##------------------------PLEASE NOTE-----------------------## This file is the author's own work & represents their own interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ##----------------------------------------------------------## ######## ######## ####### ## ## ######## ## ######## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ######## ## ## ## ## ######## ## ###### ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ####### ####### ######## ######## ######## Words & Music by Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam Tabbed for Guitar by Jacky Bryant INTRODUCTION I felt that "Trouble" was never properly transcriped according to how Steve played the song on guitar. That became especially clear to me after watching various, more recent live performances by him on Youtube. Steve is also known for sticking to a particular way of playing a song of his. So tabbing "Trouble" by taking recent live footage as a basis seemed a safe bet to me in order to get as close to the studio version (on his album "Mona Bone Jakon") and to his playing style as possible. Big thanks go to David "DJ" Illingworth for all the pioneer work he has done tabbing innumerous Cat Stevens song for us Majicaters. Happy playing and, as Alun always says, play well! For other high-quality guitar tabs, visit http://majicat.com/. If you want to get in touch with us tabbers, feel free to drop by on the message boards (http://majicat.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=tabs). TUNING CAPO at 2ND FRET STANDARD TUNING (EADGBE) *All chords and notes relative to capo position* INTRO B | E B | VERSE 1 E B F#m Trouble, oh, trouble set me free, A I have seen your face, F#m A RIFF And it's too much, too much for me. RIFF 3/ B/A A D/F# (...E) /4 d u d u d u E||-----------(2-2)-| B||--4-4--2-2--3-3--| G||--4-4--2-2--2-2--| D||--4-4--2-2--4-4--| A||--0----0---------| E||-----------------| E B F#m Trouble, oh, trouble, can't you see? A You're eating my heart away, F#m A And there's nothing much left of me. CHORUS 1 | F# D/F# B | C#7* F# E B I've-----drunk your wine, E B You have made your world mine, F#m! A So won't you be fair, so won't you be fair? C# F# E B I-----don't want no more of you, E B So won't you be kind to me? F#m! A RIFF Just let me go where... I have to go there. VERSE 2 E B F#m Trouble, oh, trouble move away, A I have seen your face, Fm A RIFF And it's too much for me to-day. E B F#m Trouble, oh, trouble can't you see? A You have made me a wreck, F#m A Now won't you leave me in my miser-y? CHORUS 2 | F# D/F# B | C#7* F# E B I've-----seen your eyes, E B And I can see death's dis-guise, F#m! A Hanging on me... hanging on me. C# F# E B I'm------beat, I'm torn, E B Shattered and tossed, I'm worn, F#m! A RIFF Too shocking to see... too shocking to see. VERSE 3 E B F#m Trouble, oh, trouble move from me, A I have paid my debt, F#m A RIFF So won't you leave me in my miser-y? E B F#m Trouble, oh, trouble, please be kind, A I don't want no fight, F#m A And I haven't got a lot of time! APPENDIX CHORD FINGERING T = Thumb I = Index finger M = Middle finger R = Ring finger L = Little finger Note: Keep in mind that this guitar tab is a close rendition of how Yusuf himself plays "Trouble" on guitar. This is also reflected in the chord selection and various chord shapes and the chord fingering for this tab below that may seem "peculiar" to the one or other classically trained guitar player. CHORDS (in order of appearance in the song and, again, relative to capo position) B E F#m A x24442 022100 244222 x0222x -TRRRI -MRI-- TRLIII --III- --RRRI --RRR- -ILLL- B/A A D/F# x0444x x0222x xx4232 --RRR- --III- --RIMI F# 244322 TRLMII C#7* C# Note: For the quick transition at the beginning x4342x x46664 of the chorus (F# D/F# B > C#*), Steve -RMLI- -TRRRI prefers to play a C#7* over the usual C# --RRRI which is used in the second part of each --RRR- chorus. --III-