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Caravan Tab

by Van Morrison


While perusing the Van Morrison tabs on this site, I realized there was not one for 
So here it is.

Played in standard tuning in the key of G.
Intro for piano
This chord... I'm not sure what it's called. So let's call it "Am/B".
e|--0--|
B|--1--|
G|--0--|
D|--0--|
A|--2--|
E|--x--|


                             
  And the caravan is on it's way
                                
  I can hear the merry gypsies play
                       
  Mama mama look at Emma Rose
                         
  She's a-playin with the radio
                 
  La, la, la, la, la,  la, la   x2

                                 
  And the caravan has all my friends
                                 
  It will stay with me until the end
                   
  Gypsy Robin, Sweet Emma Rose
                            
  Tell me everything I need to know
                 
  La, la, la, la, la,  la, la


There is also some picking here, so you can fool around with the chords if you're 
with another person.


                                  
  Turn up your radio    and let me hear the song
                          
  Switch on your electric light
                                        
  Then we can get down to what is really wrong
                              
  I long to hold you tight     so I can feel you
                             
  Sweet lady of the night I shall reveal you

                                            
   Turn it up,       turn it up,        little bit higher    radio
                                         
   Turn it up,       turn it up,        so you know,      radio


                  
  La, la, la, la, la,   la, la  x2

                                       
  And the caravan is painted red and white
                                      
  That means ev'rybody's staying overnight
                                            
  Now the barefoot gypsy player round the campfire sing and play
                          
  And a woman tells us of her ways
                  
  La, la, la, la, la,   la, la  x2


                                     
  Turn up     your radio         and let me hear the song
                           
       Switch on your electric light
                                        
  Then we can get down to what is really wrong
                                      
  I long just to hold you tight       so I can feel   you
                                    
  Sweet lady of the night       I shall reveal you
                                                
    Turn it up,        turn it up,          little bit higher,   radio
                                           
    Turn it up,      that's enough,        so you know      it's got soul
                                
    Radio,       radio          turn it up,      mm mm

Repeat
 ,   ,   ,   

while singing La, la, la, la... etc.


And there you have it. The phrasing is a bit tricky so it made it hard to get as 
as possible with the chord changes.