...BACK ON TOP... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Back On Top' (1999)*


Intro:

Em  C (x3)
Am7  Bm7  Cmaj7 (x2)
Am7  Bm7  G

Verse 1:

Em (022000@1)You came to see me,
         CWhen (x32010@1)the moon was new,
Em (022000@1)Saw you standin',
       CIn (x32010@1)the pouring rain,
Em (022000@1)Left my message,
       COn (x32010@1)the window pain;

Am7 (x02010@1)Back on the,
Bm7 (x20202@1)     Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Street a-gain,
Am7 (x02010@1)Back on the,
Bm7     Cmaj7
 Beat a-gain,
    Am7I'm (x02010@1)back on,
    Bm7 (x20202@1) GThe (320003@1)top a-gain.

Verse 2:

Em (022000@1)Saw me climbing to,
    CThe (x32010@1)top of the hill,
Em (022000@1)You saw me,
Meeting with,
    CThe (x32010@1)fools on the hill.
Em (022000@1)Learned my lesson,
      CAnd (x32010@1)I had my fill.

Am7 (x02010@1)Learnt it,
Bm7     Cmaj7
 All in vain,
Am7 (x02010@1)Went through it,
Bm7    Cmaj7
 All a-gain,
        Am7Now (x02010@1)I'm back on,
    Bm7 (x20202@1) GThe (320003@1)top a-gain.

Bridge 1:

D (xx0232@1)Always strivin',
Always climbing way,
   CBe-yond (x32010@1)my will.
D (xx0232@1)Same old sensation;
Isolation at the,
C (x32010@1)Top of the bill.

D (xx0232@1)Always seeming,
Like I'm moving,
But I'm really,
      CGoing (x32010@1)slow.
D (xx0232@1)What do you do,
When you get,
To the top
And there's,
C (x32010@1)Nowhere to go?

Verse 4:

Em (022000@1)Just how I get there,
        CWill (x32010@1)be anybody's guess,
Em (022000@1)With all the so called,
          CTrappings (x32010@1)of success.
Em (022000@1)Left all the deadbeats,
       COn (x32010@1)the top of the hill.

Am7 (x02010@1)Too busy,
Bm7 (x20202@1)    Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Raisin' Cain,
    Am7I'm (x02010@1)back on,
    Bm7 (x20202@1)    Cmaj7The (x32000@1)street a-gain,
    Am7I'm (x02010@1)back on,
    Bm7 (x20202@1) GThe (320003@1)top a-gain.

Sax Solo:

Em  C (x3)
Am7  Bm7  Cmaj7 (x2)
Am7  Bm7  G

Bridge 2:

D (xx0232@1)Always strivin',
Always climbing way,
   CBe-yond (x32010@1)my will.
D (xx0232@1)Same old sensation;
Isolation at the,
C (x32010@1)Top of the bill.

D (xx0232@1)Always seeming,
Like I'm moving,
But I'm really,
      CGoing (x32010@1)slow.
D (xx0232@1)What do you do,
When you get,
To the top
And there's,
C (x32010@1)Nowhere to go?

Verse 5:

Em (022000@1)Just how I get there,
        CWill (x32010@1)be anybody's guess,
Em (022000@1)With all the so called,
          CTrappings (x32010@1)of success.
Em (022000@1)Left all the deadbeats,
       COn (x32010@1)the top of the hill.

Am7 (x02010@1)Too busy,
Bm7 (x20202@1)    Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Raisin' Cain,
    Am7I'm (x02010@1)back on,
    Bm7 (x20202@1)    Cmaj7The (x32000@1)street a-gain,
    Am7I'm (x02010@1)back on,
    Bm7 (x20202@1) GThe (320003@1)top a-gain.

Interlude:

Em  C (x3)

Coda:

Am7 (x02010@1)Back on the,
Bm7 (x20202@1)     Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Street a-gain,
Am7 (x02010@1)Back on the,
Bm7     Cmaj7
 Beat a-gain,
    Am7I'm (x02010@1)back on,
    Bm7 (x20202@1) GThe (320003@1)top a-gain.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)     Am7 (x02010@1)   Bm7 (x20202@1)  Cmaj7 (x32000@1)  G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022000  x32010  x02013  x24232  x32000  320003  xx0232


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)