...GOLDEN AUTUMN DAY... by Van Morrison -----------------------................ *from 'Back 0n Top' (1999)* Intro: F Am, Bbmaj7 (x2) Verse 1:

Well, I ^Fheard the bells ringing, I was ^Amthinking about winning, in this ^Bbmaj7God forsaken place. When my ^Fconfidence was well, Then I ^Amtripped and I fell, right ^Bbmaj7flat on my face. Now I'm ^Fstanding erect, And I ^Amfeel like coming back and the ^Bbmaj7sun is shining gold. Put a ^Fsmile on my face, Get back ^Amin the human race and get ^Bbmaj7on with the show.

Bridge 1:

And I'm ^Ctaking in the Indian ^Bbmaj7Summer, And I'm ^Csoaking it up in my ^Bbmaj7mind. And I'm pre-^Ctending, that it's para-^Bbmaj7dise...

Chorus 1:

On a golden Autumn ^Fday.^Bbmaj7 On a golden Autumn ^Fday.^Bbmaj7 On a golden Autumn ^Fday.^Bbmaj7 On a golden Autumn ^Fday.^C

Verse 2:

In the ^Fwee midnight hour, I was ^Amparking my car, in this ^Bbmaj7dimly lit town. I was at-^Ftacked by two thugs, Who ^Amtook me for a mug and shoved me ^Bbmaj7down on the ground. And they ^Fpulled out a knife, And I ^Amfought my way up as they ^Bbmaj7scarpered from the scene. Well, this is ^Fno New York street, And there's no ^AmBobby on the beat and things ain't ^Bbmaj7just what they seem.

Bridge 2:

And I'm ^Ctaking in the Indian ^Bbmaj7Summer, And I'm ^Csoaking it up in my ^Bbmaj7mind. And I'm pre-^Ctending, that it's para-^Bbmaj7dise...

Chorus 2:

On a golden Autumn ^Fday.^Bbmaj7 On a golden Autumn ^Fday.^Bbmaj7 On a golden Autumn ^Fday.^Bbmaj7 On a golden Autumn ^Fday.^C

Solo: F Am, Bbmaj7 (x4) C Bbmaj7 (x4) F Bbmaj7 (x3), F C Verse 3:

Who would ^Fthink this could happen, In a ^Amcity like this, among Blake's ^Bbmaj7green and pleasant hills? And we ^Fmust remember, As we ^Amgo through September, among these ^Bbmaj7dark satanic mills. If there's ^Fsuch a thing as justice, I could ^Amtake them out and flog them, in the ^Bbmaj7nearest green field. And it ^Fmight be a lesson, To the ^Ambleeders of the system, in this ^Bbmaj7whole society.

Bridge 3:

And I'm ^Ctaking in the Indian ^Bbmaj7Summer, And I'm ^Csoaking it up in my ^Bbmaj7mind. And I'm pre-^Ctending, that it's para-^Bbmaj7dise...

Chorus 3:

On a golden Autumn ^Fday.^Bbmaj7 On a golden Autumn ^Fday.^Bbmaj7 On a golden Autumn ^Fday.^Bbmaj7 On a golden Autumn ^Fday.^Bbmaj7

Outro: (Strings) F, Bbmaj7 (x8) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- F Am Bbmaj7 C EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 133211 x02210 x13231 x32010 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2012 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)