...HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY... by Van Morrison (1973)
---------------------------................

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*HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY*
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>1. SNOW IN SAN ANSELMO
>2. WARM LOVE
>3. HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY
>4. WILD CHILDREN
>5. THE GREAT DECEPTION
>6. BEIN' GREEN
>7. AUTUMN SONG
>8. PURPLE HEATHER
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1...SNOW IN SAN ANSELMO... by Van Morrison
--------------------------................

*from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)*


Intro:

Em

Verse 1:

Am    G         F
 Snow in San An-selmo,
Am   G          F
 The deer cross by the lights.
Am   G               F
 The mission down in Old San Rafael;
Dm                      F
 A madman looking for a fight,
Dm                      F
 A madman looking for a fight.

Verse 2:

Am   G                 F
 The massage parlour's open,
Am   G         F
 The clientele come and they go.
Am   G             F
 The classic music station;
Dm                                F
 Plays in the background soft and low,
Dm                                F
 Plays in the background soft and low.

Jazz Break 1:

Am  C  G  Bb

Am  G  F (x2), Am

Verse 3:

Am   G                  F
 The silence 'round the cascades,
Am   G   F
 The ice crisp and clear.
Am      G       F
 The be-ginning of the opera;
Dm                   F
 Seem to suddenly ap-pear,
Dm                   F
 Seem to suddenly ap-pear.

Verse 4:

Am   G                F
 The pancake house is always crowded,
Am    G                 F
 Open 24 hours of every day.
Am          G              F
 And if you suffer from in-somnia;
Dm                         F
 You can speed your time a-way,
Dm                         F
 You can speed your time a-way.

Verse 5:

Am    G         F
 Snow in San An-selmo,
Am            G
 My waitress, my waitress,
            F
My waitress said it was coming down.
Am              G                F
 Said it hadn't happened in over 30 years;
Dm                        F
 But it was laying on the ground,
Dm                    F
 It was laying on the ground.

Jazz Break 2:

Am  C  G  Bb

Am  G  F (x2), Am


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


2...WARM LOVE... by Van Morrison
----------------................

*from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)*


Intro:

    D
e|--2-----0-2-0-----0-2-0-2--|
B|-----3---------3-----------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------| (x2)

Verse 1:

(with Intro Riff):

D
 Look at the ivy on the cold clinging wall,
Look at the flowers and the green grass so tall.
It's not a matter of when push comes to shove,
                         G          D
It's just an hour on the wings of a dove.

Chorus 1:

          G    D     G  D
It's just warm love,
          G    D     G  D
It's just warm love.

Verse 2: 

(with Intro Riff):

D
 I dig it when you're fancy dressed up in lace,
I dig it when you have a smile on your face.
This inspiration's got to be on the flow,
                         G          D
This invitation's got to see it and know;

Chorus 2:

          G    D     G  D
It's just warm love,
          G    D     G  D
It's just warm love.

Bridge 1:

Em7
 And it's everpresent everywhere,
                                      D
And it's everpresent everywhere; that warm love.
Em7
 And it's everpresent everywhere,
                                      D
And it's everpresent everywhere; that warm love.

Middle 8:

A                    D
 To the country, I'm going;
A                     D
 Lay and laugh in the sun.
A                       Bm    F#m
 You can bring your gui-tar a-long,
      Bm        F#m          A
We'll sing some songs, we'll have some fun.

Verse 3:

(with Intro Riff):

D
 The sky is crying and it's time to go home,
And we shall hurry to the car from the foam.
Sit by the fire and dry out our wet clothes,
                              G          D
It's raining outside from the skies up a-bove.

Chorus 3:

            G    D     G  D
Inside it's warm love,
            G    D     G  D
Inside it's warm love.

Bridge 2:

Em7
 And it's everpresent everywhere,
                                      D
And it's everpresent everywhere; that warm love.
Em7
 And it's everpresent everywhere, and it's everpresent everywhere;
     D                                         G  D
That warm love, that warm love, that warm love.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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    D      G       Em7      A      Bm      F#m

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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)


3...HARD NOSE THE HIGHWAY... by Van Morrison
----------------------------................

*from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)*


Intro:

    D
e|--2-3-2-0-2--|--2-3-2-0-2--|--2-3-2-0-2--|--3-2--|
B|--3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3--|
G|--2-2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|--2-3-2-0-2--|--3-2--|
D|--0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0--|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|

Verse 1:

G    F#m           Em    D
 Hey kids, dig the first takes,
G           F#m           Em      D
 Ain't that some interpre-tation?
G             F#m            D             Bm
 When Sinatra sings, against Nelson Riddle strings,
G     A          D
 Then takes a va-cation.

Chorus 1:

          G    D            G        D
Seen some hard times, drawn some bad lines.
            G    A      (n.C)            G       G/F#  Em  D
No time for shoe-shines... hard nose the highway.

Verse 2:

G           F#m          Em     D
 I was tore down, at the dead's place,
G       F#m         Em     D
 Shaved head at the organ.
G                F#m               D       Bm
 But that wasn't half as bad as it was, oh no,
G  A            D
    Belfast and Boston.

Chorus 2:

          G    D            G        D
Seen some hard times, drawn some bad lines.
            G    A      (n.C)            G       G/F#  Em  D
No time for shoe-shines... hard nose the highway.

Solo:

G  F#m  Em  D (x3), Bm, G  A  D

Verse 3:

G         F#m              Em    D
 Put your money where your mouth is,
G            F#m           Em    D
 Then we can get something going.
G            F#m                          D         Bm
 In order to win, you must be prepared to lose some-time,
    G            A         D
And leave one or two cards showing.

Chorus 3:

          G    D            G        D
Seen some hard times, drawn some bad lines.
            G    A      (n.c)            G       G/F#  Em  D
No time for shoe-shines... hard nose the highway.

          G    D            G        D
Seen some hard times, drawn some bad lines.
            G    A      (n.C)            G       G/F#  Em  D
No time for shoe-shines... hard nose the highway.

Outro:

D, G  G/f#  Em  D

(Repeat to Fade)


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


4...WILD CHILDREN... by Van Morrison
--------------------................

*from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)*


Intro:

Dmaj7  G

Verse 1:

                Dmaj7    G               Dmaj7  G
We were the war children; Nineteen Forty Five.
                           Dmaj7              Bm7
When all the soldiers came marching home from war;
Em7                  A7            G   Dmaj7
 Love looks in their eye, in their eye.

Verse 2:

G          Dmaj7     G              Dmaj7
 Tennessee Williams; let your inspi-ration flow.
G                  Dmaj7            Bm7
 Let it be around, when we hear the sound,
Em7                          A7                    G    Dmaj7
 When the spring time rivers flow, when the rivers flow.

Verse 3:

G                       Dmaj7
 Rod steiger and Marlon Brando,
G                          Dmaj7
 Standing with their heads bowed on the side.
G       Dmaj7                           Bm
 Crying like a baby, thinking about the time,
Em7                         A7              G    Dmaj7
 James Dean took that fatal ride, took that ride.

Interlude:

Bmaj7  F#maj7 (x3), Abm7  C#7, Bmaj7  F#maj7

Verse 4:

G          Dmaj7     G              Dmaj7
 Tennessee Williams; let your inspi-ration flow.
G                  Dmaj7            Bm7
 Let it be around, when we hear the sound,
Em7                          A7                    G    Dmaj7
 When the spring time rivers flow, when the rivers flow.

Verse 5:

G                       Dmaj7
 Rod steiger and Marlon Brando,
G                          Dmaj7
 Standing with their heads bowed on the side.
G       Dmaj7                           Bm
 Crying like a baby, thinking about the time,
Em7                         A7              G    Dmaj7
 James Dean took that fatal ride, took that ride.

Verse 6:

                Dmaj7    G               Dmaj7  G
We were the war children; Nineteen Forty Five.
                           Dmaj7              Bm7
When all the soldiers came marching home from war;
Em7                  A7            G   Dmaj7
 Love looks in their eye, in their eye.

(Repeat to Fade)


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


5...THE GREAT DECEPTION... by Van Morrison
--------------------------................

*from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)*


Intro:

G

Verse 1:

                    Em       D        C
Did you ever hear a-bout The Great De-ception?
G                                                     Em
 Well, the plastic revolutionaries take the money and run.
G                   Em   D       C
 Have you ever been down to Love City?
Em                                           D            G
 Where they rip you off with a smile, and it don't take a gun.

Verse 2:

G                 Em  C       D
 Don't it hurt so bad in Love city?
G                                        Em
 Don't it make you not want to bother at all?
               G    Em D    C
And don't they look so self righteous,
          Em           D          G
When they pin you up a-gainst the wall?

Chorus 1:

        D                  C
Did you ever, ever see the people,
         Bm                  C
With the tear drops in their eyes?
       D                        C
I just can't stand it, stand it no how,
       Bm               G    (n.C)
Living in this world of lies.

Verse 3:

                    Em       D             C
Did you ever hear a-bout the Rock and Roll singers?
G                        Em
 Got three or four Cadil-lacs.
       G            Em      D           C
Saying power to the people, dance to the music;
Em                    D      G
 Wants you to pat him on the back.

Verse 4:

                      Em       D     C
Have you ever heard a-bout the great Rembrandt?
                      G                 Em
Have you ever heard a-bout how he could paint?
                     G     Em    D       C
And he didn't have e-nough money for his brushes;
         Em             D      G
And they thought it was rather quaint.

Chorus 2:

        D                   C
But you know it's no use re-peating,
        Bm                  C
And you know it's no use to think about it.
              D               C        G (n.C)
'Cos when you stop to think a-bout it; you don't need it.

Verse 5:

                      Em       D     C
Have you ever heard a-bout the great Hollywood motion picture actor,
G                        Em
 Who knew more than they did?
        G          Em     D         C
And the newspapers didn't cover the story;
Em               D       G
 Just decided to keep it hid.

Verse 6:

         Em      D                C
Somebody started saying it was an inside job;
G                     Em
 Whatever happened to him?
G               Em       D           C
 Last time they saw him, down on the bow'ry;
         Em                     D               G
With his lip hanging off an old rusty bottle of gin.

Verse 7:

                      Em       D         C
Have you ever heard a-bout the so-called Hippies?
G                            Em
 Down on the far side of the tracks.
              G        Em       D           C
They take the eyeballs straight out of your head,
         Em                    D        G
Say son, kid, do you want your eyeballs back?

Chorus 3:

        D                  C
Did you ever, ever see the people,
         Bm                  C
With the tear drops in their eyes?
       D                        C
I just can't stand it, stand it no how,
       Bm               G    (n.C)
Living in this world of lies.

Verse 8:

                    Em       D        C
Did you ever hear a-bout The Great De-ception?
G                                                     Em
 Well, the plastic revolutionaries take the money and run.
G                   Em   D       C
 Have you ever been down to Love City?
Em                                           D            G
 Where they rip you off with a smile, and it don't take a gun.

Outro:

                            Em  D  Em
Have you ever heard about...        The Great Deception.


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


6...BEIN' GREEN... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)*


*CAPO 2nd FRET*

(Original Key: E)


Intro:

D  D+  Em7  A7  A+

Verse 1:

         D                C#m7
It's not easy bein' green,
                             D                    B7
Having to spend each day the colour of the leaves.
                             Em7
When it could be nicer bein' red, or yellow, or gold,
A7                             D             Em7  A7
 Or something much more colour-ful like that.

Verse 2:

A+        D                C#m7
 It's not easy bein' green,
                           D                      B7
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things.
Em7                                             A7
 And people tend to pass you by 'cos you're not standing out,
                                            D   D7
Like sparkles on the water, or stars in the sky.

Bridge 1:

                 Gmaj7
But green is the colour of spring,
                 D                      D7
And green can be cool and friendly like.
                 B7                E7
And green can be big like an ocean,
                             Em              A7 (n.C)
Or important like a mountain, or tall like a tree.

Verse 3:

A+             D                  C#m7
 When green is all there is to be,
                  D          B7
It could make you wonder why, but why wonder, why wonder?
     Em7                     A7             D            D+  Em7  A7
I am green and it'll do fine, and it's what I want to be.

Solo:

A+  D  C#m7, D  B7, Em7  A7, D  D7

Bridge 2:

                 Gmaj7
But green is the colour of spring,
                 D                      D7
And green can be cool and friendly like.
                 B7                E7
And green can be big like an ocean,
                             Em              A7 (n.C)
Or important like a mountain, or tall like a tree.

Verse 4:

A+             D                  C#m7
 When green is all there is to be,
                  D          B7
It could make you wonder why, but why wonder, why wonder?
     Em7                     A7             D            D+  Em7  A7
I am green and it'll do fine, and it's what I want to be.

Coda:

     Em7                A7   A7             D            B7
I am green and it'll do fine, and it's what I want to be.
     Em7                A7 (n.C)
I am green and it'll do fine, it'll do fine, and it's...
I don't wanna be blue, I just wanna be what I wanna be.

Outro:

D  D+  D7


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


7...AUTUMN SONG... by Van Morrison
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*from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)*


Intro:

Amaj7  Bm7 (x2)

Verse 1:

Amaj7      Bm7              F#7
 Leaves of brown, they fall to the ground,
F7                   G7    Ab7       Amaj7
 And it's here, over there; leaves a-bound.

Amaj7           Bm7            F#7
 Shut the door, dim the lights, and relax.
        F7            G7   Ab7      Amaj7
What is more; your de-sire,  or the facts?

Chorus 1:

D
 Pitter patter, the rain falling down,
Little glamour, sun coming round.
                                (Amaj7)
Take a walk when Autumn comes to town.

Interlude:

Amaj7  Bm7 (x2)

Verse 2:

Amaj7          Bm7            F#7
 Little stroll past the house, on the hill.
          F7          G7   Ab7      Amaj7
Some more coal on the fire, will do well.

Amaj7             Bm7           F#7
 And in a week or two, it'll be Halloween.
        F7           G7    Ab7      Amaj7
Set the page and the stage, for the scene.

Chorus 2:

D
 Little game the children will play,
And as we watch them, while time away.
                               (Amaj7)
Look at me and take my breath a-way, yeah.

Interlude:

Amaj7  Bm7 (x2)

Bridge 1:

C          F        C       F
 You'll be smiling, eyes be-guiling,
C        F           Dm7                 G7
 And the song on the breeze will call my name out,
           Amaj7
And your...dream.

Verse 3:

Amaj7      Bm7           F#7
 Chestnuts roasting, out-side,
F7                           G7  Ab7      Amaj7
 As you walk, with your love,     by your side.

Amaj7              Bm7       F#7
 The old accordion man plays, mellow and bright.
F7               G7      Ab7               Amaj7
 And you go home, in the crispness, of the night.

Chorus 3:

D
 Little later, friends will be along,
And if you feel like joining the throng,
                                   (Amaj7)
Just might feel like singing Autumn Song.

Interlude:

Amaj7  Bm7 (x2)

Solo:

Amaj7  Bm7, F#7  F7  G7  Ab7, Amaj7 (x2), D

Interlude:

Amaj7  Bm7 (x2)

Bridge 2:

C          F        C       F
 You'll be smiling, eyes be-guiling,
C        F           Dm7                 G7
 And the song on the breeze will call my name out,
           Amaj7
And your...dream.

Verse 4:

Amaj7      Bm7           F#7
 Chestnuts roasting, out-side,
F7                           G7  Ab7      Amaj7
 As you walk, with your love,     by your side.

Amaj7              Bm7       F#7
 The old accordion man plays, mellow and bright.
F7               G7      Ab7               Amaj7
 And you go home, in the crispness, of the night.

Chorus 4:

D
 Little later, friends will be along,
And if you feel like joining the throng,
                                   (Amaj7)
Just might feel like singing Autumn Song.

Outro:

Amaj7  Bm7

(Repeat with Solos and Improvs to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Ab7     D       C       F       Dm7

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


8...PURPLE HEATHER... by Van Morrison
---------------------................

*from 'Hard Nose the Highway' (1973)*


Intro:

G, C (x4)

Verse 1:

         G          C    G    C                              G
Well the summertime, has gone, and the leaves are gently tur-nin'.
C                    G        Am                     C
 And my love I wanna take you, to the place, heart-a-yearnin'.
G         C   G
 Will you go, lassie go?

Chorus 1:

C                    G      C                     G
 And we'll all go to-gether, in the wild mountain thyme.
Am                       C
 All around the blooming heather.
G         C   G
 Will you go?

Verse 2:

    G                      G     C                      G
And I will build my love a tower, at the foot of yonder mountain.
C                 G     Am                   C
 And visit by the hour, from a lonely wooden tower.
G         C   G
 Will you go, lassie go?

Chorus 2:

C                    G      C                     G
 And we'll all go to-gether, in the wild mountain thyme.
Am                       C
 All around the blooming heather.
G         C  G
 Come on.

Interlude:

G, C, G  C, G

Piano Solo:

C  G (x2), Am  C, G  C  G

Interlude:

G  C, G

Verse 3:

    G                      G     C                      G
And I will build my love a tower, at the foot of yonder mountain.
C                 G     Am                   C
 And visit by the hour, from a lonely wooden tower.
G         C   G
 Will you go, lassie go?

Chorus 3:

C                    G      C                     G
 And we'll all go to-gether, in the wild mountain thyme.
Am                       C
 All around the blooming heather.
G         C   G
 Will you go,
G       C            G   C
 Lassie go; will you go?

Outro:

G  C

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G       C       Am

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 320003  x32010  x02210


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


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