Biography:
Cat Stevens is the former stage name of Steven Demetre Georgiou (born in London on 21 July 1948). He is a British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, humanitarian and education philanthropist. In December 1977, Stevens converted to Islam and adopted the name Yusuf Islam the following year. He began releasing music as Yusuf in 2006.
Stevens' albums Tea for the Tillerman (1970) and Teaser and the Firecat (1971) were both certified triple platinum in the US by the RIAA.
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Other songs:
- Don't Be Shy
- Father and Son
- First Cut Is The Deepest
- Hard Headed Woman
- Here Cames My Baby
- Here Comes My Baby
- How Can I Tell You
- I Love My Dog
- If You Want To Sing Out
- Lady D'arbanville
- Moonshadow
- Morning Has Broken
- Peace Train
- Sad Lisa
- The First Cut Is The Deepest
- The Wind
- Trouble
- Where Do The Children Play?
- Wild World
- Don’t Be Shy
- 100 I Dream
- 18Th Avenue Kansas City Nightmare
- A Bad Penny
- All Kinds Of Roses
- Angelsea
- Another Saturday Night
- Baby Get Your Head Screwed On
- Beloved
- Bitterblue
- Blackness Of The Night
- Bring Another Bottle Baby
- But I Might Die Tonight
- Can This Be Love
- Cant Keep It In
- Changes I V
- Child For A Day
- Daytime
- Dont Be Shy
- Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood
- Doors
- Dream On Until
- Every Time I Dream
- Fill My Eyes
- Foreigner Suite
- Ghost Town
- Gold Digger
- Grandsons
- Granny
- Green Fields Golden Sands
- Hard
- Heaven Where True Love Goes
- Home In The Sky
- How Many Times
- Hummingbird
- I Never Wanted To Be A Star
- I See A Road
- I Think I See The Light
- I Want To Live In A Wigwam
- I Was Raised In Babylon
- I Wish I Wish
- If I Laugh
- If You Want To Sing Out Sing Out
- Im Gonna Be King
- Im Gonna Get Me A Gun
- Image Of Hell
- In The End
- In This Glass World
- Into White
- Ive Found A Love
- Ive Got A Thing About Seeing My Grandson Grow Old
- Ive Got A Thing About Seeing My Grandson Grow Oldmy Grandson Grow Old
- Jesus
- Katmandu
- Killin Time
- Lady Darbanville
- Land O Freelove And Goodbye
- Last Love Song
- Later
- Lilywhite
- Longer Boats
- Matthew And Son
- Maybe Theres A World
- Maybe Youre Right
- Midday Avoid City After Dark
- Miles From Nowhere
- My People
- Northern Wind
- O Caritas
- Oh Very Young
- On The Road To Find Out
- On The Road To Findout
- One Day At A Time
- Please Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood
- Pop Star
- Portobello Road
- Remember The Days Of The Old Schoolyard
- Roadsinger
- Rubylove
- Ruins
- School Is Out
- See What Love Did To Me
- Silent Sunlight
- Sitting
- Sun C79
- Sweet Scarlet
- Tea For The Tillerman
- The Boy With A Moon And Star On His Head
- The Hurt
- The Laughing Apple
- The Rain
- The View From The Top
- Thinkin Bout You
- To Be What You Must
- Tuesdays Dead
- Two Fine People
- Welcome Home
- Where Are You
- Where Do The Children Play
- World O Darkness
- You Are My Sunshine
- You Can Do Whatever
- Your Mother
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
...A BAD PENNY... by Cat Stevens
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*from 'Buddha and the Chocolate Box' (1974)*
Intro:
G G/F# G/F E7, Am B7, Em D
Verse 1:
G G/F# G/F E7 Am
Oh no, don't, say those same idle lies;
B7 Em Eaug Em/D
I-I've heard them be-fore, oh, oh,
C B7 Em G Asus4 A
This fool... who left his heart on an early train,
D B7, Em D
Wont buy no more.
Verse 2:
G G/F# G/F E7 Am
Oh no, don't, use those same weeping eyes;
B7 Em Eaug Em/D
I-I'll wipe them no more, oh, oh,
C B7 Em G
I didn't want to have to be cruel, but the truth must be said,
Asus4 A D B7, Em D
And you, ain't heard e-nough.
Chorus 1:
Am C Am C
Oh, it was not so long a-go, since you wandered out of here.
Em D Am C
To be-come a silver model of a city on the air.
Am C Am C
So don't choke me with your lies, because this man has open eyes;
G G/F#
And I can see...
G/F E7 Am B7 Em Eaug Em/D
I can see, I can tell, oh oh, oh oh, mmm, mmm.
Interlude:
C B7, Em G, Asus4 A, D B7, Em D
Break:
Bm Em D C
I had it e-nough; all those sneaky bars and smart parties.
Bm Em D C
Had e-nough; all those sweet friends and lovers.
B Em D C
I've, I've had e-nough; all those lonely rooms and blank faces.
B Em
Had E-nough;
G D G D G D
And I want you, I want you, no more,
G D G D G D
I want you, I want you, no more.
Interlude:
C G, Am D7
Verse 3:
G G/F# G/F E7 Am
Oh no, don't, say those same idle lies;
B7 Em Eaug Em/D
I-I've heard them be-fore, oh, oh,
C B7 Em G Asus4 A
This fool... who left his heart on an early train,
D B7, Em D
Wont buy no more.
Outro:
G G7 C, G Am, D
E D A E, B E,
F, G Am G7,
C G, Am D, Am G
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
G G/F# G/F E7 Am B7 Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 200033 120033 020100 x02210 021202 022000
D Eaug Em/D C Asus4 A Bm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 021000 000000 x32010 x0223x x02220 x24432
D7 G7 E B F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0212 323000 022100 x24442 133211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
-----------------...............
*from 'Buddha and the Chocolate Box' (1974)*
Intro:
G G/F# G/F E7, Am B7, Em D
Verse 1:
G G/F# G/F E7 Am
Oh no, don't, say those same idle lies;
B7 Em Eaug Em/D
I-I've heard them be-fore, oh, oh,
C B7 Em G Asus4 A
This fool... who left his heart on an early train,
D B7, Em D
Wont buy no more.
Verse 2:
G G/F# G/F E7 Am
Oh no, don't, use those same weeping eyes;
B7 Em Eaug Em/D
I-I'll wipe them no more, oh, oh,
C B7 Em G
I didn't want to have to be cruel, but the truth must be said,
Asus4 A D B7, Em D
And you, ain't heard e-nough.
Chorus 1:
Am C Am C
Oh, it was not so long a-go, since you wandered out of here.
Em D Am C
To be-come a silver model of a city on the air.
Am C Am C
So don't choke me with your lies, because this man has open eyes;
G G/F#
And I can see...
G/F E7 Am B7 Em Eaug Em/D
I can see, I can tell, oh oh, oh oh, mmm, mmm.
Interlude:
C B7, Em G, Asus4 A, D B7, Em D
Break:
Bm Em D C
I had it e-nough; all those sneaky bars and smart parties.
Bm Em D C
Had e-nough; all those sweet friends and lovers.
B Em D C
I've, I've had e-nough; all those lonely rooms and blank faces.
B Em
Had E-nough;
G D G D G D
And I want you, I want you, no more,
G D G D G D
I want you, I want you, no more.
Interlude:
C G, Am D7
Verse 3:
G G/F# G/F E7 Am
Oh no, don't, say those same idle lies;
B7 Em Eaug Em/D
I-I've heard them be-fore, oh, oh,
C B7 Em G Asus4 A
This fool... who left his heart on an early train,
D B7, Em D
Wont buy no more.
Outro:
G G7 C, G Am, D
E D A E, B E,
F, G Am G7,
C G, Am D, Am G
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
G G/F# G/F E7 Am B7 Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 200033 120033 020100 x02210 021202 022000
D Eaug Em/D C Asus4 A Bm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 021000 000000 x32010 x0223x x02220 x24432
D7 G7 E B F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0212 323000 022100 x24442 133211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
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