Hey where did we (C)go pened
days when the rains came, my own.
go down in the hol (C)low, er day,
with a play inβ a new game.
o.
Laugh ing and aβ (C)run ning, hey hey some hid skip ping and aβ (D)jump ing, wall, it,
in the mis ty morn ing fog with
our all a long (D)hearts aβ thump ing and you,
with (D)you, my brown eyed girl.
You my
brown eyed girl.
So What ev er (C)hap pened
to day and so slow, my own.
go ing down the old (C)mine, er day,
with a tran sis tor ra di o.
Stand ing in the (C)sun light laugh ing, some times ing be hind a (D)rain bowβs βbout it,
slip ping and aβ slid ing hey hey
our all a be (D)the wa ter di with you,
with (D)you, my brown eyed girl.
You my
brown eyed girl.
Do you re mem ber when
we used to sing.
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la la.
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la la
la te da.
This page shows βBrown Eyed Girlβ by Van Morrison in our color-coded kid songbook view β every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.