...BACK ON TOP... by Van Morrison -----------------................ *from 'Back On Top' (1999)* Intro: Em C (x3) Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 (x2) Am7 Bm7 G Verse 1: Em You came to see me, C When the moon was new, Em Saw you standin', C In the pouring rain, Em Left my message, C On the window pain; Am7 Back on the, Bm7 Cmaj7 Street a-gain, Am7 Back on the, Bm7 Cmaj7 Beat a-gain, Am7 I'm back on, Bm7 G The top a-gain. Verse 2: Em Saw me climbing to, C The top of the hill, Em You saw me, Meeting with, C The fools on the hill. Em Learned my lesson, C And I had my fill. Am7 Learnt it, Bm7 Cmaj7 All in vain, Am7 Went through it, Bm7 Cmaj7 All a-gain, Am7 Now I'm back on, Bm7 G The top a-gain. Bridge 1: D Always strivin', Always climbing way, C Be-yond my will. D Same old sensation; Isolation at the, C Top of the bill. D Always seeming, Like I'm moving, But I'm really, C Going slow. D What do you do, When you get, To the top And there's, C Nowhere to go? Verse 4: Em Just how I get there, C Will be anybody's guess, Em With all the so called, C Trappings of success. Em Left all the deadbeats, C On the top of the hill. Am7 Too busy, Bm7 Cmaj7 Raisin' Cain, Am7 I'm back on, Bm7 Cmaj7 The street a-gain, Am7 I'm back on, Bm7 G The top a-gain. Sax Solo: Em C (x3) Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 (x2) Am7 Bm7 G Bridge 2: D Always strivin', Always climbing way, C Be-yond my will. D Same old sensation; Isolation at the, C Top of the bill. D Always seeming, Like I'm moving, But I'm really, C Going slow. D What do you do, When you get, To the top And there's, C Nowhere to go? Verse 5: Em Just how I get there, C Will be anybody's guess, Em With all the so called, C Trappings of success. Em Left all the deadbeats, C On the top of the hill. Am7 Too busy, Bm7 Cmaj7 Raisin' Cain, Am7 I'm back on, Bm7 Cmaj7 The street a-gain, Am7 I'm back on, Bm7 G The top a-gain. Interlude: Em C (x3) Coda: Am7 Back on the, Bm7 Cmaj7 Street a-gain, Am7 Back on the, Bm7 Cmaj7 Beat a-gain, Am7 I'm back on, Bm7 G The top a-gain. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Em C Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 G D 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)