Cadd9]
F Dm, F Dm
Out on the job.
Well you've got me,
Searching [Gsus4]for,[G]
Searching [Gsus4]for,[G]
The philosophers [C]stone.

Verse 5:

Even my [C]best friends,[Cadd9]
Even my [C]best friends,[Cadd9]
F Dm, F Dm
They don't know.
That my [Gsus4]job,
Is turning [G]lead,[Gsus4][G]
Into [C]gold.

When you hear that [C]engine,[Cadd9]
When you hear that,[C][Cadd9]
F Dm, F Dm
Engine drone.
I'm on the road a-[Gsus4]gain,
And I'm searching [G]for,[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 [C]hard road,[Cadd9]
Even my [C]best friends,[Cadd9]
F Dm, F Dm
They don't know.
And I'm searching [Gsus4]for,[G]
Searching [G]for,
The philosophers [C]stone.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:


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[C] [Cadd9] [F] [Dm] [Gsus4] [G]
[EADGBE]032010 [EADGBE]x32033 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]xx0231 [EADGBE]320013 [EADGBE]320003

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
([email protected])