Celtic New Year chords by Van Morrison

Chords with lyrics

Beautiful song. I prefer capo 8 as shown in this tab.

Alternatively you can:

 Tune down 1/2 step = E MajorE BB A augmentedA E MajorE
 Capo 3 = C majorC G+G FF C majorC
 Capo 6 = A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE

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Capo 8


G+G D MajorD C majorC D MajorD  x2

      G+G              D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
If I don't see you through the week

          G+G      D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
See you through the window

G+G        D MajorD        C majorC          D MajorD
  See you next time that we're talking on the telephone

        G+G      D MajorD C majorC
And I've got to see you

  D MajorD      G+G     D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
in that Indian summer

       G+G     D MajorD C majorC
And I want to see you

         D MajorD
further on up the road


    C majorC
I said, Woah, won't you come back?

     G+G    D MajorD   C majorC
I have to see you,  my dear

             D MajorD          G+G   D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
Won't you come back....   in the Celtic New Year?

         G+G   D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
In the Celtic New Year

G+G         D MajorD
  If I don't see you

     C majorC   D MajorD   G+G     D MajorD C majorC D MajorD
when I'm going down Louisiana

      G+G      D MajorD C majorC
If I don't see you

            D MajorD
well on down on Bourbon Street

       G+G   D MajorD     C majorC     D MajorD
If you don't see me when I'm singing,

    G+G      D MajorD  C majorC  D MajorD
Jack of Diamonds

       G+G      D MajorD  C majorC
If you don't see me

           D MajorD
when I'm on my lucky streak


     C majorC
Whoa-O-O,  I want you, want you to come on back

G+G    D MajorD      C majorC
  I've made it very clear

               D MajorD          G+G    D MajorD C majorC  D MajorD
I want you to come back home  in the Celtic New Year

      G+G       D MajorD  C majorC  D MajorD
Celtic New Year


      G+G     D MajorD  C majorC
If I don't see you

  D MajorD           G+G      D MajorD   C majorC  D MajorD
down when the bonfires are burning, burning

      G+G         D MajorD    C majorC       D MajorD
If I don't see you when we're singing, the Gloriana tune

        G+G    D MajorD     C majorC   D MajorD         G+G     D MajorD C majorC  D MajorD
If I've got to see you when it's raining  deep inside the forest

        G+G     D MajorD  C majorC
If I've got to see you

           D MajorD
at the waning of the moon


     C majorC
Said, Oh-oh-oh, won't you come on back?

      G+G D MajorD     C majorC
Want you to be  of good cheer

        D MajorD
Come back home   on the Celtic New Year



G+G D MajorD C majorC D MajorD outro repeat several times


Celtic New Year

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