Village Idiot Chords by Van Morrison

[G] Did you see the lad [Em] on the corner? _ _
[D] He was [C] standing drinking [G] wine _ _
_ was it overcoat in [F#] the summer [Em] and
[D] short sleeves
[C] in the [G] wintertime _ _
_ Texas holidays down [Em] at the bookies really [D] knows
[C] how to pick a [G] horse _ _ _
_ Really is tramping around the [Em] countryside _ _
[D] He wears a smile, [C] but he doesn't say [G] much _ _
[Am] village idiot _ He's [Bm] complicated _ [Am] Village idiot _ Simple [Bm] mind
village [G] [Am] idiot
_ He [Bm] does know something but [C] he's just not saying
_ [Em] _ [D] _ Don't [G] _
_ you know he's on [Em] to something you _
[C] can see
You can see [G] it in his eyes _ _
_ Sometimes he looks so [Em] happy
_ As [C] he goes
Strolling [G] by _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Oh [Am] village idiot _ He's [Bm] complicated _ Village [C] idiot
He's got [Am] a simple [Bm] mind
_ village [Am] idiot
_ _ [Bm] Must know something
But [C] he's just not saying
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ Well, you all know he's on [Em] to something
_ You [D] can [C] see it in his [G] eye _ _ _
_ Sometimes he [Em] looks so happy
When [G] he goes [C] Walking [G] by _ _ _
Sometimes he looks so [Em] happy
When he [D] goes [C] walking [G] by
_ [Am] _ [G] _
Sometimes he looks so [Em] happy
When he [D] goes [C] _ Walking [G] by _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _