...GOIN' DOWN GENEVA... by Van Morrison -----------------------................ *from 'Back On Top' (1999)* Intro: A D7 A D7 A E7 D7, A, E7 Verse 1: A D7 A Goin' down Geneva; give me a helping hand. D7 A I'm goin' down Geneva; give me a helping hand. E7 D7 A E7 It's not easy, baby, living on the exile plan. Verse 2: A D7 A Down on the bottom; down to my new pair of shoes. D7 A Down on the bottom; down to my new pair of shoes. E7 D7 A E7 I'm down by the lakeside, thinking 'bout my baby blue. Verse 3: A D7 A Last night I played a gig in Salzburg, outside in the pouring rain. D7 A Last night I played a gig in Salzburg, outside in the pouring rain. E7 D7 A E7 Flew from there to Montreux, and my heart was filled with pain. Verse 4: A D7 A Look out my window; back at the way things are. D7 A Look out my window pane; back at the way things are. E7 D7 A E7 Just wonder how, how did things ever get this far? Verse 5: A D7 A Vince Taylor, used to live here; nobody's ever heard of him. D7 A Vince Taylor used to live here; nobody's ever heard of him. E7 D7 A E7 Just who he was, just where he fits in. Verse 6: A D7 A He was goin' down Geneva; give him a helping hand. D7 A He was goin' down Geneva; give him a helping hand. E7 D7 A E7 It wasn't easy, living on the exile plan. Verse 7: A D7 A Vince Taylor, used to live here; nobody's ever heard of him. D7 A Vince Taylor used to live here; nobody's ever heard of him. E7 D7 A A7 Just who he was, just where he fits in. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- A D7 E7 A7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02220 xx0212 020100 x02223 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)