In The Garden (Van Morrison) - [4/4], Key = C, BPM=128 Intro: | C | F | C | G7 ||: C | Em | F | G :|| Verse: ||: C | Em | Fmaj7 | G :||x3 | C | F | C | G | C Em Fmaj7 G The fields are always wet with rain C Em After a summer shower Fmaj7 G when I saw you standin’ C Em Standin’ in the garden, Fmaj7 G C F C G in the garden wet with rain
C Em Fmaj7 G You wiped the teardrops from your eye in sorrow C Em Fmaj7 G As we watched the petals fall down to the ground C Em Fmaj7 G And as I sat beside you I felt the great sadness that day C F C G In the garden C Em Fmaj7 G C Em And then one day you came back home, you were a creature all in rapture Fmaj7 G You had the key to your soul C Em Fmaj7 G And you did open, that day you came back, C F C G to the garden C Em Fmaj7 G The olden summer breeze was blowin’ against your face C Em Fmaj7 G The light of old was shinin’ on your countenance divine C Em Fmaj7 G And you were a violet colour as you sat beside your father and your mother C F C G | C Em Fmaj7 In the garden G C The summer breeze was blowin’ on your face Em Fmaj7 G Within your violet you treasure your summery words C Em Fmaj7 G And as the shiver from my neck down to my spine ignited me C F C G In daylight and nature in the garden C Em Fmaj7 G C Em And you went into a trance. Your childlike vision became so fine Fmaj7 G And we heard the bells within the church C Em Fmaj7 G C we loved so much and felt the presence of the youth of eternal summers F C G In the garden C Em Fmaj7 G And as it touched your cheeks so lightly, born again C Em Fmaj7 G you were and blushed and we touched each other lightly C Em Fmaj7 G And we felt the presence of the Christ within our hearts C F C G In the garden. And I turned to you and I said C Em Fmaj7 G No Guru, no method, C Em Fmaj7 G no teacher. Just you and I and nature, and the father, C F C G In the garden C Em Fmaj7 G C No Guru, no method, no teacher. Just you and I and nature Em Fmaj7 G C Em And the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost, Fmaj7 G in the garden C F C G wet with rain C Em Fmaj7 G C No Guru, no method, no teacher. Just you and I and nature Em Fmaj7 G C Em And the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost, Fmaj7 G in the garden, in the garden C F C G wet with rain C Em Fmaj7 G No Guru, no method, C Em Fmaj7 G no teacher. Just you and I and nature, and the father, C F C G
"In the Garden" is a track off of Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison's 1986 album "No Guru, No Method, No Teacher".
Guitar on "In the Garden" by Van Morrison is played by Chris Michie.