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Philosophers Stone Chords by Van Morrison

Philosophers Stone chords by Van Morrison

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro:
C  Cadd9 C  Cadd9
F  Dm F  Dm
Gsus4  G Gsus4  G
C  Cadd9 C  Cadd9

Verse 1:
           C         Cadd9
Out on the highways
        C       Cadd9
And the by-ways
      F    Dm F  Dm
All a-lone.
          Gsus4          G
I'm still searching for
Gsus4      G      C
 Searching for my home.

          C        Cadd9
Up in the morning
          C        Cadd9
Up in the morning
           F    Dm F  Dm
Out on the road.
       Gsus4          G
And my head is aching
Gsus4   G         C
 And my hands are cold.

Verse 2:
        C
And I'm looking
                       Cadd9
For the silver lining
       C       Cadd9
Silver lining
       F      Dm F  Dm
In the clouds.
                  Gsus4  G
And I'm searching for
                  Gsus4  G
And I'm searching for
                 C      Cadd9 C  Cadd9
The philosophers stone.

            C        Cadd9
And it's a hard road
       C        Cadd9
Its a hard road
      F  Dm F  Dm
Daddy-o.
        Gsus4
When my job
           G    Gsus4  G
Is turning lead
     C
Into gold.

Verse 3:
       C
He was born
                    Cadd9
In the back street
            C           Cadd9
Born in the back street
      F     Dm F  Dm
Jelly Roll.
                  Gsus4
I'm on the road a-gain
                  G   Gsus4  G
And I'm searching for
                 C     Cadd9 C  Cadd9
The philosophers stone.
                  C       Cadd9
Can you hear that engine
             C         Cadd9
Woah can you hear that
       F      Dm F  Dm
Engine drone?
                  Gsus4
I'm on the road a-gain
                  G   Gsus4  G
And I'm searching for
                 C     Cadd9 C  Cadd9
The philosophers stone.

Solo: x2
C  Cadd9 C  Cadd9
F  Dm F  Dm
Gsus4  G Gsus4  G
C  Cadd9 C  Cadd9

Verse 4:
          C        Cadd9
Up in the morning
          C        Cadd9
Up in the morning
When the streets
               F    Dm F  Dm
Are white with snow.
       Gsus4      G
It's a hard road
       Gsus4      G
It's a hard road
      C
Daddy-o.
          C        Cadd9
Up in the morning
          C        Cadd9
Up in the morning
           F    Dm F  Dm
Out on the job.
Well you've got me
          Gsus4  G
Searching for
          Gsus4  G
Searching for
                 C
The philosophers stone.

Verse 5:
        C             Cadd9
Even my best friends
        C            Cadd9
Even my best friends
           F     Dm F  Dm
They don't know.
        Gsus4
That my job
           G     Gsus4  G
Is turning lead
     C
Into gold.
                   C       Cadd9
When you hear that engine
                    C  Cadd9
When you hear that
       F      Dm F  Dm
Engine drone.
                  Gsus4
I'm on the road a-gain
                  G   Gsus4  G
And I'm searching for
                 C     Cadd9 C  Cadd9
The philosophers stone.

Solo: x2
C  Cadd9 C  Cadd9
F  Dm F  Dm
Gsus4  G Gsus4  G
C  Cadd9 C  Cadd9

Verse 6:
       C         Cadd9
It's a hard road
        C            Cadd9
Even my best friends
           F     Dm F  Dm
They don't know.
                  Gsus4  G
And I'm searching for
          G
Searching for
                 C
The philosophers stone.

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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