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GUITAR CHORDS

Brown Eyed Girl

Van Morrison
All-time classics Easy songs Classic rock
KeyG
Capo—
LevelEasy
Transpose G 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point

Intro

GC
e|--7--8----10----8---7----|-12--13----15----13----12--------|
B|--8-10----12---10---8----|-13--15----17----15----13--------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
DG
e|-5---2---3---5-----------|-3-------------------------------|
B|-7---3---5---7-----------|-0-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-0-------------------------------| (now go into verse)
D|-------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
(Or you can play this)
(You may find this is a little closer to the recorded version)
e|--3--5--7--5--3---|-6--8--10--8--6|
B|------------------|---------------|
G|--4--5--5--5--4---|-7--8--10--8--6| etc.
D|------------------|---------------|
A|------------------|---------------|
E|------------------|---------------|
 
(You can play a mix of D and D7 to get sort of a fill at the end of each verse)
 

Verse 1

GCGD
Hey, where did we go days when the rain came
GCGD
Down in the hollow playing a new game
GC
Laughing, and a running, hey, hey
GD
Skipping and a jumping
GC
In the misty morning fog,
GDCDGEm
with our hearts a thumpin' and you, my brown eyed girl
CDGD
You, my brown eyed girl
 

Verse 2

GCGD
Whatever happened to Tuesday and so slow
GCGD
Going down to the old mine with a transistor radio
GC
Standing in the sunlight laughing
GD
Hiding behind a rainbow's wall
GC
Slipping and a sliding
GD7
All along the waterfall
CD7GEm
With you, my brown eyed girl
CDGD
You, my brown eyed girl
 

Bridge

D7
Do you remember when we used to sing
GCGD7
Sha la la la la la la la te da Just like that
GCGD7G
Sha la la la la la la la te da la te da
 

Verse 3

GC
So hard to find my way,
GD
Now that I'm all on my own
GC
I saw you just the other day,
GD
My how you have grown
GC
Cast my memory back there, Lord
GD
Sometime I'm overcome thinking 'bout
GC
Making love in the green grass
GD7C
Behind the stadium with you
D7GEm
My brown eyed girl
CD7GD
You my brown eyed girl
 

Bridge

D7
Do you remember when we used to sing
(Repeat till fade)
GCGD7
Sha la la la la la la la te da
GCGD7G
Sha la la la la la la la te da la te da
End

How to play Brown Eyed Girl chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison is presented in the key of G. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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