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Date: 11/02/2003 From:
DJ
To: Majicat
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Music by Cat Stevens (1974)
CAPO AT 3rd FRET (Key of F)
Intro
D F G A D F G A
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D F G A Am7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
(riff*)
D F G A D/A A D F G A D/A A
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Verse 1
D F G A D
Yes-ter-day I was on the edge,
F G A ( D F G A D/A A riff* x2)
Hoping every-thing was going to work itself out,
D F G A D F
A good hon-est man, doing the work of God,
G A (D F G A D/A A riff* x2)
Trying to make things better for him!
F G C D F
A lover of life in a school for fools,
G A D F G A
Trying to find another way to sur-vive!
Chorus
G/D D G/D D G/D D
New music, new music, new music,
C G Em
Sweet music can lighten us,
Am Em
Can brighten the world------,
D F G A
Can save us! Woh,oh, oh!
D F G A D/A A D F G A D/A A
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | (x4)
Verse 2
D F G A D F
My friend said, "Well, I think I found a way to help
G A D F G A D F G A
make my-self richer, | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D F G A D F
I said, "Don’t you know, well, it won’t be too long
G A
Before the bad ol’ devil will get you back!"
D F G A D/A A D F G A D/A A
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / I said... |
F G C D
" Put back your heart, and sing,
F G A
Sing while you know you’re still living,
D F G A
Sing, sing, sing while you know there’s still ...
Chorus
G/D D G/D D G/D D
... New music, new music, new music,
C G Em Am
Sweet music can lighten us, can brighten the world,
Em D F G A D
Who-oh,oh-oh, oh-oh, oh! Can save us! Ah-ah, ah, ah-ah!
Verse 3 (5/4 time)
D F G A D/A A D F G
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C D
Ohhh! Take a look at the world,
C/D D
Think about how it will end,
C/D D
There’d be no wars in the world,
C/D D
If everybody joined in the band!
C/D D
Think about the light in your eyes,
C/D D
Think about what you should know,
C/D D
There’d be no wars in the world
C/D D C# B G7/B
If everybody joined in the show---oh, oh!
C/D D
Think about the light in your eyes,
C/D D
Think about what you should know,
C/D D
There’d be no wars in the world,
C/D D C/D
If everybody joined in the show,... in the show!)
Chorus
G/D D G/D D G/D D
| / / / / |... New music, | / / / / |
C G Em D F G A
Sweet music can lighten us, can brighten the world-- , ah---!
Break
D F G A D F G A
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D F G A Am7
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Verse 4
D F G A D
Yes-ter-day I was on the edge,
F G A ( D F G A D/A A riff* x2)
Hoping every-thing was going to work itself out,
D F G A D F
A good hon-est man, doing the work of God,
G A ( D F G A D/A A riff* x2)
Trying to make things better for him!
D F G A D F
A lov-er of life in a school for fools,
G A D
Trying to find another way to sur-vive!
D F G A A/D A
Ah---- ah,ah--------ah, ah!
| / / / / / | / / / / | (x6) then end on ‘D’
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Chords: (Fret numbers are relevant to the capo position)
D F G A Am7
xx0232 133211 320033 x02220 x02213
IRM IRLMII MI RL IMR MRIL
D/A C Em Am G/D C/D
x00232 x32010 022000 x02210 xx0003 xx0553
IRM RM I MR MRI R RLI
C# B G7/B
446664 225552 x20001
IIMRLI IIMRLI M I
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.)
Where a row of ‘I’s is shown this indicates a barre chord and the Index finger
lays across all strings at that fret.
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