Van Morrison : Tupelo Honey

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Then you brush your shoes, smile before the mirror

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And you comb your hair, grab your comb and laugh

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And you walk west streets trying to remember

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All the wild night breezes in your memory ever

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And everything looks so complete

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When you're walking out on the street

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And the wind catches your feet and sends you flying, crying

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Doo ooh-wee, wild night is calling

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Doo ooh-wee, wild night is calling

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All the girls walk by, dressed up for each other

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And the boys do the boogie woogie on the corner of the street

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And the people passin' by stare in wide wonder

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And the inside jukebox blows out just like thunder

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And everything looks so complete

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When you're walking out on the street

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And the wind catches your feet and sends you flying, crying

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Doo ooh-wee, wild night is calling

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Doo ooh-wee, wild night is calling

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The wild night is calling

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The wild night is calling

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I'm going out and dance, come on out and make romance

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Come on out and dance, come on out, make romance (yes indeed)

Solo over first two lines of verse

Bridge

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The wild night is calling

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The wild night is calling

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I'm going out and dance, come on out and make romance

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Come on out and dance, come on out, make romance (yes indeed)

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Well, you know, sometimes, it gets so hard

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And everything, don't seem to rhyme

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I take a walk out in my backyard, and go

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Do do loo do do, do do loo do do

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Waiting for the sun to shine Well, you know, sometimes, it gets so painful Just like talking, to yourself When everything don't seem to have no rhyme or reason, we all go Do do loo do do, do do loo do do Waiting for the sun to shine

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We move along, keep singing our song

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Straight to your heart, like a cannonball

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La la ti da, la la ti da

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La la, la la la, la ti da

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Doo loo loo, loo loo loo loo, loo loo loo, loo

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Doo loo loo, loo loo loo loo, loo loo loo, loo

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Doo loo loo, loo loo loo loo, loo loo loo, loo

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Do do loo do do, do do loo do do

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Waiting for the sun to shine Well, you know, everyday, we hear it through the grapevine That's why I'm so tired of hearing it through the grapevine anymore Because you hear it through the grapevine, it's just a dirty rotten waste of time We go, do do loo do do, do do loo do do Waiting for the sun to shine We move along, keep singing our song Straight to your heart, like a cannonball La la ti da, la la ti da La la, la la la, la ti da We move along, keep singing our song Straight to your heart, like a cannonball We move along, keep singing our song Straight to your heart, like a cannonball Straight to your heart, like a cannonball Straight to your heart, like a cannonball Straight to your heart, like a cannonball Straight to your heart, like a cannonball

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Intro of verse chords

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Oh, don't it get you, get you when you're through?

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Feel the breezes blowing, all around your coat Oh, don't it get you, when you gotta roam? Hear the children singing, "Daddy's coming home"

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Going down to old, old Woodstock

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Feel the cool night breeze

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Going down to old, old Woodstock

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Going down to give my baby a squeeze Going down to old, old Woodstock Feel the cool night breeze Going down to old, old Woodstock Way behind the shady trees Here I come a swaggering, way on over the ridge See the water flowing, way beneath the bridge And my woman's waiting, by the kitchen door I'm driving along, in my old beat up car Going down to old, old Woodstock Feel the cool night breeze Going down to old, old Woodstock Going down to give my baby a squeeze Going down to old, old Woodstock Feel the cool night breeze Going down to old, old Woodstock Way behind the shady trees

Solo over verse chords

Oh, don't it get you, get you when you're through? Feel the breezes blowing, all around your coat Oh, don't it get you, when you gotta roam? Hear the children singing, "Daddy's coming home" Going down to old, old Woodstock Feel the cool night breeze Going down to old, old Woodstock Going down to give my baby a squeeze Going down to old, old Woodstock Feel the cool night breeze Going down to old, old Woodstock Way behind the shady trees

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When I hear that robin sing

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Well, I know it's coming on spring

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Ooh-wee, and we're starting a new life I've been shovelling the snow away Working hard for my pay All I gotta say, is we're starting a new life

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We're gonna move, way on down the line

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Girl, we been standing in one place for too long a time When I hear that robin song Well, I know it won't be long Frank, I know we belong, and we're starting a new life

Instrumental verse

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We're gonna move, way on down the line

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Girl, we been standing in one place for too long a time When I hear that robin song Well, I know it won't be long Frank, I know we belong, and we're starting a new life

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And we're starting a new life

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And we're starting a new life

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And we're starting a new life

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You're my woman And you're my woman

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You bore my child, Lord You bore my child, Lord

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I want to thank you I want to thank you

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And no one else will do

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And no one else will do

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And no one else will do

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Baby, it's you

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You are my sunshine

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I am your guiding light

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To like a ship out in the night

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Returning for a light I love you I really love you My heart is for you My heart is for you I long to feel you I long to feel you And every time I do And every time I do And every time I do Baby, it's you You are my sunshine I am your guiding light To like a ship out in the night Returning for a light

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And it's really real, the way I feel

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It's really real, Lord have mercy

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Look into my eyes, look into my eyes

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And you realise, and you realise

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It's really, really, really real In Kingston town, now In Kingston town now Walked up and down now Looked at the ground now You went in labour You went in labour And all our friends came through And all our friends came through And all our friends came through Baby, it's you You are my sunshine I am your guiding light To like a ship out in the night Returning for a light And it's really real, the way I feel It's really real, Lord have mercy Look into my eyes, look into my eyes And you realise, and you realise It's really, really, really real, oh yeah

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And you're my woman And you're my woman And you're my woman And you're my woman

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You can take all the tea in China

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Put it in a big brown bag for me

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Sail right around all the seven oceans

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Drop it straight into the deep blue sea She's as sweet as Tupelo honey She's an angel of the first degree She's as sweet as Tupelo honey Just like honey from the bee You can't stop us on the road to freedom You can't keep us 'cause our eyes can see Men with insight, men in granite Knights in armor bent on chivalry She's as sweet as Tupelo honey She's an angel of the first degree She's as sweet as Tupelo honey Just like honey from the bee

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You can't stop us on the road to freedom You can't keep us 'cause our eyes can see Men with insight, men in granite Knights in armor bent on chivalry She's as sweet as Tupelo honey She's an angel of the first degree She's as sweet as Tupelo honey Just like honey from the bee

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Twenty-third of December, covered in snow

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You in the kitchen, with the lights way down low

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I'm in the parlour, playing my old guitar

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Speaking to you, darling, to find out how you are

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I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you

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I wanna roo you, woo you tonight

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I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you

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I wanna roo you, woo you tonight Come to me softly, come to me quiet Know what I'm after, I'm gonna try it Snowstorm's on the way, and we'll be stranded for a week Come over to the window, look outside, take a peek I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you I wanna roo you, woo you tonight I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you I wanna roo you, woo you tonight

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You know I am lonely, and in need of your company

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Oh, let your love light shine on, down on me

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And we can just sit here, look at the fire Watch the flames leaping, higher and higher Tea on the stove, food in the pan Ain't going nowhere and we don't have many plans I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you I wanna roo you, woo you tonight I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you I wanna roo you, woo you tonight You know I am lonely, and in need of your company Oh, let your love light shine on, down on me I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you I wanna roo you, woo you tonight I wanna roo you, wanna get through to you I wanna roo you, woo you tonight

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Woo you tonight, pretty baby Woo you tonight, little darling Woo you tonight, alright Woo you tonight

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I want you, be around, when that evening sun goes down

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I want you, be around, keep my both feet on the ground

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When that evening sun goes down

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I want you, understand, little girl take me by my hand

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I want you, understand, I wanna be your loving man

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When that evening sun goes down

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If it's nice we'll go for a walk

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A stroll in the clear moonlight

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Singing a song, won't take long

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Everything gonna be alright

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And I wanna hold you, oh so near, keep you, darling from all fear

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I wanna hold you, oh so near, nibble on your little ear

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When that evening sun goes down

Solo over verse chords

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If it's nice we'll go for a walk

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A stroll in the clear moonlight

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Singing a song, won't take long

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Everything gonna be alright

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And I wanna hold you, oh so near, keep you, darling from all fear

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I wanna hold you, oh so near, nibble on your little ear

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When that evening sun goes down

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When that evening sun goes down

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When that evening sun goes down

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When that evening sun goes down

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When that evening sun goes down

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Oh, she give me moonshine whiskey Oh, she give me Southern love Deep in the heart of Texas

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There beneath the stars above Oh, she give me Southern comfort Oh, she give me moonshine love Deep in the heart of Texas There beneath the stars above

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Here I am riding on a train

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Just about thunderballs, down the line

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Just can't wait any longer

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See that little darling of mine

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See that little darling of mine

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She's my Texas sweetheart, part from Arkansas

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Then we're dancing across the floor

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And a band was playing, people were swayin' to and fro

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Streamline promenade, streamline promenade

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And I said, "wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute

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I'm gonna take a plane, come with me tonight"

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Gonna put on my hot pants

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And promenade down Funky Broadway, till the cows come home

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La la la da, la da da, la la la da, la da da

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Oh, streamline promenade, promenade streamline

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Streamline promenade, promenade streamline

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Think I'm gonna promenade all night Oh, she give me moonshine whiskey Oh, she give me Southern love Deep in the heart of Texas There beneath the stars above Oh, she give me Southern comfort Oh, she give me moonshine love Deep in the heart of Texas There beneath the stars above

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Listen, here we are, thinking about time

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When I resist, here and now

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And I just want to lie my feet on a river bed instead

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Can't wait any longer for the sign

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I want to get down some solid...

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Time in the water

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Watch the fish, in the water

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Bubbles, watch the bubbles come up in the water

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Promenade streamline, in the water

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Streamline promenade, get funky

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Promenade streamline, funky as you want to be

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Streamline promenade, well, I feel alright tonight

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Streamline promenade

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Oh, she give me moonshine whiskey Oh, she give me Southern love Deep in the heart of Texas There beneath the stars above

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She give me... Southern love

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Southern love, Southern love Southern love, Southern love Southern love, Southern love Southern love, Southern love Southern love, Southern love Southern love, Southern love Southern love, Southern love

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Oh, she give me moonshine whiskey

Van Morrison : Tupelo Honey
1971

Wild Night

(Straight To Your Heart) Like A Cannonball

Old Old Woodstock

Starting A New Life

You're My Woman

Tupelo Honey

I Wanna Roo You

When That Evening Sun Goes Down

Moonshine Whiskey

Van Morrison : Tupelo Honey 1971

Wild Night

(Straight To Your Heart) Like A Cannonball

Old Old Woodstock

Starting A New Life

You're My Woman

Tupelo Honey

I Wanna Roo You

When That Evening Sun Goes Down

Moonshine Whiskey

Van Morrison : Tupelo Honey
1971