this is a great song that van morrison recorded in the late ’60s which doesn’t
seem to get the recognition it deserves , maybe because it was never properly
recorded and released . the ’working’ version that came out on the bang masters
compilation in 1990 is the only one available .
i think it is probably played with a capo on the second fret ( i . E . played as if in
G ) , but the chords below are in A , i . E . open – string . i can figure out the tabs for
the intro , but i’m not sure about the chords .
~chandan deuskar , may 2010
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A C#m
when ya thought i was a stranger
F#m
when you looked upon me
D E A C#m F#m D E
when i came back
A C#m
but to take you from disaster
F#m D E A C#m F#m D E
i cannot master the four winds in your shack
A C#m
in the roamin’ , in the gloamin’
F#m D E A C#m F#m D E
you have brought and set before me
A C#m
and i think that it’s an omen
F#m D E A A7
i’m just not what so many people see
D A
and you shined your glory all around
D A
do not disguise what we did
D A F#m ( ? )
i asked you for half a pound and you said
E D A
’go see joe harper , saturday morning kid’
E D A
’go see joe harper , saturday morning kid’
and the child held a ball
in the garden with the old queen
when ya kissed the lips and heart
another stranger , ya know what i mean
and ya walked on the streets so lonely
in your own childish way
and ya thought that you would only , ha
do it for today
and ya shined your glory all around
do not disguise what we did
i asked you for half a pound and you said
’go see joe harper , saturday morning kid’
’go see joe harper , saturday morning kid’
and just stood outside the club
and the rain came down on his head
and it he got all soakin’ wet
he says ’go for yourself’
i said , ’i know’
show joe , i ain’t conquered yet
and i walk away from the backstreet in the rain
and i saw how many times have i died
then we turned on outside of the bus shelter
and i jumped on and said , ’goodbye’
and i shined my glory all around
did not disguise what i did
tried to keep it underground but they said
’go see joe harper , saturday morning , kid’
fades –
you gotta
go see joe harper , saturday morning
saturday morning
this is a great song that van morrison recorded in the late ’60s which doesn’t
seem to get the recognition it deserves , maybe because it was never properly
recorded and released . the ’working’ version that came out on the bang masters
compilation in 1990 is the only one available .
i think it is probably played with a capo on the second fret ( i . E . played as if in
G ) , but the chords below are in A , i . E . open – string . i can figure out the tabs for
the intro , but i’m not sure about the chords .
~chandan deuskar , may 2010
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
A C#m
when ya thought i was a stranger
F#m
when you looked upon me
D E A C#m F#m D E
when i came back
A C#m
but to take you from disaster
F#m D E A C#m F#m D E
i cannot master the four winds in your shack
A C#m
in the roamin’ , in the gloamin’
F#m D E A C#m F#m D E
you have brought and set before me
A C#m
and i think that it’s an omen
F#m D E A A7
i’m just not what so many people see
D A
and you shined your glory all around
D A
do not disguise what we did
D A F#m ( ? )
i asked you for half a pound and you said
E D A
’go see joe harper , saturday morning kid’
E D A
’go see joe harper , saturday morning kid’
and the child held a ball
in the garden with the old queen
when ya kissed the lips and heart
another stranger , ya know what i mean
and ya walked on the streets so lonely
in your own childish way
and ya thought that you would only , ha
do it for today
and ya shined your glory all around
do not disguise what we did
i asked you for half a pound and you said
’go see joe harper , saturday morning kid’
’go see joe harper , saturday morning kid’
and just stood outside the club
and the rain came down on his head
and it he got all soakin’ wet
he says ’go for yourself’
i said , ’i know’
show joe , i ain’t conquered yet
and i walk away from the backstreet in the rain
and i saw how many times have i died
then we turned on outside of the bus shelter
and i jumped on and said , ’goodbye’
and i shined my glory all around
did not disguise what i did
tried to keep it underground but they said
’go see joe harper , saturday morning , kid’
fades –
you gotta
go see joe harper , saturday morning
saturday morning
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