...GOLDEN AUTUMN DAY... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Back On Top' (1999)*


Intro:

F  Am, Bbmaj7 (x2)

Verse 1:

       FWell (133211@1)I heard,
The bells ringing,
      AmI (x02210@1)was thinking,
About winning,
        Bbmaj7In (x13231@1)this God,
Forsaken place.

        FWhen (133211@1)my confidence,
Was well,
       AmThen (x02210@1)I tripped,
And I fell,
      Bbmaj7Right (x13231@1)flat,
On my face.

        FNow (133211@1)I'm standing,
Erect,
      AmAnd (x02210@1)I feel,
Like coming back,
        Bbmaj7And (x13231@1)the sun,
Is shining gold.

      FPut (133211@1)a smile,
On my face,
         AmGet (x02210@1)back in,
The human race,
        Bbmaj7And (x13231@1)get on,
With the show.

Bridge 1:

        CAnd (x32010@1)I'm taking in,
           Bbmaj7The (x13231@1)Indian Summer,
        CAnd (x32010@1)I'm soaking it,
         Bbmaj7Up (x13231@1)in my mind.
            CAnd (x32010@1)I'm pre-tending,
               Bbmaj7That (x13231@1)it's para-dise,

Chorus 1:

(Bbmaj7)
 On a golden,
       F (133211@1)  Bbmaj7Autumn (x13231@1)day,
On a golden,
       F (133211@1)  Bbmaj7Autumn (x13231@1)day.

(Bbmaj7)
 On a golden,
       F (133211@1)  Bbmaj7Autumn (x13231@1)day,
On a golden,
       F (133211@1)  CAutumn (x32010@1)day.

Verse 2:

       FIn (133211@1)the wee,
Midnight hour,
      AmI (x02210@1)was parking,
My car,
        Bbmaj7In (x13231@1)this dimly,
Lit town.

         FI (133211@1)was at-tacked,
By two thugs,
    AmWho (x02210@1)took me,
For a mug,
And shoved me,
Bbmaj7
 Down on,
The ground.

         FAnd (133211@1)they pulled,
Out a knife,
      AmAnd (x02210@1)I fought,
My way up,
        Bbmaj7As (x13231@1)they scarpered,
From the scene.

             FWell (133211@1)this is no,
New York street,
And there's no,
Am (x02210@1)Bobby on the beat,
And things,
      Bbmaj7Ain't (x13231@1)just,
What they seem.

Bridge 2:

        CAnd (x32010@1)I'm taking in,
           Bbmaj7The (x13231@1)Indian Summer,
        CAnd (x32010@1)I'm soaking it,
         Bbmaj7Up (x13231@1)in my mind.
            CAnd (x32010@1)I'm pre-tending,
               Bbmaj7That (x13231@1)it's para-dise,

Chorus 2:

(Bbmaj7)
 On a golden,
       F (133211@1)  Bbmaj7Autumn (x13231@1)day,
On a golden,
       F (133211@1)  Bbmaj7Autumn (x13231@1)day.

(Bbmaj7)
 On a golden,
       F (133211@1)  Bbmaj7Autumn (x13231@1)day,
On a golden,
       F (133211@1)  CAutumn (x32010@1)day.

Solo:

F  Am, Bbmaj7 (x4)

C  Bbmaj7 (x4)

F  Bbmaj7 (x3)
F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)Verse 3:

          FWho (133211@1)would think,
This could happen,
     AmIn (x02210@1)a city like this?
              Bbmaj7Among (x13231@1)Blake's green,
And pleasant hills.

       FAnd (133211@1)we must,
               AmRemember (x02210@1)as we go,
Through September,
            Bbmaj7Among (x13231@1)these dark,
Satanic mills.

           FIf (133211@1)there's such,

A thing as justice,
        AmI (x02210@1)could take them,
Out and flog them,
       Bbmaj7In (x13231@1)the nearest,
Green field.

       FAnd (133211@1)it might be,
A lesson to,
    AmThe (x02210@1)bleeders,
Of the system,
        Bbmaj7In (x13231@1)this whole,
Society.

Bridge 3:

        CAnd (x32010@1)I'm taking in,
           Bbmaj7The (x13231@1)Indian Summer,
        CAnd (x32010@1)I'm soaking it,
         Bbmaj7Up (x13231@1)in my mind.
            CAnd (x32010@1)I'm pre-tending,
               Bbmaj7That (x13231@1)it's para-dise,

Chorus 3:

(Bbmaj7)
 On a golden,
       F (133211@1)  Bbmaj7Autumn (x13231@1)day,
On a golden,
       F (133211@1)  Bbmaj7Autumn (x13231@1)day.

(Bbmaj7)
 On a golden,
       F (133211@1)  Bbmaj7Autumn (x13231@1)day,
On a golden,
       F (133211@1)  Bbmaj7Autumn (x13231@1)day.

Outro:

(Strings)

F, Bbmaj7 (x8)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   F (133211@1)     Am (x02210@1)  Bbmaj7 (x13231@1)  C (x32010@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 133211  x02210  x13231  x32010


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)