Contemplation Rose Chords & Lyrics - Van Morrison

[Chords]

F6 X 3 3 2 3 X
C/B X 2 2 0 1 0

[INTRO]
[Am] [G] [F] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]
[Am] [G] [F] [F] [F6] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]

[VERSE]

[Am]Puerto Rican [G]Nursery Rhymes
[F]Angels in the snow and [C]thyme [C] [C/B] [Am]
[Am]And I'm keeping my mind on that [G]rose
In a church in Spa[F]nish Harlem[F] [F6] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]

[Am]Got Watchtowers and A[G]wakes for free
[F]In the laundromats for y[C]ou and me [C] [C/B] [Am]
[Am]But you can't take me down that [G]way
As I'm not si[F]nking [F] [F6] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]

[Am]And if we go do[G]wn one time
[F]Next time's not gonna be the l[C]ast time [C] [C/B] [Am]
[Am]And I'm contemplating that r[G]ose
In a church in Spanish Ha[F]rlem [F] [F6] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]

[INTERLUDE]
[Am] [G] [F] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]
[Am] [G] [F] [F] [F6] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]

[Am]Didn't I bring [G]you precious gifts
[F]Come to kiss you on the [C]lips [C] [C/B] [Am]
[Am]Did not even app[G]ear
To beg your pa[F]rdon [F] [F6] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]

[Am]To lay out in the m[G]orning sun
[F]Feel the cool [C]breeze [C]an[C/B]d th[Am]e one
[G]Right there in, [F]in my gar[F]de[F6]n [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]
Puerto Rican N[G]ursery Rhymes
[F]And angels, and angels, and the s[C]now and thyme [C] [C/B] [Am]
But I'm keeping my mind on that r[G]ose
In a church in Spani[F]sh Harlem [F] [F6] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]

[Am]Yeah, and if we go, if we go d[G]own one time
[F]The next time will not be the la[C]st time[C] , [C/B]and [Am]I'm
[Am]Keeping my mind on th[G]at, contemplating that rose
[F]Up in a church in Spanish Har[C]lem [C] [C/B] [Am]

[Am]And if we go do[G]wn one time, you know
[F]The next time it wo[C]n't be the last time [C] [C/B] [Am]
And I'm contemplating that ro[G]se
In a church in Spanish Ha[F]rlem [F] [F6] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]

[Am]And I'm contemplating that ro[G]se
In a church in Spanish Ha[F]rlem [F] [F6] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]
[Am]And I'm contemplating, and I'[G]m contemplating that rose
In a church in Spanish Ha[F]rlem [F] [F6] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]
[Am]And I'm contemplating that ro[G]se
In a church in Spanish Ha[F]rlem [F] [F6] [C] [C] [C/B] [Am]
[Am]And I'm contemplating that ro[G]se
In a church, in a chu[F]rch in Spanish Harlem [C]