...PHILOSPHER'S STONE... by Van Morrison ------------------------................ *from 'Back on Top' (1999)* Intro: C Cadd9, C Cadd9, F Dm, F Dm, Gsus4 G, Gsus4 G, C Cadd9, C Cadd9 (x2) Verse 1: C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F Dm, F Dm Out on the highways, and the by-ways, all a-lone.

I'm still ^Gsus4searching for,^G ^Gsus4 searching ^Gfor my ^Chome. C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F Dm, F Dm Up in the morning, Up in the morning, out on the road. And my ^Gsus4head is aching,^G ^Gsus4 and my ^Ghands are ^Ccold.

Verse 2:

And I'm ^Clooking for the silver lining,^Cadd9 C Cadd9 F Dm, F Dm Silver lining, in the clouds. And I'm searching ^Gsus4for, ^G and I'm searching ^Gsus4for, ^G C Cadd9, C Cadd9 The philosophers stone.

C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F Dm, F Dm And it's a hard road, it's a hard road, daddy-o.

When my ^Gsus4job, is turning ^Glead,^Gsus4 ^G into ^Cgold. Verse 3:

He was ^Cborn in the back street,^Cadd9 C Cadd9 F Dm, F Dm Born in the back street, Jelly Roll. I'm on the road a-^Gsus4gain, and I'm searching ^Gfor,^Gsus4 ^G C Cadd9, C Cadd9 The philosophers stone.

Can you hear that ^Cengine,^Cadd9 C Cadd9 F Dm, F Dm Woah can you hear that, engine drone? I'm on the road a-^Gsus4gain, and I'm searching ^Gfor,^Gsus4 ^G C Cadd9, C Cadd9 The philosophers stone.

Solo: C Cadd9, C Cadd9, F Dm, F Dm, Gsus4 G, Gsus4 G, C Cadd9, C Cadd9 (x2) Verse 4:

Up in the ^Cmorning,^Cadd9 Up in the ^Cmorning,^Cadd9 F Dm, F Dm When the streets are white with snow. It's a ^Gsus4hard road,^G it's a ^Gsus4hard road,^G daddy-^Co.

Up in the ^Cmorning,^Cadd9 C Cadd9 F Dm, F Dm Up in the morning, out on the job. Well, you've got me searching ^Gsus4for, ^G Searching ^Gsus4for, ^G the philosophers ^Cstone.

Verse 5:

Even my ^Cbest friends,^Cadd9 C Cadd9 F Dm, F Dm Even my best friends, they don't know. That my ^Gsus4job, is turning ^Glead,^Gsus4 ^G into ^Cgold.

When you hear that ^Cengine,^Cadd9 C Cadd9 F Dm, F Dm When you hear that, engine drone. I'm on the road a-^Gsus4gain, and I'm searching ^Gfor,^Gsus4 ^G C Cadd9, C Cadd9 The philosophers stone.

Solo: C Cadd9, C Cadd9, F Dm, F Dm, Gsus4 G, Gsus4 G, C Cadd9, C Cadd9 (x2) Verse 6:

It's a ^Chard road,^Cadd9 C Cadd9 F Dm, F Dm Even my best friends, they don't know. And I'm searching ^Gsus4for, searching ^Gfor, the philosophers ^Cstone.

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- C Cadd9 F Dm Gsus4 G EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 032010 x32033 133211 xx0231 320013 320003 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)