...BACK ON TOP... by Van Morrison -----------------................ *from 'Back on Top' (1999)* Intro: Em C (x3) Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 (x2) Am7 Bm7 G Verse 1:

^Em You came to see me when the ^Cmoon was new. ^Em Saw you standin' in the ^Cpouring rain. ^Em Left my message on the ^Cwindow pain;

^Am7 Back on the ^Bm7street a-^Cmaj7gain, ^Am7 Back on the ^Bm7beat a-^Cmaj7gain, I'm... ^Am7back on the ^Bm7top, a-^Ggain.

Verse 2:

^Em Saw me climbing to the ^Ctop of the hill, ^Em You saw me meeting with the ^Cfools on the hill. ^Em Learned my lesson, and I ^Chad my fill.

^Am7 Learnt it ^Bm7all in ^Cmaj7vain, ^Am7 Went through it ^Bm7all a-^Cmaj7gain. Now I'm ^Am7back on the ^Bm7top, a-^Ggain.

Bridge 1:

^D Always strivin', always climbing way be-^Cyond my will. ^D Same old sensation; isolation at the ^Ctop of the bill. ^D Always seeming like I'm moving, but I'm ^Creally going slow. ^D What do you do, when you get to the top and there's ^Cnowhere to go?

Verse 4:

^Em Just how I get there will be ^Canybody's guess, ^Em With all the so called trappings ^Cof success. ^Em Left all the deadbeats on the ^Ctop of the hill.

^Am7 Too busy ^Bm7raisin' ^Cmaj7Cain, I'm ^Am7back on the ^Bm7street a-^Cmaj7gain. I'm... ^Am7back on the ^Bm7top, a-^Ggain.

Solo: Em C (x3) Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 (x2) Am7 Bm7 G Bridge 2:

Verse 5:

^Em Just how I get there will be ^Canybody's guess, ^Em With all the so called trappings ^Cof success. ^Em Left all the deadbeats on the ^Ctop of the hill.

^Am7 Too busy ^Bm7raisin' ^Cmaj7Cain, I'm ^Am7back on the ^Bm7street a-^Cmaj7gain. I'm... ^Am7back on the ^Bm7top, a-^Ggain.

Interlude: Em C (x3) Coda:

^Am7 Back on the ^Bm7street a-^Cmaj7gain, ^Am7 Back on the ^Bm7beat a-^Cmaj7gain. I'm... ^Am7back on the ^Bm7top, a-^Ggain.

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Em C Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 G D EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 022000 x32010 x02013 x24232 x32000 320003 xx0232 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Van Morrison - Back on top