Madame George — Van Morrison
Chords and lyrics for Madame George by Van Morrison (key of G).
Intro
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
Verse 1
[G]Down on Cyprus [C]Avenue
[D]With a childlike vision [G]leaping [C]into view
[D]Clicking, clacking [G]of the high heeled [C]shoe
[D]Ford and Fitzroy, [G]and Madame [C][D]George
[G]Marching with the soldier [C]boy behind
[D]He's much older [G]now with hat [C]on drinking wine
[D]And that smell of sweet [G]perfume comes drifting [C]through
[D]The cool night [G]air like [C]Shalimar
Verse 2
[G]And outside they're making [C]all the stops
[D]The kids out in the [G]street collecting [C]bottle-tops
[D]Gone for cigarettes [G]and matches in the [C]shops
[D]Happy taken [G]Madame [C]George
[G]Whoa, that's when you [C]fall
[D]Whoa, that's when you [G]fall
[C]Yeah, that's when [D]you fall
Verse 3
[G]When you fall into [C]a trance
[D]A sitting on [G]a sofa playing games [C]of chance
[D]With your folded [G]arms and history books [C]you glance
[D]Into the eyes [G]of Madame [C]George
Verse 4
[G]And you think you found [C]the bag
[D]You're getting weaker [G]and your knees begin [C]to sag
[D]In the corner playing [G]dominos in [C]drag
[D]The one and only [G]Madame [C]George
Verse 5
[G]And then from outside [C]the frosty window [D]raps
[G]She jumps up and says Lord have mercy I think [C]it's the cops
[D]And immediately [G]drops everything she [C]gots
[D]Down into the [G]street below
Verse 6
[G]And you know you gotta [C]go
[D]On that train from [G]Dublin up to Sandy [C]Row
[D]Throwing pennies [G]at the bridges down [C]below
[D]And the rain, hail, sleet, [G]and snow
[C][D]Say goodbye to [G]Madame George
[C]Dry your eye [D]for Madame George
[G]Wonder why [C]for Madame [D]George
[G]Whoo
Verse 7
[G]And as you leave, the room is filled [C]with music, laughing, [D]music
[G]Dancing, music all around [C]the room
[D]And all the little boys [G]come around, walking away [C]from it all
[D]So cold
[G]And as you're about to [C]leave
[D]She jumps up and says [G]"Hey love, you forgot [C]your gloves"
[D]And the gloves to [G]love to love the [C]gloves
Coda
[G]To say goodbye to [C]Madame [D]George
[G]Dry your eye for [C]Madame George
[D]Wonder why for [G]Madame George
[C]Dry your eyes [D]for Madame George
[G]Say goodbye
[C]In the wind and the [D]rain on the back [G]street
[C]In the backstreet, in [D]the back street
[G]Say goodbye to [C]Madame [D]George
[G]In the backstreet, in [C]the back [D]street, in the back [G]street
[C]Down home, down home [D]in the back [G]street
[C]Gotta [D]go
[G]Say goodbye, goodbye, [C]goodbye
[D]Dry your eye your eye your eye your eye [G]your eye
[C][D]Say goodbye to [G]Madame George
[C]And the loves to [D]love to love the [G]love
[C][D]Say goodbye
[G]Oooooo
[C]Mmmmmmm
[D][G]Say goodbye goodbye goodbye [C]goodbye to Madame [D]George
[G]Dry your eye for [C]Madame George
[D]Wonder why for [G]Madame George
[C]The love's to [D]love the love's to [G]love the love's to [C]love
[D]Say goodbye, goodbye
[G]Get on the train
[C]Get on the [D]train, the train, the [G]train
[C]This is the [D]train, this is the [G]train
[C]Whoa, say [D]goodbye, goodbye
[G]Get on the train, get [C]on the [D]train