Foreign Window Chords by Van Morrison

Tempo:
64.5 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bm

G

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Van Morrison - Foreign Window chords
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[G] [C] [D]
[G]
[C] [G] [D]
[Bm] I saw you from [C] a far window
[Bm] bearing down the suffering [C] road.
[A]
[Bm] You were carrying [C] your burden [A] to
[Bm] [G] the palace of [C] the Lord, to the palace of [G] the Lord.
[D]
[Bm] I spot you from [C] a far window when
[Bm] the lightening's were [C] in bloom.
[Bm] And the sunshine through your [C] window came and
[Bm] filled the place you kept your [C] ghost.
[A]
[Bm] You were reading on your [C] sofa,
[Bm] you were singing every [C] prayer
[Bm] that the master's heart [C] instilled in [A] you.
[Bm] Since Lord Byron loved [C] this girl in [D] the palace of [G] the Lord.
[D]
[C] And if you did it right [D] this time, you don't have to [G] come back again.
Oh, [Bm] if you did it right this [C] time, there's no need to explain.
[D] [G]
[D] [Bm] I saw you from a [C] far window [A] bearing [Bm] down [C] the suffering [G] road.
[Bm] You were carrying [C] your burden, [Bm] you were singing about [C] Grimbo.
[Bm] I was going down [G] to Geneva [C] when [Bm] the kingdom had [G] been found.
[Bm] I was giving [C] you protection [Bm] from the loneliness of [C] the crowd,
[D] you're the palace of [G] the Lord.
[D] [Bm] [F#] They were giving you [C] religion, [Bm] breaking bread [C] and drinking wine.
[Em] [Bm] And you laid [C] out on the green hill just [Bm] like when you were a [C] child.
[Bm] I saw you from a [C] far window, [Bm] you were trying to find [C] your way back home.
[Bm] You were carrying [C] your defects, [Bm] sleeping on a pallet on [C] the floor.
[D] You're the palace [G] of the Lord.
You're the palace of the Lord.
You're the palace.
Key:Β Β 
C
3211
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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To learn Van Morrison - Foreign Window chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Bm, C and Bm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] _ I saw you from [C] a far window _ _
[Bm] _ bearing down the suffering [C] road.
_ [A] _ _
[Bm] You were carrying [C] your burden [A] to _
[Bm] _ [G] the palace of [C] the Lord, to the palace of [G] the Lord.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] _ I spot you from [C] a far window when _
[Bm] _ the lightening's were [C] in bloom. _ _ _
[Bm] And the sunshine through your [C] window came and _
[Bm] filled the place you kept your [C] ghost.
_ [A] _ _
[Bm] You were reading on your [C] sofa, _ _ _
[Bm] you were singing every [C] prayer _ _ _
[Bm] that the master's heart [C] instilled in [A] you. _ _
[Bm] Since Lord Byron loved [C] this girl in [D] the palace of [G] the Lord.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] And if you did it right [D] this time, you don't have to [G] come back again.
_ _ _ _ Oh, [Bm] if you did it right this [C] time, there's no need to explain.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ I saw you from a [C] far window [A] bearing _ [Bm] _ _ down [C] the suffering [G] road.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ You were carrying [C] your burden, _ _ [Bm] _ you were singing about [C] Grimbo.
_ _ _ [Bm] I was going down [G] to Geneva _ [C] when [Bm] _ the kingdom had [G] been found.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ I was giving [C] you protection _ [Bm] from the loneliness of [C] the crowd,
[D] you're the palace of [G] the Lord. _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] They were giving you [C] religion, _ _ _ [Bm] _ breaking bread [C] and drinking wine.
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ And you laid [C] out on the green hill just [Bm] _ like when you were a [C] child.
_ _ _ [Bm] I saw you from a [C] far window, _ _ [Bm] _ you were trying to find [C] your way back home.
_ _ [Bm] _ You were carrying [C] your defects, _ _ [Bm] sleeping on a pallet on [C] the floor.
[D] You're the palace [G] of the Lord. _ _ _
_ _ You're the palace of the Lord. _ _
_ _ You're the palace. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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