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To: Majicat
Date: 11/02/2003     From: DJ            

                  Mona Bone Jakon  by Cat Stevens (1970)


Intro

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



 A     C      D  A         A  C  D  A          
Yes, I’ve got a Mona Bone Ja-kon---, 
 A   C       D     A         A  C  D  A
But it won’t be lonely for long---,
 A    C       D   A        A  C  D   A
Yes, I’ve got a Mona Bone Ja-kon----,
 A  C        D    A          A  C  D  A
But it won’t be lonely for long---!



 G         C      D           (D D/E  D      C   A  riff*)
Yes, I’ve got my reasons, and to me they’re all true,
 G      C         D        ( D  D/E D  C   A  riff*)
And I wouldn’t change them, not ev-en for you!
 A    C       D   A        A   C  D  A
Yes, I’ve got a Mona Bone Ja-kon----, 
 A   C        D    A         A  C  D  A
But it won’t be lonely for long--! 



 A      C     D    A         A  C  D  A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-----eah, eah!
 A      C  D    A          A  C D  A
Woh----ah,hah, hah-ah,ah! Ah,ah-ah,ah-ah, ah!
 A     C   D     A         A  C  D   A
      Yeah----------!        Yeah--,yeah,yeah,yeah! 
 A     C   D     A      A   C D A
      Yeah---, yeah!  Hmmmm,    oh-----, now!
 A C D  A                      A C D   A
       Hmmmm, yes-------ummm!        Mmmmmm!




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Chords:
 
    C         D         A         G       
 x32010    xx0232    x02220    320033   
  RM I        IRM      IRM     MI  RL      



 
  ( D     D/E   D     C     A riff*)
... to    me they’re all   true!...
... not   ev   -en   for   you!...
E -----------------------|------------------|
B -----------------------|--2---------------|
G -----------------------|--2---------------|
D --0—----0-h2---0-------|--2---------------|
A --------------------3--|--0-----------0---|
E -----------------------|-------0—-h3------|




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.)