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Golden Autumn Day

Van Morrison
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
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 Well, I heard  the bells ringing,
 I was thinking  about winning, in this God  forsaken place.
 When my confidence  was well,
 Then I tripped  and I fell, right flat  on my face.
 Now I'm standing  erect,
 And I feel  like coming back and the sun  is shining gold.
 Put a smile  on my face,
 Get back in  the human race and get on  with the show.
 And I'm taking  in the Indian Summer,
 And I'm soaking  it up in my mind.
 And I'm pre-tending,  that it's para-dise...
 On a golden Autumn day.
 On a golden Autumn day.
 On a golden Autumn day.
 On a golden Autumn day.
 In the wee  midnight hour,
 I was parking  my car, in this dimly  lit town.
 I was at-tacked  by two thugs,
 Who took  me for a mug and shoved me down  on the ground.
 And they pulled  out a knife,
 And I fought  my way up as they scarpered  from the scene.
 Well, this is no  New York street,
 And there's no Bobby  on the beat and things ain't just  what they seem.
 And I'm taking  in the Indian Summer,
 And I'm soaking  it up in my mind.
 And I'm pre-tending,  that it's para-dise...
 On a golden Autumn day.
 On a golden Autumn day.
 On a golden Autumn day.
 On a golden Autumn day.
 Who would think  this could happen,
 In a city  like this, among Blake's green  and pleasant hills?
 And we must  remember,
 As we go  through September, among these dark  satanic mills.
 If there's such  a thing as justice,
 I could take  them out and flog them, in the nearest  green field.
 And it might  be a lesson,
 To the bleeders  of the system, in this whole  society.
 And I'm taking  in the Indian Summer,
 And I'm soaking  it up in my mind.
 And I'm pre-tending,  that it's para-dise...
 On a golden Autumn day.
 On a golden Autumn day.
 On a golden Autumn day.
 On a golden Autumn day.
 (Strings)
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 

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Readable chord sheet for Golden Autumn Day by Van Morrison

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[F]  [Am]  [Bbmaj7]

Well, I [F]heard the bells ringing,
I was [Am]thinking about winning, in this [Bbmaj7]God forsaken place.
When my [F]confidence was well,
Then I [Am]tripped and I fell, right [Bbmaj7]flat on my face.
Now I'm [F]standing erect,
And I [Am]feel like coming back and the [Bbmaj7]sun is shining gold.
Put a [F]smile on my face,
Get back [Am]in the human race and get [Bbmaj7]on with the show.

And I'm [C]taking in the Indian [Bbmaj7]Summer,
And I'm [C]soaking it up in my [Bbmaj7]mind.
And I'm pre-[C]tending, that it's para-[Bbmaj7]dise...

On a golden Autumn [F]day.[Bbmaj7]
On a golden Autumn [F]day.[Bbmaj7]
On a golden Autumn [F]day.[Bbmaj7]
On a golden Autumn [F]day.[C]

In the [F]wee midnight hour,
I was [Am]parking my car, in this [Bbmaj7]dimly lit town.
I was at-[F]tacked by two thugs,
Who [Am]took me for a mug and shoved me [Bbmaj7]down on the ground.
And they [F]pulled out a knife,
And I [Am]fought my way up as they [Bbmaj7]scarpered from the scene.
Well, this is [F]no New York street,
And there's no [Am]Bobby on the beat and things ain't [Bbmaj7]just what they seem.

And I'm [C]taking in the Indian [Bbmaj7]Summer,
And I'm [C]soaking it up in my [Bbmaj7]mind.
And I'm pre-[C]tending, that it's para-[Bbmaj7]dise...

On a golden Autumn [F]day.[Bbmaj7]
On a golden Autumn [F]day.[Bbmaj7]
On a golden Autumn [F]day.[Bbmaj7]
On a golden Autumn [F]day.[C]

[F]  [Am]  [Bbmaj7]
[C]  [Bbmaj7]
[F]  [Bbmaj7]       [F]  [C]

Who would [F]think this could happen,
In a [Am]city like this, among Blake's [Bbmaj7]green and pleasant hills?
And we [F]must remember,
As we [Am]go through September, among these [Bbmaj7]dark satanic mills.
If there's [F]such a thing as justice,
I could [Am]take them out and flog them, in the [Bbmaj7]nearest green field.
And it [F]might be a lesson,
To the [Am]bleeders of the system, in this [Bbmaj7]whole society.

And I'm [C]taking in the Indian [Bbmaj7]Summer,
And I'm [C]soaking it up in my [Bbmaj7]mind.
And I'm pre-[C]tending, that it's para-[Bbmaj7]dise...

On a golden Autumn [F]day.[Bbmaj7]
On a golden Autumn [F]day.[Bbmaj7]
On a golden Autumn [F]day.[Bbmaj7]
On a golden Autumn [F]day.[Bbmaj7]

(Strings)

[F]  [Bbmaj7]

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [F]       [Am]    [Bbmaj7]    [C]

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