Celtic Ray chords by Van Morrison

INTRO:  G  C   G   G   C    G


G     C       G   C  G     C          G  C
 When Lewellen comes around,     And he goes through market town

Am          Am    G       C  G   C
 You'll be on the Celtic Ray,  Are you ready


G     C       G   C  G     C       G  C
 When McManus comes around,     On his early morning round

Am     Am       G      C         G   C
 Cryin' Herrin' Olay,   You'll be on the Celtic Ray

  Am     Em    Am    Em
 Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales

    Am      Em   Am   Em   Am  G  Am  G   D
 I can hear those Mothers voices calling, Children, Children


G           C      G    C  G    C       G  C
 When the coalbrick man comes around,      On a cold November day

Am          Am     G      C   G      C
 You'll be on the Celtic Ray,   Are you ready,   Are you ready


 INST:  G  C   G  C   G  C   G  C
      Am     Am     G  C   G  C


  Am     Em    Am    Em
 Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales

    Am      Em   Am   Em   Am  G  Am  G  Am  G  D
 I can hear those Mothers voices calling, Children, Children, Children


 G      C   G       C  G      C   G       C
 Listen children,  I wanna go home,  Listen children, I wanna go home

 Am    Am   G         C    G    C
 I, Been away,   From the Celtic Ray too long

 Am    Am       G     C      G    C
 I, Been away from the,   Celtic Ray too long


 Am     Am         G        C
 All over Ireland, Scotland,    England an' Wales

 G          C       G    C
  I can hear the Mothers voices calling

 Am    Am      G       C   G    C
 Children,  Children,   Come home children

 Am    Am  G     C   G     C
 Children,    Come home,    On the Celtic Ray

                 Am
 In the early mornin' we'll go walkin', where the light comes shinin' through

 G     C    G    C
 On the Celtic Ray

 Am     G       C    G   C
   I,   Come home children

 Am     G    C   G     C
   I,   Come home,  On the Celtic Ray