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Remember The Days Of The Old Schoolyard

by Cat Stevens

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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...(REMEMBER THE DAYS OF THE) OLD SCHOOLYARD... by Cat Stevens
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*from 'Izitso' (1977)*

*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: Bb)

Intro:

G C D (x3), G D

Verse 1:

G C D G
Remember the days of the old school-yard?
C D
We used to laugh a lot.
G C D E
Oh, don't you remember the days of the old school-yard?

Chorus 1:

Am D Bm Em
When we had I-maginings and we had all kinds of things,
Am D Em
And we laughed and needed love; yes, I do.
C D G
Oh, and I re-member you!

Verse 2:

G C D G
Remember the days of the old school-yard?
C D
We used to cry a lot.
G C D E
Oh, don't you remember the days of the old school-yard?

Chorus 2:

Am D Bm Em
When we had sim-plicity and we had warm toast for tea,
Am D Em
And we laughed and needed love; yes, I do.
C D G
Oh, and I re-member you!

Break:

G C D G (x2) G C D, F#

Middle 8:

G# D# G
(You were my sweet love), my first sweet love!
Cm D# G#
(My lovey dove), my love, lovey dove!
D# G
(No matter what place), whichever the place!
Cm D# G#
(I still see your face), your smiling face!
D# G
(In childish dreams), inside my dreams!
Cm D# G#
(Like king and queen), God save our dreams!
D# G
(Though time may fade), though time may fade,
Cm D# G#
(It ain’t never too late), to learn a-bout love,
F G
Learn about love!

Interlude:

G C D, G (x2)

Verse 3:

G C D G
Remember the days of the old school-yard?
C D
We used to laugh a lot.
G C D E
Oh, don't you remember the days of the old school-yard?

Chorus 3:

Am D Bm Em
When we had I-maginings and we had all kinds of things,
Am D Em
And we laughed and needed love; yes, I do.
C D G
Oh, and I re-member you!

Outro:

G C D G (x2)
G D, G D, G

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G C D E Am Bm

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 x23010 xx0232 022100 x02210 x24432

Em F# G# D# Cm F

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 244322 466544 x68886 x35543 133211

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])