Village Idiot chords by Van Morrison

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Verse 1
G 
 (G major) Did you see the lad,
Em 
on the corner (E minor) 
C 
G 
D 
He was standing  (C major) drinking wine  (G major)  (D major) 
G 
Bm 
 (G major) Wears his overcoat in the  (B minor) summer
Em 
C 
 (E minor) And short  (C major) sleeves in
G 
C 
D 
the winter time  (G major)  (C major)  (D major) 

Verse 2
G 
 (G major) Takes his holidays,
Em 
down at the book (E minor) ies
C 
G 
D 
G 
Well he knows  (C major) how to pick a horse  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
Village tramping round the
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor) countryside  (E minor) 
C 
He wears  (C major) a smile,
G 
but he doesn't say much  (G major) 

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Verse 3

Village idiot, he's complicated

Village idiot, simple mind

Village idiot, he does know something

But he's just not saying

Verse 4
G 
 (G major) 
Em 
Don't you know he's onto something  (E minor) 
C 
 (C major) You can see it, you can see it in his eyes
G 
Em 
 (G major) Sometimes he looks so happy  (E minor) 
C 
As he  (C major) goes strolling by

Interlude 1

Verse 5
Am 
Bm 
Oh village idi (A minor) ot, he's complic (B minor) ated
Am 
Village idi (A minor) ot,
Bm 
he's got a simple mind  (B minor) 
Am 
Village idi (A minor) ot,
Bm 
must  (B minor) know something
C 
Am 
C 
But he's  (C major) just not saying  (A minor)  (C major) 
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 6
G 
 (G major) 
Well you all know he's
Em 
C 
onto something  (E minor)  (C major) 
G 
You can see it in his eyes  (G major) 
Am 
G 
Em 
Sometimes  (A minor) he   (G major) looks so  (E minor) happy
C 
G 
When he  (C major) goes walking by  (G major) 
Em 
Sometimes he looks so happy  (E minor) 
C 
D 
C 
When he goes  (C major)  (D major)  (C major) walking
G 
Em 
C 
 (G major) by  (E minor)  (C major) 
G 
Em 
 (G major) Sometimes he looks so happy  (E minor) 
C 
When he goes  (C major) walking by.