Saint Dominic's Preview — Van Morrison
Chords and lyrics for Saint Dominic's Preview by Van Morrison (key of Bb, capo 3).
Intro
[C] [F#m7] [B7] [Am/E] [Em] [Asus2/E] [Em] [D] [G]
Verse 1
[D]Shammy cleaning [C]all the [G]windows
[D]Singing [C]songs about Edith Piaf's [G]soul
[D]And I hear [C]blue strains of no [G]regredior
[D]Across the street [C]from Cathedral [G]Notre Dame
Verse 2
[D]Meanwhile back in [C]San [G]Francisco
[D]We're trying hard [C]to make this whole thing [G]blend
[D]As we sit upon [C]this jagged
[G]Storey block, with you [D]my [G]friend
Bridge 1
[D]And it's a long [C]way to [G]Buffalo
[D]It's a long [C]way to Belfast [G]city too
[D]And I'm hoping [C]the choice won't blow the [G]hoist
[D]'Cos this town, they bit [C]off more than [G]they can chew
Chorus 1
[D]As we gaze out on, [C]as we gaze out on
[D]As we gaze out on, [C]as we gaze out on
[C]Saint Dominic's [G/B][Am7][G]preview, Saint Dominic's preview
[C]Saint Dominic's [G/B][Am7][G]preview
Verse 3
[D]All the orange [C]boxes are [G]scattered
[D]We get to Safeway's [C]supermarket in the [G]rain
[D]And everybody [C]feels so [G]determined
[D]Not to feel [C]anyone else's [G]pain
Verse 4
[D]You know that no one's making [C]no [G]commitments
[D]To anybody [C]but them[G]selves
[D]Hidin' behind [C]closed [G]doorways
[D]Tryin' to get outside, [C]outside of empty [G]shells
Bridge 2
[D]And for every [C]cross-cuttin' country [G]corner
[D]For every Hank [C]Williams railroad train that [G]cried
[D]And all the [C]chains, badges, flags and [Gmaj7]emblems
[D]And every strain on every [C]brain and every [G]eye
Chorus 2
[D]As we gaze out on, [C]as we gaze out on
[D]As we gaze out on, [C]as we gaze out on
[C]Saint Dominic's [G/B][Am7][G]preview, Saint Dominic's preview
[C]Saint Dominic's [G/B][Am7][G]preview
Verse 5
[D]And the restaurant tables [C]are completely [G]covered
[D]The record company has [C]paid out for the [G]wine
[D]You got everything [C]in the world you ever [G]wanted
[D]Right about [C]now your face should wear a [G]smile
Verse 6
[D]That's the way [C]it all should [G]happen
[D]When you're in, [C]when you're in the state you're [G]in
[D]You've got your pen [C]and notebook [G]ready
[D]I think it's about [C]time, time for us to [G]begin
Bridge 3
[D]And we're over [C]in a 52nd Street [G]apartment
[D]Socializing with [C]the whino [G]few
[D]Just to be [C]hip and get wet [G]with the jet set
[D]But they're flying too [C]high to see my point of [G]view
Chorus 3
[D]As we gaze out on, [C]as we gaze out on
[D]As we gaze out on, [C]as we gaze out on
[C]Saint Dominic's [G/B][Am7][G]preview, Saint Dominic's preview
[C]Saint Dominic's [G/B][Am7][G]preview
Outro
[D]See them freedom [C]marching
[D]Out on the [C]street, freedom [G]marching
[D]Saint Dominic's [C]preview