Chords with lyrics
I N T O T HE MajorE M Y S T I
C majorC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Van Morrison from the album "Moondance" Chords & Lyrics Transposed by Ryan Harding With thanks to Andrew Jerrim Jake Cockcroft, Martin Morrey and Joey Albert for their valuable contributions
Eb MajorEb
Bb majorBb 'Ere the bonny boat ...
G minorGm
AbAb
{TWO-SAX SOLO} Eb MajorEb ... Bb majorBb ... Eb MajorEb
G minorGm 
A minorAm Eb MajorEb
When that foghorn blows, you know ...
G minorGm AbAb Bb majorBb
And when that foghorn whistle blows, ....
Eb MajorEb
And I wanna rock ...
Eb MajorEb
Just like way back in ...
Bb majorBb
And together we ...
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Into the mystic ...
{TWO-SAX SOLO} Eb MajorEb ... Bb majorBb ... Eb MajorEb
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
........ Too late to stop ...{THE END}
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CHORDS
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Original chord fingerings:
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Van appears to have used a capo on the 3rd fret so the Eb MajorEb is played as C, Bb majorBb is
played as G, AbAb as 
FF and G minorGm as Em:
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB e
Eb MajorEb chord: 0 3 2 0 1 0
Bb majorBb chord: 3 2 0 0 0 3
AbAb chord: 1 3 3 2 1 1
G minorGm chord: 0 2 2 0 0 0
Optional chord fingerings: (without capo)
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E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e
Eb MajorEb chord: 6 6 8 8 8 6
Bb majorBb chord: 6 8 8 7 6 6
G minorGm chord: 3 3 5 5 4 3
AbAb chord: 4 6 6 5 4 4
NOTES
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If playing the C, G, Em, FF shapes with a capo, the fills become easier to play.
For example the intro can be played by playing the C-shape Eb MajorEb major and hammer-
ing onto the 4th string (D MajorD string), then using the 3rd fret on the same string
to play the final note of the fill. I personally tend to use the 2nd and 3rd
frets on the treble-e string (string 1) to play the fill leading into the lines
"When that foghorn blows...". Experiment with it.
As with nearly all of Van's songs, the timing of the lyrics seems free-form and
doesn't tie in with obvious beats in the rhythm. What's important is that you
sing a word when you feel it's right, so don't worry if you end up playing the
chord above one word when you're singing another. You will probably want to
add a few treble notes to some of the chords to match the original tune
(especially the G+G minor chords). Unfortunately, most of us don't have two sax
players on hand when we need them, so those gorgeous sax solos will be missing.
That's life I'm afraid.
Ryan.
Other versions of Into The Mystic
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Into the mystic (Ver. 2) by Van Morrison
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