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Date: 27th August 2007 To: Majicat From: Jacky Bryant" __ __) ((, ) / /)
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INTRODUCTION

Recorded in 1970 (Mona Bone Jakon Album) this song represents a masterpiece of Cat Stevens fingerpicking techniques.
If you have any suggestions of how to improve this guitar tab, send an email to luobailong@gmail.com.

(t)abbed by Jacky Bryant

GUITAR: STANDARD TUNING WITH CAPO (3rd FRET)





INTRO
     D           D4          F/D   G/D          C      C4  C           2x
E||--2--------2h--3--------|--5-----7--------|-----0h--1p--0-----------||
B||-----3------------3-----|-----6-----8-----|--1-------------1--------||
G||--------2------------2--|--------------7--|--0----------------0-----||
D||--0--------0------------|--0-----0--------|----------------------2--||
A||------------------------|-----------------|--3----------------------||
E||------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------||


     D         D/A  C          D          D/A  C        2x
E||--------2--------------0--|--------2--------------0--||
B||-----------3--------1-----|-----------3--------1-----||
G||-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------||
D||--0-----0-----------------|--0-----0-----------------||
A||--------------0--3--------|--------------0--3--------||
E||--------------------------|--------------------------||



VERSE 1

   
     D         D/A  C              D           F              C           G
E||--------2--------------0-----|--------2-----------1-----|--------------------------|
B||-----------3--------1--------|-----------3-----1-----1--|--------1-----------0-----|
G||-----2-----------0-----------|-----2--------------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D||--0-----0--------------------|--0-----0-----------4-----|--------------------------|
A||--------------0--3-----------|--------------------------|--3-----------------------|
E||-----------------------------|--------------1-----------|--------------3-----------|

      I sit    be-side the dark      beneath a     mire      cold grey,  dusty day.       


     D/A         A                 A  E            C           G              D     
E||--------2-----------0--------|-----0-0-0--0--|--------0-----------3-----|--------2--|
B||-----------3-----------2-----|-----0-0-0--0--|--------1-----------0-----|--------3--|
G||-----2-----------2-----------|-----2-1-1--1--|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--|-----2--2--|
D||-----------------------------|-----2---2--2--|--------------------------|--0-----0--|
A||--0-----0-----0-----0--------|--0--2---2--2--|--3-----------------------|-----------|
E||-----------------------------|-----0---0--0--|--------------3-----------|-----------|

     the morning   lake -------                                 drinks  up   the  sky.
     
     
CHORUS

     Dmadd9   Em7                        C     G6    G   G4  G            C      G
E||--------0-----------|--------------|-----0---------------------------|--------------|
B||-----3-----------3--|--------------|--1-----3-----0h--1p--0----0-----|--------------|
G||--------------0-----|--------------|-----------0------------0-----0--|-----0-----0--|
D||--3--------2--------|--------------|---------------------------------|--------------|
A||--------------------|--------0--2--|--3------------------------------|--3-----------|
E||--------------------|--0--3--------|--------3------------------------|--------3-----|
                           
                                   Oh   Katmandu.                I'll    soon be seeing
     
     
     D                    F                   Em       Am                   Dm7       G
E||-----------2--------|-----------1--------|--------|-----------0--------|--------|----------3--|
B||--------3-----3-----|--1-----1-----1-----|--------|--------1-----1-----|--1-----|----------1--|
G||-----2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|----0---|-----2-----------2--|-----2--|--0----0--0--|
D||--0-----------------|--3-----------------|--------|--------------------|--0-----|-------------|
A||--------------------|--------------------|--------|--0-----------------|--------|-------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|--0-----|--------------------|--------|--3----------|

    you       and your   strange           be-wild'ring time             will hold me down.



     G                C       C/B        Em7 D/F# G   A7   G/5-
        D*  E*  D*       !          !
E||----------------|-----3----------3--|-----------------|-----------|
B||-----3-/-5-\-3--|--1--1--1----1--1--|--------------2--|-----0-----|
G||--0-------------|--0--0--0----0--0--|--0---2---0--(0)-|--0-----0--|
D||-----0----------|-------------------|-(0)-------------|-----------|
A||----------------|--3-----3(p)-2-----|--------------0--|--4--------|
E||----------------|-------------------|--0---2---3------|-----------|




VERSE 2

     D         D/A  C          D          D/A  C        2x
E||--------2--------------0--|--------2--------------0--||
B||-----------3--------1-----|-----------3--------1-----||
G||-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------||
D||--0-----0-----------------|--0-----0-----------------||
A||--------------0--3--------|--------------0--3--------||
E||--------------------------|--------------------------||


 D       D/A   C         D              F      C           G      
Chop me some broken wood, we'll start a fire, white warm, light the dawn,
D/A              A    A E C   G            D  Dmadd9 Em7 (see CHORUS)
    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        Em       Am        Dm7     G
And your strange be-wildering time will hold me down! 

     G                C       C/B        Em7 D/F# G   A7   G/5-
        D*  E*  D*       !          !
E||----------------|-----3----------3--|-----------------|-----------|
B||-----3-/-5-\-3--|--1--1--1----1--1--|--------------2--|-----0-----|
G||--0-------------|--0--0--0----0--0--|--0---2---0--(0)-|--0-----0--|
D||-----0----------|-------------------|-(0)-------------|-----------|
A||----------------|--3-----3(p)-2-----|--------------0--|--4--------|
E||----------------|-------------------|--0---2---3------|-----------|

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE (see other verses for chords)



VERSE 4

     D         D/A  C          D          D/A  C        2x
E||--------2--------------0--|--------2--------------0--||
B||-----------3--------1-----|-----------3--------1-----||
G||-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------||
D||--0-----0-----------------|--0-----0-----------------||
A||--------------0--3--------|--------------0--3--------||
E||--------------------------|--------------------------||


D      D/A  C             D          F        C           G   
Pass me my hat and coat, lock up the cab-in, slow night, treat me right,
D/A          A   A E C   G            D  Dmadd9 Em7 (see CHORUS)
     Until I go,         be nice to know,  
(G)   C     G   G4  G        C      G     D
    Katman-du,        I'll soon be seeing you,
            F         Em      Am        Dm7     G
And your strange be-wildering time will keep me home! 

     G                C          C/B       Em7 D/F# G   A7   G/5-
        D*  E*  D*        !           !
E||----------------|------3-----------3--|-----------------|-----------|
B||-----3-/-5-\-3--|--1---1--1----1---1--|--------------2--|-----0-----|
G||--0-------------|--0---0--0----0---0--|--0---2---0--(0)-|--0-----0--|
D||-----0----------|---------------------|-(0)-------------|-----------|
A||----------------|--3------3(p)-2------|--------------0--|--4--------|
E||----------------|---------------------|--0---2---3------|-----------|


CODA

     D           D4          F/D   G/D          C      C4  C           2x
E||--2--------2h--3--------|--5-----7--------|-----0h--1p--0-----------||
B||-----3------------3-----|-----6-----8-----|--0-------------1--------||
G||--------2------------2--|--------------7--|-------------------0-----||
D||--0--------0------------|--0-----0--------|----------------------2--||
A||------------------------|-----------------|--3----------------------||
E||------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------||


     G6  D   G   D5
E||------2---3---5--||
B||--3---3---0---3--||
G||--0---2---0---2--||
D||--0---0---0---0--||
A||--2-------2------||
E||--3-------3------||




CHORDS
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  D        D4       F/D      G/D      C
xx0232   xx0233    xx0565  xx0787   x32010
---IRM   ---IRL    ---IRM  ---IRM   -RM-I-

  F            G
133211      320003
TRLMII      RM---L

Dmadd9     Em7       Em       Am      Dm7
xx3030   022030    022000   x02210   xx0211
--R-L-   -MR-L-    -MR---   --MRI-   ---MII

 C/B      D/F#     A7       G/5-
x2x010   200232  x00020   xx4x00x
-M--I-   T--IRM  ----I-   --R----

 G6        D5
32003x   xx0235
RM--L-   ---IRL

Chord fingering:    T= Thumb                
                    I= Index finger
                    M= Middle finger
                    R= Ring finger
                    L= Little finger
                  

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