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   This file is the author's own work & represents their own
  interpretation of the song.  You may only use this file
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Date: 30th Dec 2003     To: Majicat        From: DJ
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      The View From The Top  by Cat Stevens  (1969)


Verse 1
      C  G/B          Am   Am/G         F       C     G7
The view     from the top       can be, oh, so very lonely,
C     G/B         Am               Am/G                D7   G7
  And you can be missing such a lot     that could be yours---!
             E                  Am
Why can't I stop forgetting my-self?
            E                               Am
Why am I always trying to be like somebody else?
             D7   G        D7      G           D7    G
Why can't I love you? Why bother flying high a-bove you?
    E         D   E
I know where you are!

(Riff)
E ------------------------|
B ------------------------|
G -----------1---2---4----|
D ---2---4----------------|
A ------------------------|
E ------------------------|

Verse 2
      C  G/B          Am   Am/G         F       C     G7
The view     from the top       can be, oh, so very lonely,
C     G/B         Am               Am/G                D7   G
  And you can be missing such a lot     that could be yours---!

  G   F#   Am                              Em
| / / / / |    And who's going to miss me?
          Am                 D7
There'll only be myself to blame, 
                       C   G/B   Am        C       G/B      Em
You know, I'd love to hold you tight, and love you all the night,
       Am    F    G7      Em
But I don't even know my name!



Verse 3
G7          C            G/B
Da, da-da, da, da, da !  Da, da, da, da!
Am            Am/G      F
Da-da, da, da, da!  Da, da, da-da! Da, da-da!
C          G7
Da, da-da, da!  
     C               G/B
Da, da-da, da, da !  Da, da, da, da!
Am            Am/G      D7            G7
Da-da, da, da, da!  Da, da-da! Da, da-da!

  
Verse 4
             E                  Am
Why can't I stop forgetting my-self?
            E                               Am
Why am I always trying to be like somebody else?
             D7   G         D7      G           D7   G
Why can't I love you? Why bother flying high a-bove you?
    E         D   E
I know where you are!

(Riff)
E ------------------------|
B ------------------------|
G -----------1---2---4----|
D ---2---4----------------|
A ------------------------|
E ------------------------|


Verse 5
      C  G/B          Am   Am/G         F       C     G7
The view     from the top       can be, oh, so very lonely,
C     G/B         Am               Am/G        G   G7  Em    A
  And you can be missing such a lot     that could be yours!


Coda
  Oo-ah,ah,ah-----!  Yeah------------! Oh--oh,oh,oh------!
  Em        A        Em        A         Em       A
| / / / / | / / / /| / / / / | / / / / | / / / /| / / / / |

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Chords:

   C        G/B       Am       Am/G        F        G
x32010    x20033    x02210    3x2210    133211    320033
 RM I      I  RL      MRI     L MRI     IRLMII    MI  RL

   E        G7        D7       Em       A
022100    320001    xx0212   022000   x02220
 MRI      RM   I       MIR    MR        MRL


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 at the same fret this indicates a barre
chord and the Index finger lays across all strings at that fret.

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