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To: Majicat
Date: 9/03/2001       From: DJ             
                 
               Novim’s nightmare
 by Cat Stevens (1975)
                       
                                   
      Dm                              Dsus2          D9
      /      /      /     /            /      /       /       /
E|----1-----1------1------1------|-----0------0-------0------0------|
B|----3-----3------3------3------|-----3------3-------1------1------|
G|---(2)---(2)----(2)----(2)-----|----(2)----(2)-----(2)----(2)-----|
D|-------0------0------0------0--|--------0------0--------0------0--|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
                         
      Dm                              Dsus2          D9
    /     /     /     /     /         /      /       /       /
E|--1-----1-----1-----1----1-----|-----0------0-------0------0------|
B|--3-----3-----3-----3----3-----|-----3------3-------1------1------|
G|-(2)---(2)---(2)---(2)—-(2)----|----(2)----(2)-----(2)----(2)-----|
D|-----0------0-----0----0----0--|--------0------0--------0------0--|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  (N.B. This is 1 bar of 5/4)
 
      Dm                              Dsus2          D9
      /      /      /     /            /      /       /       /
E|----1-----1------1------1------|-----0------0-------0------0------|
B|----3-----3------3------3------|-----3------3-------1------1------|
G|---(2)---(2)----(2)----(2)-----|----(2)----(2)-----(2)----(2)-----|
D|-------0------0------0------0--|--------0------0--------0------0--|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


      Dm                              Dsus2          D9
      /      /      /     /            /      /       /       /
E|----1-----1------1------1------|-----0------0-------0------0------|
B|----3-----3------3------3------|-----3------3-------1------1------|
G|---(2)---(2)----(2)----(2)-----|----(2)----(2)-----(2)----(2)-----|
D|-------0------0------0------0--|--------0------0--------0------0--|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


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




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

    A                      Dm                    A
    /    /    /    /       /     /    /    /     /    /    /    /                                
E|-----------------5----|----------1----------|------------0--------|
B|--2----------------5--|-------3-----3-------|---------2----2----2-|
G|--2-----------6-------|----2----------2---2-|-------2---------2---|
D|--2-------------------|-0---------------0---|----2----------------|
A|--0-------------------|---------------------|--0------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

      Dm                  Em           F              G
    /      /      /     /            /      /       /       /
E|------------1------------------|---------1----------------3-------|
B|--------3-------3--------------|-------------1----------------3---|
G|-----2-------------2-------0---|------2---------------4-----------|
D|--0--------------------2-------|--3---------------5---------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

     Am             Em                Am    (A2)(Am) Asus4
      /      /      /     /           /      /        /      /
E|-----------0-------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------1---------0------|-----------0---h1---h3------------|
G|-------2-------------0-----0---|-------2--------------------------|
D|------------------2------------|----------------------------------|
A|---0---------------------------|----0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Dm                             Am/C 
      /     /      /     /           /       /        /       /
                   Once I  had a   dream                     that
E|----------0---------------0----|----------5----------------5------|
B|------6------6--------6------6-|------5-------5--------5------5---|
G|---7-------------7-------------|---5---------------5--------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


   Bbmaj7        Bb6                 A         (A4)  (A)     (A7) 
     /     /      /      /           /       /        /       /
    worr -ied    me,                       like a   drunk  -en
E|---------5------------3--------|--------------------0------3------|
B|-----3------3------3------3----|----------2---3-------------------|
G|--3-------------3--------------|------2---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
                                                        



                                                                 
     Bb            F                 Bb               C 
     /     /      /      /           /      /        /       /
    guillo      -tine               linger          -ing
E|---------1------------1--------|---------2----------------0-------|
B|-----3-------------1-----------|------3------3--------1-------1---|
G|--3-------------2--------------|---3--------------0---------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|



     Am           E                  Am   (A2)(Am)  Asus4
     /     /      /      /           /      /        /       /
    just      a-bove         my    head
E|---------0---------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----1------1----------0-------|----------0---1----3--------------|
G|--2----------------1-------1---|------2---------------------------|
D|----------------2--------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


     Dm                              C
     /     /      /      /           /      /        /       /
    Why?                     Er-    Why?                          Er-
E|---------1-------------1-------|----------0----------------0------|
B|------------3--------------3---|--------------1----------------1--|
G|-----2-------------2-----------|------0----------------0----------|
D|--0-------------0--------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---3---------------3--------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


    Fdim                             A
     /     /      /      /           /      /        /       /
    Why?                     Er-    Why?                          
E|---------1-------------1-------|----------0----------------0------|
B|------------0--------------0---|--------------2------------2------|
G|-----1-------------1-----------|------2------------2-------2------|
D|--0-------------0--------------|---------------------------2------|
A|-------------------------------|---0-----------------------0------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|



 Bb     F  Bb     C      Am        E    Am 
Why was I born a nine, cursed re-peated-ly?
 Bb         F     Bb        C    Am       E    Am  (A2)(Am) Asus4
Who would know if I should die?  No one needed me



                                                             
     Dm                             A                A7
     /      /      /      /         /        /        /       /
  Doo-doo,doo-doo,           doo,  doo,doo, doo-doo   doo-  doo                        
E|-------------1-------------1---|----------------------------------|
B|-----------3--1----------3---1-|--------------2-------------------|
G|--------0-2-----------0-2------|----------2----------------0------|
D|-0-h2-h3-------0-h2-h3---------|------2----------------2----------|
A|-------------------------------|-0-----------------0--------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


 Dm(Dm/C)(Dm/A)(Dm/C)  Dm            A                A7
    /      /           /      /     /        /        /       /
  Doo-doo,doo-doo,           doo,  doo,doo, doo-doo   doo-  doo                        
E|---------------------------3---|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------2-------------------|
G|------------------------2------|----------2----------------0------|
D|--0-----------------0----------|------2----------------2----------|
A|-----3---0--3------------------|-0-----------------0--------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|



   Dm (D4) (Dm)(D2) (Dm)            F                 G
     /      /      /      /         /        /        /       /
  Doo-doo,doo-doo,           doo,     doo, doo-doo   doo                        
E|-----3---1---0-----------------|----------1-----------------3-----|
B|-----------------3-------------|--------------1----------------3--|
G|-------------------------------|-----2------------------4---------|
D|--0----------------------------|--3----------------5--------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


    Am               Em             Am   (A2)(Am)  Asus4
     /      /        /      /        /      /        /       /
    Doo, doo, doo, doo,
E|---------0---------------0-----|----------------------------------|
B|-------------1--------------0--|----------0---1----3--------------|
G|------2---------------0--------|------2---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---0---------------------------|---0------------------------------|
E|------------------0------------|----------------------------------|


                           

Verse 3
 Dm  F       C            Em                 A
Dark,  and empty was the place, to which I’d come,
 Dm  F       C             Em               A
Cold,  and silent was the house my name was on,
  C   D  Bb  F    C       Esus4    Em    A
Nine---    rooms,   and a tomb in every one,
    Dm  F         C             Em               Fmaj7+5/A    A
So dark---, and empty was the place to which I’d  come



                                                  

     Dm                             Am/C 
      /     /      /        /        /       /        /       /
                  All  at once my   bones                      be-
E|----------0---------------0----|----------5----------------5------|
B|------6------6--------6------6-|------5-------5--------5------5---|
G|---7-------------7-------------|---5---------------5--------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


   Bbmaj7        Bb6                 A         (A4)  (A)     (A7) 
     /     /      /      /           /       /        /       /
  -gan       to change                      I   was  tall   and
E|--------5-------------3--------|--------------------0------3------|
B|-----3------3------3------3----|----------2---3-------------------|
G|--3-------------3--------------|------2---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|



     Bb            F                 Bb               C 
     /     /      /      /           /      /        /       /
    young  a   -gain,              sweet        as rain
E|---------1------------1--------|----------2---------------0-------|
B|-----3-------------1-----------|------3------3--------1-------1---|
G|--3-------------2--------------|--3---------------0---------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


     Am           E                  Am   (A2)(Am)  Asus4
     /     /      /      /           /      /        /       /
    fall -ing    on         the    snow
E|---------0---------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----1------1----------0-------|----------0---1----3--------------|
G|--2----------------1-------1---|------2---------------------------|
D|----------------2--------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|




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



                                                               
    Fdim                             A
     /     /      /      /           /      /        /       /
    Who?                            Who?                          
E|---------1-------------1-------|----------0---------------0-------|
B|------------0--------------0---|--------------2-----------2-------|
G|-----1-------------1-----------|------2------------2------2-------|
D|--0-------------0--------------|--------------------------2-------|
A|-------------------------------|---0----------------------0-------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 Bb     F    Bb    C    Am          E         Am
Who is he?  Who am I?  What played in between?
 Bb     F  Bb       C   Am      E     Am  (A2)(Am) Asus4
How can I say good-bye? No one let me in,
D               G/D     C/D  G/D  D
  Can’t see no need for nine no more, 
F#m                B     Esus7 E7    Asus4  A
    Now it’s too late to   o -pen the door



     Dm                             Am/C 
      /     /      /     /           /       /        /       /
                  La, la, la, la,   la!                     La,
E|----------0---------------0----|----------5----------------5------|
B|------6------6--------6------6-|------5-------5--------5------5---|
G|---7-------------7-------------|---5---------------5--------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


   Bbmaj7        Bb6                 A         (A4)  (A)     (A7) 
     /     /      /      /           /       /        /       /
    La,       la, la!                       La, la,   la,    la,
E|--------5-------------3--------|--------------------0------3------|
B|-----3------3------3------3----|----------2---3-------------------|
G|--3-------------3--------------|------2---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---0------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|



    Dm                               A              A (Fmaj7+5/A) A
    /       /     /      /         /        /       /       /
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------2--------------2-|--------------2-------------------|
G|---------0--0----------0---0---|----------2-------2---------------|
D|-0-h2-h3--3----0-h2-h3---3-----|------2--------------2---h3-—--p2-|
A|-------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|




                                                              
 Dm(Dm/C)(Dm/A)(Dm/C)  Dm            A             A  (Fmaj7+5/A) A
    /      /           /      /     /       /      /       /
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3---|-------------2--------------------|
G|------------------------2------|---------2-------2----------------|
D|--0-----------------0----------|-----2--------------2---h3—----p2-|
A|-----3---0--3------------------|-0--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|



   Dm (D4) (Dm)(D2) (Dm)             F                 G
     /       /       /      /         /        /        /       /
                                  La- la,   la-la,   la-la,  la--
E|----------3---1----------------|----------1----------------3------|
B|------------------3------------|--------------1----------------3--|
G|-----2-------------------------|-----2-----------------4----------|
D|--0----------------------------|--3----------------5--------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


    Am         Em          Am            Asus4   Fdim       Asus4
    /    /     /    /       /     /       /   /   /   /       /
   -La!
E|----------------------|--------------|----------1-----|-----------|
B|----1-------------0---|--------0—h1--|--3-------0-----|----3------|
G|--2---0-h2-----0----0-|-----2--------|--2-------------|----2------|
D|------------2---------|--------------|----------0-----|-----------|
A|----------------------|--0-----------|--0-------------|----0------|
E|----------------------|--------------|----------------|-----------|
                               

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Chords that have not been indicated in tab:        

  Bb         C        Am        E         A2       Asus4   Fmaj7+5/A
x13331    x32010   x02210    022100     x02200    x02230    x02221

   D         G/D        C/D       F#m      B       Esus7     Esus4
x00232     xx0565     xx0553    255222   x25552   020200    033300

  A        E7
x02220   020100




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