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Brown Eyed Girl

Van Morrison

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                       Title:Brown Eyed Girl
                        Artist:Van Morrison
                      Album: Blowin' Your Mind!
                       Release Date: June 1967


I tabbed this entire song by ear on my 21 fret acoustic.
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/\ = slide up/down (Note: all slides are crushed slides)

Tuning: Standard (from highest to lowest - eBGDAE)

Chords You'll Need:

G - [320003]

C - [x32010]

D - [xx0232]

Em- [022000]

Key: G Major
 
___________________________________________________________________________
 Guitar 1: Rhthym

Verse:
 _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ 
|   | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | |                             
G           C           G           D
I          IV           I           V

Chorus:
 _ _   _ _ _ _    _ _   _ _ _ _
|   | |   | | |  |   | |   | | |
C     D          C     Em
IV    V         IV     VIm
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                         Guitar Two: Lead

                          (0:00 - 0:14)
                              Intro

|-7--8-10--8-7----12-13-15-13-12----7--8-10--8-7----5---------5-|
|-8-10-12-10-8----13-15-17-15-13----8-10-12-10-8---------7--8---|
|---------------------------------------------------7-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

                          (0:00 - 0:40)
                            Verse One
  G             C
|-3---3---------0--3--------3-3-----3-------8/10--10--8--7--5-|
|-0-------------1----0------0-----0---------------------------|
|-0------0------0------0----0---0-----------------------------|
|-0-------------2-----------0---------------------------------|
|-2-------------3-----------2---------------------------------|
|-3-------------x-----------3---------------------------------|

     Hey where did we go     Days when the rains came

|-3------3------0--3--------3---------3-----2-----0---2-------|
|-0-------------1----0------0---------------------------------|
|-0---0---------0------0----0-0----0--------------------------|
|-0-------------2-----------0---------------------------------|
|-2-------------3-----------2---------------------------------|
|-3-------------x-----------3---------------------------------|

     Down in the hollow        Playin' a new game

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|8--10--12--10--8---13----8--10------8--10--12--10--8--10---------3|
|-------------------------------------------------------------0----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

     Laughin' and a-runnin', hey hey     Skippin' and a-jumpin'

|-3------3------0-------------3---------------5------------------|
|-0-------------1-----3-------0---3--0--3----------3--0----------|
|-0----0--------0--0-----0----0----------------------------------|
|-0-------------2-------------0----------------------------------|
|-2-------------3-------------2----------------------------------|
|-3-------------x-------------3----------------------------------|

      In the misty mornin' fog     With our, hearts a-thumpin'

                          (0:40 - 0:53)
                           Chorus One

|-0----0-----2--0--2--------3--5--3-2-0-----------------------2--0--2-|
|-1------1--------------------------------0----0---1--0--1--3---------|
|-0------------------------------------------0------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-x-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 And you,   Brown eyed girl                     You're my brown eyed girl

|-3-------3-----8/10--10--8---7--5--|
|-0----0----------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------|
|-2---------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------|

                            (0:53 - 1:19)
                              Verse Two
                  (backed by a whistle-type instrument)

|-3-----3--3----0------------3-----3---5--3----5----5/7--5--3---|
|-0-------------1----0-------0----------------------------------|
|-0-------------0-------0----0----------------------------------|
|-0-------------2------------0----------------------------------|
|-2-------------3------------2----------------------------------|
|-3-------------x------------3----------------------------------|

    Whatever happened,             To Tuesday and so slow

|-3-------3----8--8/12-10-8--3-----3---------10---12--10--------|
|-0----0---------------------0---0------1-----------------------|
|-0--------0-----------------0----------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------0----------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------2----------------------------------|
|-3--------------------------3----------------------------------|

  Goin' down to the old mine    With a transistor radio

|-3----8--10---0----10-8-10/12-----3----7--3-------5------5-------|
|-0------------1-------------------0--------------------3---------|
|-0------------0-------------------0------------------------------|
|-0------------2-------------------0------------------------------|
|-2------------3-------------------2------------------------------|
|-3------------x-------------------3------------------------------|

    Standin' in the sunlight laughin'  Hidin' behind a rainbows wall

|-3------3-----0--------0-------3------3------7--7--7---3--2------|
|-0------------1-----1-----1----0--------0------------------------|
|-0---0--------0----------------0---0-----------------------------|
|-0------------2----------------0---------------------------------|
|-2------------3----------------2---------------------------------|
|-3------------x----------------3---------------------------------|

   Slippin' and a-slidin'         All along the waterfall with you,

                        (1:19 - 1:30)
                          Chorus Two

|-3-----------2--0-2----3--5-3-3-2-0----------------0--3-2---0--2--|
|-0----1---------------------------------1----1--3-----------------|
|-0------0-----------------------------0---------------------------|
|-0----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3----------------------------------------------------------------|

        Brown eyed girl                     You're my brown eyed girl

                         (1:30 - 1:35)
                           Bridge 1A
|---3---5-5--7--5---3--2------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                    Do you remember when we used to sing...

                          (1:35 - 1:48)
                            Bridge 1B

              G   G  G    C   C  C    G   G  G    D    D D
             Sha la la la  la la  la  la  la  la  la la te da

                           (1:48 - 1:52)
                             Bridge Two
                         (Before Bass Solo)

|-----------------------------------------------|
|--8--10/12--10--8-------5--3--3-1--------------|
|---------------------0-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

                     (Bass Solo 1:52-2:01)

                        (2:01 - 2:26)
                         Verse Three

|-3------------0----3------------------------------------3--|
|-0----3--0----1------0------8--10--12--10--8--10-----0-----|
|-0------------0--------0-----------------------------------|
|-0------------2--------------------------------------------|
|-2------------3--------------------------------------------|
|-3------------x--------------------------------------------|

    So hard to find my way      Now that I'm all on my own

|-3------3-----0--------------------------------------------|
|-0------------1-------1-----8-10-12-10-8-----7-8-10-8-7----|
|-0---0--------0----0---------------------------------------|
|-0------------2--------------------------------------------|
|-2------------3--------------------------------------------|
|-3------------x--------------------------------------------|

    I saw you just the other day       My you have grown

|--3----5--7--8---3--8-----7--8--10--8--7--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------7--8--10--8--7-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

   Cast my memory back there lord,  Sometime's I'm ovecome, thinkin' about

|-----------------1--3--5--1-------7---8--7--3-------------------|
|--1--3--5--1------------------------------------7---8--10--8--7-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Makin' love in the green grass    Behind the stadium with you

                            (2:26 - 2:42)
                            Chorus Three

|-0------3--2----2-----3---5-3-2-0------------------0--3-2---0--------|
|-1---1------------1-----------------0----0----1--3-------------3-1-0-|
|-0-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-x-------------------------------------------------------------------|

          Brown eyed girl                   You're my brown eyed girl

|-----------------------------------------|
|----8--3--0---5---3----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------3---3--3---3--3---3-|

                  Do you remember when   we used to sing...

                              (2:42- 3:03)
                               Bridge One
                           (Repeat Until Fade)

               G   G  G    C   C  C    G   G  G    D    D D
             Sha la la la  la la  la  la  la  la  la la te da

Thats it. It's a very fun song to play. Enjoy.

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Brown Eyed Girl

Van Morrison