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Where Do The Children Play

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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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From: Harlan L Thompson

WHERE DO THE CHILDREN PLAY? - Cat Stevens

[Intro]
D G D G D G D G C Em C Em A D G D G

[Verse 1]
D G D G
Well I think it's fine, building jumbo planes
D G D G
Or taking a ride on a cosmic train
D G D G
Switch on summer from a slot machine
D G D G
Yes, get what you want to if you want 'cos you can get anything
Em A Em A
I know we've come a long way, we're changing day to day
Em A D G D G D G D G
But tell me, where do the children play?

Well you roll on roads over fresh green grass
For your lorry loads pumping petrol gas
And you make them long, and you make them tough
C G C G
But they just go on and on, and it seems you can't get off

Oh, I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
But tell me, where do the children play?

C Em C Em A D G D G D G D G

When you crack the sky, scrapers fill the air
Will you keep on building higher
'til there's no more room up there?
C G C G
Will you make us laugh, will you make us cry?
C G C G
Will you tell us when to live, will you tell us when to die?
Em7 A
I know we've come a long way
Em7 A
We're changing day to day--hey
Em A D G D G
But tell me, where do the children play?
D G D G
Do doot do, do de do doot do
D G D D
Do de do doot do do de do do

MAIN PATTERN:
D G (almost)
E|---2-0-2--0------0---0---------0-|
B|---3-3-3----3------3---3-(3)-3---|
G|---2-2-2-----------0---0---------|
D|-0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|--------------3------------------|

NOTE: Generally pick the pattern on all D G sections and strum in other
places, but listen to the record to catch it all.
(from Tea for the Tillerman, 1970)
(sent by Harlan at [email protected])

From: [email protected]
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 18:29:43 - 0400

Cat Stevens "Where do the children play"

I'll send this in chord now, and tab when I've got more time.

[Verse]

D G (some exceptions)

Well I think It's fine Building Jumbo planes
Taking a ride on a cosmic train
Switch on summer from a slot machine (?)
Do anything you want, 'cause you can do anything

[Chorus]

Em A
I know we've come a long way
We're changing day to day
Well tell me where do the children pla-
D G
a-a-a-a-a-ay

D G D G
Well you roll on roads over fresh green grass
For your lorry loads pumping petrol gas
C G C G
Oh, you make them long and you make them tough
but they just go on and on/ and it seems that you can't get off

[Chorus]

D G D G
well you've cracked the sky scrapers fill the air
but will yu keep on building higher till there's no more room up there C
G C G
will you make us laugh Will you make us cry?
Will you tell us when to liive, will you tell us when to die?

[Chorus]
(I think A11 is substituted for Em)

sorry 'bout the mess, I'll send tab when I'm done moving