High Summer Van Morrison
Capo 3
(Original Key: Eb)
Intro:
Am F G, C
[F] [C]
(x2)
Verse 1:
[(C)] By the mansion,
On the [Am]hillside,
[F] Red sports car,
Comes [G]driving,
C F, C
Down the road.
And pulls [C/B]up,
Into the [Am]driveway,
[F] And a [G]story,
C F, C
Does un-fold.
Verse 2:
[C] She's standing [C/B]by,
The rhodo-[Am]dendrons,
[F] Where the [G]roses,
C F, C
Are in bloom.
Looking out at,
The at-[C/B]lantic [Am]ocean,
[F] And in her [G]head,
C F, C
She hums this tune.
Verse 3:
[C] Thank god the,
Dark nights are,
Drawing [C/B]in a-[Am]gain,
[F] 'Cos high [G]summer,
C F, C
Has got me down.
I'll wait till,
The [C/B]end of [Am]august,
[F] And get [G]off this,
C F, C
Merry-go-round.
Verse 4:
[C] And they shut him,
[C/B] Out of [Am]paradise,
[F] Called him [G]lucifer,
C F, C
And frowned.
She took pride in,
[C/B] What god [Am]made him,
Even before the,
[F] Angels shot him down,
C F, C
To the ground.
Verse 5:
[C] He's a light out,
[C/B] Of the [Am]darkness,
[F] And he [G]wears,
C F, C
A starry crown.
If you see him,
[C/B] Nothing will,
[Am] Shake him,
[F] 'Cos high [G]summer,
Has got him,
C F, C
Low down.
Solo:
Am F G, C
[F] [C]
(x2)
Bridge 1:
[C] High summer's,
Got him [Dm]lonesome,
[G] Even when he,
Makes the [Am]rounds,
(Makes the [F]rounds).
[F] There's been no,
Two ways a-[Dm]bout it;
[G] High summer's,
C F, C
Got him low down.
Verse 6:
[C] Checked in to,
The tiny village,
[Am] By the lakeside,
[F] Settled [G]down,
C F, C
To start a-new.
Far away from,
The [C/B]poli-[Am]ticians,
[F] And the [G]many,
C F, C
Chosen few.
Verse 7:
[C] Far away from,
The [C/B]jealousy [Am]factor,
[F] And everything,
That was [G]tearing,
C F, C
Him a-part.
Far away from,
The [C/B]organ [Am]grinder,
[F] And every[G]one,
That played,
C F, C
Their part.
Verse 8:
[C] And they,
Shut him [C/B]out,
Of [Am]paradise,
[F] Called him,
[G] Lucifer,
C F, C
And frowned.
She took pride,
In [C/B]what,
God [Am]made him,
Even before,
The [F]angels,
Shot him [G]down,
C F, C
To the ground.
Verse 9:
[C] He's a light out,
[C/B] Of the [Am]darkness,
[F] And he [G]wears,
C F, C
A starry crown.
If you see him,
[C/B] Nothing will,
[Am] Shake him,
[F] 'Cos high [G]summer,
Has got him,
C F, C
Low down.
Solo:
Am F G, C
[F] [C]
(x2)
Coda:
[C] High summer's,
[C/B] On the [Am]rebound,
[F] High [G]summer's,
C F, C
Got him low down.
[C] High summer's,
[C/B] On the [Am]rebound,
[F] High [G]summer's,
C F, C
Got him low down.
[C] High summer's,
[C/B] On the [Am]rebound,
[F] High [G]summer's,
Got him low [C]down,[F]
Low [C]down.
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