{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1476615,"song":"The Boy With A Moon And Star On His Head","artist":"Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1476615-the-boy-with-a-moon-and-star-on-his-head-chords-by-cat-stevens-yusuf-islam/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1476615?type=chord","rating":4.83387,"votes":84,"content":"The Boy With A Moon And Star On His Head  by  Cat Stevens\r\n\r\n## This is a simpler version of the song which is easier to    ##\r\n## strum and sing along to, without all the fast picking riffs ##\r\n\r\n## For those who want the picking version, I think it's listed under \"Tabs\" ##\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 1:\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G/D[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch] \r\nA gardener's daughter stopped me on my way on the day I was to wed,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch] \r\n\"It is you who I wish to share my body with\", she said,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G/D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]  \r\n\"We'll find a dry place under the sky with a flower for a bed,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch] \r\nAnd for my joy I will give you a boy with a moon and star............on his head.\"[/tab]\r\n \r\n                  \r\n\r\nVERSE 2:\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G/D[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHer silver hair flowed in the air, laying waves across the suh-huh-hun,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nHer hands were like the white sands, and her eyes had dia-monds on,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G/D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWe left the road and headed up to the top of the Whisper Wood,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd we walked till we came to where the holy mag-nolia stood.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G/D[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere we lay cool in the shade singing songs and making love---,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWith the naked earth beneath us and the universe above.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 3 (Whistle)\r\n  [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D4[/ch] [ch]D2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 4\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G/D[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThe time was late my wedding wouldn't wait, I was sad, but I had to go,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A7[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] \r\nSo while she was asleep I kissed her cheek for cheer-io,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G/D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe wedding took place and people came from many miles a-round[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThere was plenty merriment, cider and wine abound,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G/D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBut, out of all that I recall, I remembered the girl I met,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch] \r\n'Cause she had given me something that my heart could not forget.[/tab]\r\n\r\n        \r\nVERSE 5\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D4[/ch] [ch]D2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nLa, la, la!  La-la, la! [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]         \r\nLa, la, la, la!  La-la, la-la, la , la-la, la ![/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nLa-la, la!  La, la-la, la - a![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 6\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G/D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nA year had passed and everything was just as it was the year before--------[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch] \r\nAs it was the year  before,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch] \r\nUntil the gift that someone left, a basket by my door,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G/D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch] \r\nAnd in there lay the fairest little baby crying to be fed[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI got down on my knees and kissed the moon & star.... Woh, oh-oh,  ...on his head.[/tab]\r\n        \r\n             \r\n\r\nVERSE 7\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G/D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] \r\nAs years went by the boy grew high and the village looked on in awe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThey'd never seen anything like the boy with the moon and star before,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G/D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd people would ride from far and wide just to seek the word he spread,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch] \r\n\"I'll tell you everything I've learnt, and love is all!\", he said.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 8 \r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D4[/ch] [ch]D2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]    \r\n  La, la-la, la, la!  La-la, la-la, la! [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]         \r\n  La, la-la, la, la!  La-la, la-la, la , la-la, la ![/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D2[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLa-la, la!  La, la-la, la, la, la![/tab]","plain_text":"The Boy With A Moon And Star On His Head  by  Cat Stevens\n\n## This is a simpler version of the song which is easier to    ##\n## strum and sing along to, without all the fast picking riffs ##\n\n## For those who want the picking version, I think it's listed under \"Tabs\" ##\n\n\nVERSE 1:\n\n\n\n\n \n                  \n\nVERSE 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 3 (Whistle)\n  D      G   A     D   D4 D2 D   G   A     D Bm A G       A\n\n\nVERSE 4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \nVERSE 5\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 6\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n             \n\nVERSE 7\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 8","chords":["A","D","G/D","G","Em","F#m","A7","Bm","D4","D2","B","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}