The Philosophers Stone chords

Van Morrison

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			
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. 
          Gsus4         G  Gsus4      G      C 
I'm still searching for,    searching for my home. 

          C       Cadd9      C       Cadd9       F    Dm, F  Dm 
Up in the morning, Up in the morning, out on the road. 
       Gsus4          G  Gsus4   G         C 
And my head is aching,    and my hands are cold. 

verse 2: 

        C                             Cadd9 
And I'm looking for the silver lining, 
       C      Cadd9   F      Dm, F  Dm 
Silver lining, in the clouds. 
                  Gsus4  G                  Gsus4  G 
And I'm searching for,    and I'm searching for, 
                 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. 
        Gsus4           G    Gsus4  G     C 
When my job, is turning lead,        into gold. 

verse 3: 

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

                  C      Cadd9 
Can you hear that engine, 
             C         Cadd9   F     Dm, F  Dm 
Woah can you hear that, engine drone? 
                  Gsus4                   G   Gsus4  G 
I'm on the road a-gain, and I'm searching for, 
                 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: 

          C       Cadd9 
Up in the morning, 
          C       Cadd9 
Up in the morning, 
                                F    Dm, F  Dm 
When the streets are white with snow. 
       Gsus4     G       Gsus4     G      C 
It's a hard road, it's a hard road, daddy-o. 

          C       Cadd9 
Up in the morning, 
          C       Cadd9       F   Dm, F  Dm 
Up in the morning, out on the job. 
                              Gsus4  G 
Well, you've got me searching for, 
          Gsus4  G                 C 
Searching for,    the philosophers stone. 

Verse 5: 

        C            Cadd9 
Even my best friends, 
        C            Cadd9       F    Dm, F  Dm 
Even my best friends, they don't know. 
        Gsus4           G    Gsus4  G     C 
That my job, is turning lead,        into gold. 

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

Solo: 

C  Cadd9, C  Cadd9, F  Dm, F  Dm, 
Gsus4  G, Gsus4  G, C  Cadd9, C  Cadd9 



Verse 6: 

       C         Cadd9 
It's a hard road, 
        C            Cadd9       F    Dm, F  Dm 
Even my best friends, they don't know. 
                  Gsus4          G                     C 
And I'm searching for, searching for, the philosophers stone. 


CHORD DIAGRAMS: 


   C      Cadd9    F       Dm     Gsus4    G 

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE 
 032010  x32033  133211  xx0231  320013  320003