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This file is the author's own work & represents their own
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Date: 3rd Mar 2003 To: Majicat From: DJ
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Silent sunlight by Cat Stevens (1972)
(Mostly) ¾ waltz time
Verse 1
Bb F Bb F C Dm Bb F Bb F C7 F
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Bb F Bb F Am Bb C F
Si-lent sun-light welcome in, there is work I must now be-gin,
F A7 Dm G C Am D7 G
All my dreams have blown a-way, and the children wait to play,
G C F Am Bb C Am
They’ll soon re-member things to do, when the heart is young,
Am G7 C C11 C7 F
And the night is done, and the sky is blue!
Verse 2
Bb F Bb F C Dm Bb F Bb F C7 F
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Bb F Bb F Am Bb C F
Morn-ing song-bird sing away, lend a tune to a-nother day,
F C7 Dm G C Am D7 G
Bring your wings and choose a roof, sing a song of love and truth,
G C F Am Bb C Am
We’ll soon re-member if you do, when all things were tall,
Am G7 C C11 C7 F
And our friends were small, and the world was new!
Verse 3
Bb F Bb F C Dm Bb F Bb F C7
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F E F E F G C G
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C Bb F Bb F C Dm Bb F Bb F C F
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Bb F Bb F Am Bb C F
Sleep-y hor-ses heave away, put your backs to the golden hay,
F A7 Dm G C
Don’t ever look be-hind at the work you’ve done,
C Am D7 G
For your work has just be-gun,
G C F Am Bb C Am
There’ll be the evening in the end, but till that time ar-rives,
Am G7 C C11 C7 F
You can rest your eyes, and be-gin a-gain!
Coda
Bb F Bb F C Dm Bb F Bb F C7
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Dm Bb F Bb F C7 Dm Bb F Bb F C7 F
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Chords:
Bb F C Dm C7 Am A7
113331 133211 032010 x00231 032310 002210 002020
IIMRLI IRLMII RM I MRI RMLI MRI M R
G D7 G7 E
320033 x00212 353433 022100
MI RL MIR IRIMII MRI
Use these shapes at the end of the verses:
C C11 C7
335553 333333 335353
IIMRLI IIIIII IIRILI
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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