Cyprus Avenue — Van Morrison
Chords and lyrics for Cyprus Avenue by Van Morrison (key of G, capo 3).
Intro
[G] [C/G] [G] [D]
[G] [C/G] [G] [D]
Verse 1
[G]And I'm caught one more time [C/G]up on [G]Cyprus Avenue
[C/G]And I'm caught one more [G]time [C/G]up on [G]Cyprus Avenue
[D]And I'm conquered in a car [C/G]seat
Not a thing that I can [G]do [C/G] [G] [D]
Verse 2
[G]I may go [G7]crazy [C/G]before that mansion on the [G]hill [C/G] [G]
[C/G]I may go crazy [G]before that mansion on the [G]hill
[D]But my heart keeps beating [C/G]faster
And my feet can't keep [G]still [C/G] [G] [D]
Verse 3
[G]And all the little girls rhyme [C/G]something on the way back home from [G]school [C/G] [G]
[C/G]And all the little girls rhyme [G]something on the way back home from [G]school
[D]And the leaves fall one by [C/G]one by one by one
Call the autumn time a [G]fool [C/G] [G] [D]
Verse 4
[G]Yeah baby my tongue gets [C/G]tied every every every time I try to [G]speak [C/G] [G]
[C/G]My tongue gets tied [G]every time I try to [G]speak
[D]And my inside shakes [D7][C/G]just like a leaf on a tree
[G] [C/G] [G] [D]
Verse 5
[G]I think I'll go on by the river with my cherry cherry [C/G]wine
[G]I believe I'll go walking by the railroad with my cherry cherry [G]wine
[D]If I pass the rumbling [C/G]station where the lonesome engine drivers pine
And wait a minute [G] [C/G] [G] [D]
Verse 6
[G]Yonder comes my lady [C/G]rainbow ribbons in her [G]hair [C/G] [G]
[C/G]Yonder comes my lady [G]rainbow ribbons in her [G]hair
[D]Six white horses [D7][C/G]and a carriage
She's returning from the [G]fair [C/G] [G] [D]
Verse 7
[G]And if I'm caught one more [C/G]time up on Cyprus [G]Avenue [C/G] [G]
[C/G]And if I'm caught one more [G]time up on Cyprus [G]Avenue
[D]And I'm conquered in a car [C/G]seat
And I'm looking straight at [G]you [C/G] [G] [D]
Outro
[G]Way up on [C/G]way up on [G]way up on [C/G]way up on
[G]Way up on [C/G]way up on [G]way up on [C/G]way up on
[G]Way up on [C/G]way up on [G]way up on [C/G]way up on
[G]The avenue of trees [C/G]keep walking down
[G]In the wind and the rain [C/G]darling
[G]You keep walking down when the sun shone through the [C/G]trees
[G]Nobody no no no [C/G]nobody stops me from loving you [G]baby
[C/G]So young and bold [G]fourteen years [C/G]old
[G]Baby baby [C/G]baby [G]baby baby [C/G]baby
[G]Ooooh-ee [C/G]