Foreign Window

Van Morrison - Foreign Window: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Foreign Window" 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.

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Learn Foreign Window 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 "Foreign Window" smoothly on your guitar.

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Bm                C
I saw you from a foreign window
Bm                           C
Bearing down the sufferin' road
Bm                      C
You were carryin' your burden
Bm                    C
To the palace of the Lord
        D             G   D
To the palace of the Lord

I spied you from a foreign window
When the lilacs were in bloom
And the sun shone through your window pane
To the place you kept your books
You were reading on your sofa
You were singin' every prayer
That the masters had instilled in you
Since Lord Byron loved despair
In the palace of the Lord

C                             D
And if you get it right this time
                        G
You don't have to come back again
    Bm                           C
And if you get it right this time
                          D
There's no need to explain

I saw you from a foreign window
Bearing down the sufferin' road
You were carryin' your burden
You were singing about Rimbaud
I was going down to Geneva
When the Kingdom had been found
I was giving you protection
From the loneliness of the crowd
In the palace of the Lord

They were giving you religion
Breaking bread and drinking wine
And you laid out on the green hills
Just like when you were a child
I saw you from a foreign window
You were trying to find your way back home
You were carrying your defects
Sleeping on a pallet on the floor
In the palace of the Lord
In the palace of the Lord
In the palace of the Lord


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

Van Morrison - Foreign Window: Guitar Chords

Learn Foreign Window Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Van Morrison

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