Madame Joy Chords by Van Morrison

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[Em] _ Oh, a little man [Am] would turn her [Em] head [F] when [G] she walked down the [Am] street.
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[C] _ _ [G] Closed her [Am] eyes and held [Em] her chin, _
[F] _ _ [G] smiling oh so [Am] sweet, _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [G] smiling oh so [C] sweet.
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_ [C] _ [G] Got a taste [Am] of old [Em]
religion, [F] _ [G] comes in with the [Am] new.
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_ [C] _ [G] In a hat [Am] of yellow [G]
ribbon [F] and two, [G] checked out all [Am] in blue.
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Oh [F] yes, he [G] checked out [C] all in blue.
_ [G] _ Stepping lightly, [C] stepping [Am]
brightly, [F] _ [G] with her books in [Am] hand.
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_ Going to the [C] university [Am] to teach and [F] _ [G] help them [Am] understand, _ [G] _
[F] and to help [G] them _ [C] understand. _
[F] _ [C] _ [G] And all the kids would [Am] love [C] to see her, [F] _ _ [G] following her [Am] steps _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [G] and telling [Am] stories.
And [Em] adore [C] her, [F] _ [G] climbing [Am] through the fence, _
[G] _ _ [F] _ [G] climbing through [C] the fence. _
[F] _ _ [C] Yes, she [G] comes walking, [Am] yes she [G] comes [F] talking, I do [G] believe it's [Am] madden joy.
[C] _ _ _ [G] Walking past [Am] that old [G] street corner and [F] see, [G] looking [Am] for her boy.
[G] Oh [F] yes, she is [G] looking [C] for her boy. _
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_ [G] _ _ Stepping lightly, [C] stepping [Am]
brightly, [F] _ [G] with her books in [B] hand.
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_ _ Going to the [C] [Em] university [Am] to teach and [F] _ [G] help them [Am] understand, _ [G]
and [F] to [G] help them [C] understand. _ _
_ I [G] was looking [Am] at the way she [Em] moved me and I was [F] _ [G] seeing every [Am] side.
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_ [C] _ [G] Tell me, can [Am] I _ [G]
learn the [F] language?
[G] Have you got the [Am] mind?
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_ [F] _ [G] Have you got the [C] mind? _
[F] _ [C] _ [G] Has she come [Am] walking?
[G] Has she come [F] talking?
I do [G] believe [Am] it's madden [C] joy.
_ _ _ [G] She's walking [Am] by that old [G] street corner [F] and see, [G] looking for [Am] her boy.
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Oh [F] yes, [G] looking for her [C] boy. _ _
_ And [G] all the [Am] way, we'll turn [G] our [F] head when she [G] walks down [Am] the street.
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_ _ [G] Gold [Am]-refined, [G] pear-red [Dm]-shined, and [F] _ [G] smiling [Am] oh so sweet.
[G] Oh [F] yes, she's [G] smiling oh [C] so sweet.
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[F] _ [G] Smiling, [Am] smiling oh so [G] sweet.
Yes, yes, [F] yes, smiling, [G] smiling oh so [Am] sweet.
[Em] And all the men _
[F] _ [G] would turn their heads [Am] around when the [G] woman walked down the [F] street.
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