Van Morrison - Lifetimes: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lifetimes" 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 Lifetimes 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 "Lifetimes" smoothly on your guitar.

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

G#         Fm7               C#   C#/D#
You sit in silence, and the river answers
G#          A#m7           C#    C#/D#
And I have loved you many, many years
G#         Fm7             C#      C#/D#
I saw you standing by the wond’rous river
G#         A#m7             C#       C#/D#
And I have come today, to calm your fears

Chorus
G#     C#  G#             C#   G#   C#   G# C#/D#
Those lifetimes, so many lifetimes, with you.

The boatman singin’ far across the water
What is this feelin’ in my heart and soul
The night time angel spreads her wings around me
I feel the sadness, and the river flows.

Chorus:
Those lifetimes, so many lifetimes, with you.

C#             A#m7    G#  A#m7 G#/C
Listen to the music inside,
C#              A#m7        G#  A#m7 G#/C
that is all that you have to do
C#             A#m7     G# A#m7 G#/C
Listen to the music inside,
C#             A#m7            C#/D#
can’t you hear what it says to you.

And I shall get to know you
In these lifetimes
In awe and wonder
On down through the years
The night time angel spreads her wings around me
I feel the silence
And my doubts are cleared

Chorus:
Those lifetimes, so many lifetimes, with you.

Listen to the music inside
That is all that you have to do now, oh yeah
Listen to the music inside, oh
Can't you hear what it says to you?
(Many lifetimes, many lifetimes)
Listen to the music inside
That is all that you have to do now, oh yeah
Listen to the music inside
Can't you hear what it says to you?

Listen, listen, listen, listen, listen,
listen, listen, listen
Listen, listen, listen, listen, listen
Listen to the music inside
Can't you hear, can't you hear what it says to you?
Can't you hear what it says to you now?
You gotta sit right down
Sit right down and listen to the music inside
And that is all, that is all, and that is all
And that is all that you have to do now
Listen, listen
Listen to the music
The music, the music, the music inside
That is all that you have to do
That is all that you, that is all
that you have to do
Listen to the music, listen to the music inside


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m7

Guitar chord A#m7

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

Fm7

Guitar chord Fm7

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 "Lifetimes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lifetimes" by Van Morrison.

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