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Date: 9th April 2004     To: Majicat        From: DJ
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                 Katmandu by Cat Stevens (1970)

CAPO AT 3rd FRET (Key of F)

Intro
     D       D4        F/D        G/D          C   C4 C
E |--2-------2-h3----|-/5---------/7--7-----|----0-h1-0-------|
B |--3----3--3-----3-|-/6----6----/8----8---|-----------1-----|
G |-----2------------|-----5--------------7-|-------------0---| (x2)
D |--0-------0-------|--0----------0--------|---------------2-|
A |------------------|----------------------|--3--------------|
E |------------------|----------------------|-----------------|

      D       D/A  C               D       D/A  C
E |---2--2---------0-----0-----|---2--2---------0------0------|
B |---3-----2------1--------1--|---3-----2------1---------1---|
G |-------------------0--------|-------------------0----------| (x2)
D |---0------------------------|---0--------------------------|
A |------------0--h3-----------|------------0--h3-------------|
E |----------------------------|------------------------------|


Verse 1

D      D/A  C            D            F/D    C    C/E    G
  I sit be-side the dark, beneath the mire, cold grey, dusty day,
D/A              A    E C    G            D
    The morning lake       drinks up the sky! 

  (Dmadd9)  (Em7)       (G)        C           G   G4  G
                                 Kat -man   -du,          I'll
E |-------0-----------|----------------0---|------------------|
B |----3----------3---|-----------1--------|--0---0-1-p0------|
G |-------------0-----|-----------0--------|--0------------0--|
D |--3-------2--------|--------------------|------------------|
A |-------------------|-----0--2--3--------|------------------|
E |-----------------0-|--3-----------------|--3---------------|
     
      C           G      D                        F
    soon be      see-ing you,        and your   strange     be-
E |-------0---|-------3--------2---|----------|--1--------1---|
B |---1-------|---0------3---3---3-|--3----3--|--1------1---1-|
G |---0-------|---0--------2-------|----------|------2--------|
D |-----------|----------0---------|--0----2--|--3------------|
A |---3-------|--------------------|----------|---------------|
E |-----------|---3----------------|----------|---------------|

    Em7/B         Am              Dm7           G
   -wil-der-ing  time       will hold me       down---!
E |------0------|-------0-------|--1---------|------------3----|
B |--3-------3--|--1------1--2--|--1---------|--3------3-------|
G |--0----------|--2--2---------|------2-----|--0--------------|
D |-------------|---------------|--0---------|------0----------|
A |--2----------|--0------------|------------|-----------------|
E |-------------|---------------|------------|--3--------------|
    G             C        C/B       G            A7
   (G5)(D2/4)(G5)(C)      (C/B)     (D2/4)((D)(G)(Asus7)(G-5)    
E |-------------|-----3--|------3--|------------------|-----------|
B |-3---/5---\3-|-1----1-|-1-----1-|-----------0---2--|-----0-----|
G |-0-----------|-0------|-0-------|--0----2---0---0--|--0-----0--|
D |-------------|--------|---------|--0----0----------|-----------|
A |-5---/7---\5-|-3------|-2-------|---------------0--|--4--------|
E |-------------|--------|---------|--0----2---3------|-----------|


Verse 2

      D       D/A  C               D       D/A  C
E |---2--2---------0-----0-----|---2--2---------0------0------|
B |---3-----2------1--------1--|---3-----2------1---------1---|
G |-------------------0--------|-------------------0----------| (x2)
D |---0------------------------|---0--------------------------|
A |------------0--h3-----------|------------0--h3-------------|
E |----------------------------|------------------------------|

 D       D/A   C         D              F/D     C    C/E   G       
Chop me some broken wood, we'll start a fire, white warm, light the dawn,
D/A              A   E C   G            D  (Dmadd9) (Em7) 
    And help me see       old satan's tree,            
(G)   C    G   G4  G         C        G      D
   Katman-du,         I'll soon be touching you,
            F        Em7/B     Am        Dm7     G
And your strange be-wildering time will hold me down! 

    G             C        C/B       G            A7
   (G5)(D2/4)(G5)(C)      (C/B)     (D2/4)((D)(G)(Asus7)(G-5)    
E |-------------|-----3--|------3--|------------------|-----------|
B |-3---/5---\3-|-1----1-|-1-----1-|-----------0---2--|-----0-----|
G |-0-----------|-0------|-0-------|--0----2---0---0--|--0-----0--|
D |-------------|--------|---------|--0----0----------|-----------|
A |-5---/7---\5-|-3------|-2-------|---------------0--|--4--------|
E |-------------|--------|---------|--0----2---3------|-----------|



Instrumental Verse 4 (Same chords as other verses)


Verse 5

      D       D/A  C               D       D/A  C
E |---2--2---------0-----0-----|---2--2---------0------0------|
B |---3-----2------1--------1--|---3-----2------1---------1---|
G |-------------------0--------|-------------------0----------| (x2)
D |---0------------------------|---0--------------------------|
A |------------0--h3-----------|------------0--h3-------------|
E |----------------------------|------------------------------|
 
D      D/A  C           D           F/D    C    C/E     G   
Pass me my hat & coat, lock up the cabin, slow night, treat me right,
D/A          A   E  C   G              D  (Dmadd9) (Em7)
     Until I go,          be nice to know,  
(G)   C     G   G4  G         C      G     D
    Katman-du,        I'll soon be seeing you,
            F         Em7/B    Am        Dm7     G
And your strange be-wildering time will hold me down! 
    G             C        C/B       G            A7
   (G5)(D2/4)(G5)(C)      (C/B)     (D2/4)((D)(G)(Asus7)(G-5)    
E |-------------|-----3--|------3--|------------------|-----------|
B |-3---/5---\3-|-1----1-|-1-----1-|-----------0---2--|-----0-----|
G |-0-----------|-0------|-0-------|--0----2---0---0--|--0-----0--|
D |-------------|--------|---------|--0----0----------|-----------|
A |-5---/7---\5-|-3------|-2-------|---------------0--|--4--------|
E |-------------|--------|---------|--0----2---3------|-----------|

Coda
     D       D4        F/D        G/D          C   C4 C
E |--2-------2-h3----|-/5---------/7--7-----|----0-h1-0-------|
B |--3----3--3-----3-|-/6----6----/8----8---|-----------1-----|
G |-----2------------|-----5--------------7-|-------------0---| (x2)
D |--0-------0-------|--0----------0--------|---------------2-|
A |------------------|----------------------|--3--------------|
E |------------------|----------------------|-----------------|


        D4        D             D4       D
E |------3--------2--------|-----3-------2---------||
B |------3--------3--------|-----3-------3---------||
G |------2--------2--------|-----2-------2---------||
D |------0--------0--------|-----0-------0---------||
A |------------------------|-----------------------||
E |------------------------|-----------------------||

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Chords: 

Chord names and fret positions are relative to Capo position. 

    D        D4      F/D       G/D       C      C/E
 xx0232    xx0233   xx0565   xx0787   x32010   032010
    IRM       IRL      IRM	  IRM    RM I     RM I

   D/A        G        A       E
 x00232    320003   x02220   022100
    IRM    RM   L     MRL     MRI

(Dmadd9)    (Em7)      G4       F       Em7/B     Am      Dm7
 xx3x30    xx203x   320013   xx3211    x20030   x02210   xx0211
   M R       I R    RM  IL     RMII     I  L      MRI       MII

  (G5)    (D2/4)     (C)     (C/B)
 x5x03x   x7x05x   x3x013   x2x013
  R  I     R  I     R  IL    M  IL


 (D2/4)     (D)       (G)     (Asus7)   (G-5)
 0x00xx    2x02xx   3xx00x    x0x02x    x4x00x
           M  R     M             I      R

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.) 


	

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