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   This file is the author's own work & represents their own
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Date: 9th April 2004     To: Majicat        From: DJ
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         Oh, very young by Cat Stevens (1974)

CAPO AT 2nd FRET (Key of A)

Intro
  G     G2  G     G2  G     G2  G   D D7  G  G4 G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Verse 1 
           C                    D             G  C  D
Oh, very young, what will you leave us this time?
               D    D7       G                  C
You're only dancing on this earth for a short while,
                   C                D           Dsus2/4  D
And, though your dreams may toss & turn you now,
            G     CaddG           G       
They will vanish a-way like your Dad's best jeans,
      CaddG        G        CaddG
Denim blue, fading up to the sky,
                 G                    G7
And, though you want him to last for-ever,
     C        A    D   
You know he never will,
      D                  D4  D
You know he nev-er will,
E |---2------------------3---2----|
B |---3------------------3---3----|
G |---2--0---------------2---2----|
D |---0-----4---2---0----0---0----|
A |-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|
                             
And the patches make the goodbye

  D7     G      G2  D     D7  G   D      G    G4 G
harder still!       
        | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |  / /  /  / |

Verse 2
           C                    D             G  C  D
Oh, very young, what will you leave us this time?
               D     D7      G                    C
There'll never be a better chance to change your mind,
             C                  D                Dsus2/4  D
And, if you want this world to see a better day,
           G       CaddG      G
Will you carry the words of love with you?
        CaddG                  G         CaddG
Will you ride the great white bird into heaven?
                 G                G7
And, though you want to last for-ever, 
     C        A    D   
You know you never will,
      D                   D4  D
You know you nev-er will,
E |---2-------------------3---2----|
B |---3-------------------3---3----|
G |---2---0---------------2---2----|
D |---0------4---2---0----0---0----|
A |--------------------------------|
                             
And the goodbye makes the journey

  D7     G      G2  D     D7  G   D      G    G4 G
harder still!       
        | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |  / /  /  / |

Verse 3 

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

G           CaddG       G                    
   Will you carry the word of love with you?
CaddG            G            CaddG
      Will you ride----?             Will you ride---?
                    (Will you ride----?)
G     G7          C      A    
Oh----oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh!
 
      Oh----!
      D               D4 D     (D)               D7
E |---2---------------3--2--|----------------------------|
B |---3---------------3--3--|----------------------------|
G |---2---0-----------2--2--|------0---------------------|
D |---0------4--2--0--0--0--|---4-----4--2--0--2--0------|
A |-------------------------|------------------------3---|
E |-------------------------|----------------------------|

  G   G2    D   D7    G   D D7   G G4 G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / /  | /  / / / |

Coda          
           C                    D             G  C  D
Oh, very young, what will you leave us this time?
               D    D7        G                 C
You're only dancing on this earth for a short while,
           C                    D            G          G2  G
Oh, very young, what will you leave us this time--------?
                                            | / / / / | / / / / ||

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Chords:

   G         G2        G4       D      Dsus2/4      C        
320003     3x0203    320013   xx0232    xx0030    032010    
RM   L     R  M L    RM  IL      IRM        R      RM I

  D7       CaddG        A        G7       D4
xx0212     x32013    x02220    320001   xx0233
   MIR      RM IL      IRM     RM   I      IRL

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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