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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...DAYTIME... by Cat Stevens -------------...............
*from 'Back to Earth' (1978)*
Intro:
DG (x3), BmAG
Verse 1:
DGDG In the daytime, time for cele-bration. DGBmAG No use lookin' down, if it's over here.
DGDG It's a world, a new cre-ation. Em9AE And the golden light of the morning, makes it easy to comb your hair. GDEsus4EDG, DG And the love of the child; it's the time of the year.
Verse 2:
DGDG In the daytime, you can move a mountain. DG With a blink of your eye; BmAG Now it's over here, now it's over there.
DGDG It's a world, with no compli-cations. Em9AE And the curtains on the window, start blowing like your hair. GDEsus4EDG, DG And the love that I feel, 'cos it's the time of the year.
Middle 8:
BmAGA Mysterious moon, found me cryin' in the dark; BmAG, A Heard my footsteps on the stairs. BmAG Mysterious moon found me cryin', but the sun, DGDG Dried my tears; showed he cares.
Instrumental:
DG (x7), BmAG
Verse 3:
DGDG In the daytime, time for cele-bration. DGBmAG No use lookin' down; children open your eyes.
DGDG It's a world, a whole nation. Em9AE Now the white boats have landed, and the innocent are here. GDEsus4ED So dream for the child, 'cos it's the time of the year.