Midday Avoid City After Dark by Cat Stevens, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Midday Avoid City After Dark

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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...MIDDAY (AVOID CITY AFTER DARK)... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'An Other Cup' (2006)*

Intro:

D G A, G (x2)

Verse 1:

D G A, G
I like to take a walk out in the midday,
D G A, G
Checking life out in the park.
D F#7 Bm, D
I like to take a walk out in the midday,
Em A D G A, G
Ah, but I avoid, the city after dark.

Chorus 1:

D, Em D, A, D A, G
D F#7 Bm, Em A D

Interlude:

D G A, G

Verse 2:

D G A, G
Oh, I love to see the children playing, in the rain,
D G A G
Splashing boots and kicking mud.
D F#7 Bm, D
Oh, I love to see the kids playing in the rain,
Em A D G A, G
Ah, but I avoid, the city after dark.

Chorus 2:

D, Em D, A, D A, G
D F#7 Bm, Em A D

Interlude:

D G A, G

Verse 3:

D G A, G
I love to feel the ocean blowing in my face,
D G A, G
Wave as the old boats depart.
D F#7 Bm, D
I love to feel the wind blowing in my face,
Em A D
Ah, but I avoid, the city after dark.

Chorus 3:

D Em D, A
La la la la la la, la la, la la la,
D A, G
La la la la la la la.
D F#7 Bm Em A D
La la la la la, la la la, la la la, la la, la la.

Interlude:

F#7 Bm, Em A D (x2)

Outro:

D G A, G (x2), D

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D G A F#7 Bm Em

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 320003 x02220 242322 x24432 022000

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])