Van Morrison - Enlightenment: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Enlightenment" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Enlightenment Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Van Morrison

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Enlightenment" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D             F#m         Bm
Chop that wood carry water,
                   G
what's the sound of one hand clapping
D         A                       G D A
Enlightenment, don’t know what it is

Every second, every minute
It keeps changing to something different
Enlightenment, don't know what it is

A                          Bm
Enlightenment, don't know what it is
         G
It says it's non attachment
              A
Non attachment, non attachment

I'm in the here and now, and I'm meditating
And still I'm suffering, but that's my problem
Enlightenment, don't know what it is
Wake up!

A
Enlightenment says the world is nothing
                Bm
Nothing but a dream
       G                                 A
Everything's an illusion and nothing is real

Good or bad baby you can change it
Anyway you want you can rearrange it
Enlightenment, don't know what it is

Chop that wood and carry water
What's the sound of one hand clapping?
Enlightenment, don't know what it is

All around baby, you can see
You're making your own reality everyday because
Enlightenment, don't know what it is
One more time

Enlightenment. don't know what it is
It's up to you
Enlightenment. don't know what it is
It's up to you everyday
Enlightenment, don't know what it is
It's always up to you
Enlightenment, don't know what it is
It's up to you, the way you think


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Enlightenment" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Enlightenment" by Van Morrison.

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