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( _ \( \/ ) / __) /__\ (_ _) / __)(_ _)( ___)( \/ )( ___)( \( )/ __)
) _ < \ / ( (__ /(__)\ )( \__ \ )( )__) \ / )__) ) ( \__ \
(____/ (__) \___)(__)(__)(__) (___/ (__) (____) \/ (____)(_)\_)(___/
*Words and music by Cat Stevens, 1974
*Interpreted and tabbed by Jacky Bryant, January, 7th 2007
*Dedicated to all the Sun/C79 listeners. (Listen to the Live version on Majicat :D)
INTRO
|| A7(no3) | Dadd9/A | A7(no3) | Dadd9/A | A2 | Dadd9/A ||
A7(no3) Dadd9/A
E||-----0---------0-------------|-------------------------------|
B||-----5---------5-------------|--------3--------3-------------|
G||-----0---------0-------------|--2--------2--------2----------|
D||-----7---------7-------------|-----4--------4---------4/-7---|
A||-----0---------0-------------|--0----------------------------|
E||-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A7(no3) Dadd9/A
E||-----0-----------------------|-------------------------------|
B||---------5h7-5---------------|--------3----------------------|
G||--0----------------0---------|--2--------2-------------------|
D||-/7--------------------------|-----4--------4--4--2--0-------|
A||--0-------------0------------|--0----------------------------|
E||-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A2 Dadd9/A >
E||--------0-----------------0-------|---------------0----------||
B||-----0----------------------------|--------3------3----------||
G||--2-------0--2---------2-----2h-4p|--2--------2---2----------||
D||---------------0h-2-0-------------|-----4---------4----------||
A||--0-------------------------------|---------------0----------||
E||----------------------------------|--------------------------||
VERSE 1
A7(no3) Dadd9/A
The sun is the reason
A7(no3) Dadd9/A
And the world it will bloom.
G F#m
'Cause sun likes the sky
E A/D
And the sun lights the moon.
D
E||--2-----0h-2------|
B||--3--3-------3----|
G||------------------|
D||--0------------0--|
A||------------------|
E||------------------|
VERSE 2
A7(no3) Dadd9/A
Sun is the reason
A7(no3) Dadd9/A
All the happy trees are green.
G F#m
Then who can explain
E A/D
The light in your dream________.
INTERLUDE
|| A7(no3) Dadd9/A | A7(no3) Dadd9/A | A7(no3) Dadd9/A | A7(no3) Dadd9/A
| E* | Dadd9/A | E* | Dadd9/A ||
Dream ______ .
VERSE 3
E* Dadd9/A
Sit you down, sit you down young gentle-men,
E* Dadd9/A
There's something I want you to know.
E* Dadd9/A
Keep on asking, keep on ask-ing me why, why are we here,
E* Dadd9/A
It started long time a-go -
A B7 D
Me and your mom on the night yeah, yeah, yeah we met____ >
CHORUS
D E A6
I was on the road a-gain,
D E A6 D
She was in C. Seventy-Nine
E A6 D
I'll never never for-get,
E A6 E* Dadd9/A E* Dadd9/A
I'll never forget that night, no_________. Oh____ woah____.
VERSE 5
E* Dadd9/A
We met in the back row be-hind the stage,
E* Dadd9/A
She had the best figure by far.
E* Dadd9/A
A thousand hours I looked at her eyes,
E* Dadd9/A
But I still don't know what color they are.
A B7 D
Me and your mom on the night yeah, yeah, yeah we met____ >
CHORUS
D E A6
I was on the road a-gain,
D E A6 D
She was in C. Seventy-Nine
E A6 D
She was a junkie then,
E A6 D E A6
And I was having a good (time), back on the road again.
INTERLUDE #2
|| E* | Dadd9/A | E* | Dadd9/A |
Oh Momma!
CHORUS
D E A6
I was on the road a-gain,
D E A6 D
She was in C. Seventy-Nine
E A6 D
I'll never never for-get,
E A6 D
I'll never forget that time,
E A6
back on the road a-gain,
D E A6 D
I'm traveling that line
E A6 D
I was a pop-star then,
E A6 E*
I'm still having a good time.
OUTRO
|| Dadd9/A | E* | Dadd9/A |
Ooh, Ooh___
x2
|| E* | Dadd9/A | E* | Dadd9/A |
ending on E*.
NOTES:
1. When playing E, you can alternate between the normal E and E7.
2. When playing E* alternate between E* and Eadd9+ in the bar;
same goes for D9add/A, and the alternative D9add9*.
CHORDS:
A7(no3) Dadd9/A D9add9* A2
x07050 x04230 x04250 x00220
--R-I- --RIM- --RIL- ---IM-
G F#m E E7
320001 244222 022100 022130
RM---L IRLIII -MRI-- -MRIL-
A/D E* Eadd9+ B7
x00220 0x6450 0x6470 021202
---IM- --RIM- --RIL- -MIR-L
A6
x02222
--IIII
--IMRL
CHORD FINGERING: T= Thumb
I= Index finger
M= Middle finger
R= Ring finger
L= Little finger
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