...GOIN' DOWN GENEVA... by Van Morrison -----------------------................ *from 'Back On Top' (1999)* Intro: , , Verse 1: Goin' down Geneva; give me a helping hand. I'm goin' down Geneva; give me a helping hand. It's not easy, baby, living on the exile plan. Verse 2: Down on the bottom; down to my new pair of shoes. Down on the bottom; down to my new pair of shoes. I'm down by the lakeside, thinking 'bout my baby blue. Verse 3: Last night I played a gig in Salzburg, Outside in the pouring rain. Last night I played a gig in Salzburg, Outside in the pouring rain. Flew from there to Montreux, And my heart was filled with pain. Verse 4: Look out my window; back at the way things are. Look out my window pane; back at the way things are. Just wonder how, how did things ever get this far? Verse 5: Vince Taylor, used to live here; nobody's ever heard of him. Vince Taylor used to live here; nobody's ever heard of him. Just who he was, just where he fits in. Verse 6: He was goin' down Geneva; give him a helping hand. He was goin' down Geneva; give him a helping hand. It wasn't easy, living on the exile plan. Verse 7: Vince Taylor, used to live here; nobody's ever heard of him. Vince Taylor used to live here; nobody's ever heard of him. Just who he was, just where he fits in. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02220 xx0212 020100 x02223