Chords for You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River

Tempo:
95.85 bpm
Chords used:

Em

C

E

Bm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River chords
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[C] [Em]
[C]
[Em]
[Bm] [E] [C]
When [Em]
you were a child, [C]
you were a tomboy.
[Em] You were so [C]
satisfied [Em]
with the [C]
things that I [Bm]
[Em] did.
[C]
Remember [G] darling, [Em]
there's [C] nothing more than you.
[Em] There's nothing more than you.
[C]
You're a strong, satisfied child.
[C]
You [Em]
take a child and you [C] know the woman in you I want.
[Em]
We're going to have a country.
[C]
Get down to the real soul.
I mean the real soul people.
Talk [Em] about the real soul people.
We're going [C] to have a country.
Get [Em] down to the real soul.
We're going down to the west [C] coast.
And [Em] all night until the day of the bloomin' wonder.
[C]
Go and watch what the river at night does not [Em] do.
[C] And watch what the river at night does not do.
[Em]
Blake [C]
and the Eternals.
[Em] Standing with the sisters of mercy.
Looking [C] for the beaten fleeces.
[E]
Blake [Em] and the Eternals.
[C]
Standing with the sisters of mercy.
Looking for [Em] the beaten fleeces.
[Am]
[C] [A] [Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C] [A]
[E] [Em] [C]
[Em] [E]
[Em] [C]
[C] [E]
[Em] Don't pull no punches.
[E] [C]
But you don't push the river.
[Bm]
Don't pull no punches.
[B] [C]
And you don't push the river.
[Em]
And I pull no punches.
[C]
Don't push the river, don't [Em] know.
Go and [C]
watch what the river at night.
[Em]
We're going to have a country.
We're going to have a country.
[C]
Down to the cathedral.
[Em]
We're going to have a country.
[C]
Down to [Em] the beaches.
And the sisters of mercy.
[C]
Behind [Em]
the sun.
Oh, [C] behind the sun.
[Em]
And William Blake.
And the sisters of mercy.
[C]
Looking for the beaten fleeces.
[Em]
Don't pull no punches.
Go and watch.
Go and watch what the river at night.
The river at night.
The river at night.
Go and watch.
Go and [C] watch what the river at night does not do.
[Em]
Don't pull no punches.
And you don't push the river, don't know.
You don't pull [E] no punches.
But you don't push the river, know it.
[Em]
You don't pull no punches.
[F#]
But you don't push the river, know it.
[Em]
You don't pull no punches.
But you don't push the river.
[B]
[Em]
[E]
[Em]
[C]
[Am] [Em]
[F#] [Em] [C]
[Em] And we was contemplating, Baba.
[C]
William Blake and the eternals.
[Em]
Going down to the sisters [E] of mercy.
[C]
Looking for the beaten fleeces.
[Em]
Looking for the beaten fleeces.
[C]
Looking for [C] the beaten fleeces.
[Em]
You [E] don't pull no punches.
[C] But you don't push the river, know it.
[Em]
You don't pull no punches.
But you [C]
don't push the river, know [Em] it.
You don't pull [C] no punches.
But you [G] [Em] don't push the river.
[F#] [C]
Don't push the river.
[B]
[C]
You don't push the [E] river.
[Em]
Key:  
Em
121
C
3211
E
2311
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
Em
121
C
3211
E
2311
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To learn Van Morrison - You Dont Pull No Punches, But You Dont Push The River chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, C, Em and C. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 47 BPM before aiming for the song's 96 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [C]
When _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ you were a child, [C] _
_ _ you were a tomboy.
[Em] You _ _ were so _ _ _ [C] _
_ satisfied _ _ _ [Em] _ _
with the _ _ _ [C]
things _ that I _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] did.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ Remember [G] darling, _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ there's [C] nothing more than you.
_ _ _ _ [Em] There's nothing more than you.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ You're a strong, _ _ _ _ satisfied child.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ You _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ take a child and you [C] know the woman in you I want.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ We're going to have a country.
_ [C]
Get down to the real soul.
I mean the real soul people.
Talk [Em] about the real soul people.
_ _ _ We're going [C] to have a country.
_ Get [Em] down to the real soul.
_ _ _ _ We're going down to the west [C] coast.
_ _ _ _ _ And [Em] all night until the day of the bloomin' wonder.
_ _ _ [C] _
Go and watch what the river at night does not [Em] do.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] And _ watch what the river at night does not do.
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ Blake _ [C]
and the Eternals.
_ _ [Em] Standing with the sisters of mercy.
_ _ Looking [C] for the beaten fleeces.
_ _ _ _ _ [E]
Blake [Em] and the Eternals.
_ _ [C] _
Standing with the sisters of mercy.
Looking for [Em] the beaten fleeces.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] Don't pull no punches.
_ [E] _ _ [C] _
But you don't push the river.
_ _ [Bm] _ _
Don't pull no punches.
[B] _ _ _ _ [C] _
And you don't push the river.
_ _ _ [Em] _
And I pull no punches.
_ [C] _
_ _ Don't push the river, don't [Em] know.
_ _ _ _ Go and [C] _
watch what the river at night.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ We're going to have a country.
We're going to have a country.
[C] _
Down to the cathedral.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ We're going to have a country.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ Down to [Em] the beaches. _
_ _ _ And the sisters of mercy.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ Behind [Em] _
the sun.
_ _ Oh, [C] behind the sun.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _
And William Blake.
And the sisters of mercy.
[C]
Looking for the beaten fleeces.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ Don't pull no punches.
Go and watch.
Go and watch what the river at night.
The river at night.
The river at night.
Go and watch.
Go and [C] watch what the river at night does not do.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ Don't pull no punches. _ _
And you don't push the river, don't know. _ _
You don't pull [E] no punches. _ _ _
But you don't push the river, know it.
_ [Em] _ _
You don't pull no punches.
[F#] _ _ _
But you don't push the river, know it.
[Em] _ _
_ You don't pull no punches. _ _
But you don't push the river. _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] And we was contemplating, Baba.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
William Blake and the eternals.
_ _ [Em] _ _
Going down to the sisters [E] of mercy.
_ _ [C] _
Looking for the beaten fleeces.
_ _ _ [Em] _
Looking for the beaten fleeces.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ Looking for [C] the beaten fleeces.
_ [Em] _
_ You [E] don't pull no punches.
[C] But you _ don't push the river, know it.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ You don't pull no punches.
But you [C] _
don't _ push the river, know [Em] it.
_ _ _ You don't pull [C] no punches.
But you [G] _ _ [Em] don't push the river.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C] _
Don't push the river.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ You don't push the [E] river. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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