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   This file is the author's own work & represents their own
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Date: 3rd Mar 2003     To: Majicat        From: DJ
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           How many times by Cat Stevens  (1973)

Intro

  G         D         C             D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | (x2)


Verse 1

G                D          C    
  How many times    must I get up, 
D  G                 D                C       D
      Look out, and see the same old view... view?
G                D          Am                      C
  How many times    must I wear the same old things,
     D                  C           Am       D
And hear the same old things that I do... I do?
G                 D           C                  D
   How many times    must I clean this face, my face?
G                     D                   C         D
   And how many times   must I shine my shoes?  Oh, woh!
  G                  D         Am                       C
Lord, how many times   must I drink the same old drink,
      D                  C          Am
And dream the same old dream that I do?


Chorus

     D      G          D            C
Be-cause I,... I know ... one thing, 
       D       G                     D            C
There ain’t nothing that could ever ease the pain,
          D   G        D           C  G/B
But for your---- line,   and mine,        uummm,
D               C       Am            D
  I want that loving a-gain ... again---!


Verse 2

  G         D         C             D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

G                D          C                         D
  How many times    must I pass your place ... your place?
G                    D                C       D
  And how many times   must I follow you ... you?
G                D          Am                      C
  How many times    must I see the same old things,
      D                 C   Bm  Am
When all I should be seeing is you?

Chorus

     D      G             D             C
Be-cause I,... I know ------ one thing, 
       D       G                     D             C
There ain’t nothing that could ever ease the pain,
         D    G              D           C  G/B
But for your----- your line,   and mine,      
D               C       Am             D
  I want that loving a-gain, ... again---!

  G         D         C              D    
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |  / / / / | 
 
   G    D            C        D  G
A-gain,    must I follow you-------?

D   Am                         C  
   Must I wear the same old thing? 

  D         C     Am                D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | 
 

Coda

  G         D         C         D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

  G         D         C         D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

  G         D         Am        C
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | 

  D         C     Am                D     G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

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Chords:

   G        D          C        Am         G/B
320033    xx0232    x32010    x002210    x20033
MI  RL       IRM     RM I        MRI      I  RL

Left hand Fingers:  T= Thumb                
                    I= Index finger
                    M= Middle finger
                    R= Ring finger
                    L= Little finger

NB: These suggested fingerings of the chords are shown as played with the left hand ( i.e. for a right handed player.)
Where a row of ‘I’s is shown this indicates a barre chord and the Index finger lays across all strings at that fret.

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