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Trouble

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[Chords]
D*        x x 0 7 7 5
A*        x 0 7 6 5 5
F         x x 3 2 1 1
eb|--2--0--0--|
Bb|--0--0--1--|
Gb|--0--0--0--|  * (to play between C/G and G)
Db|--0--0--0--|
Ab|-----------|
Eb|-----------|
[Intro]
D*    G  D*
[Verse 1]
  GTrouble, oh, Dtrouble set me freeD6,    AmI have C/Gseen your face,
                              Am    C/G*
And it's too much, too much for me
  GTrouble, oh, Dtrouble, can't you see?   D6    AmYou're eating my C/Gheart away,
And there's Amnothing much left of C/Gme
A*    F    D       E     A            G                     D            G  D  
           I've-----drunk your wine, you have made your world mine,
So won't you be Amfair, so won't you be C/Gfair?
EI----A----don't want no Gmore of Dyou,
                       G                    D                    Am     C/G*
So won't you be kind to me? Just let me go where, I have to go there
[Verse 2]
  GTrouble, oh, Dtrouble move awayD6,    AmI have C/Gseen your face,
                         Am    C/G*
And it's too much for me today,
  GTrouble, oh, Dtrouble can't you see   D6    Amyou have C/Gmade me a wreck?
Now, won't you Amleave me in my miseC/Gry?
A*    F    D        E      A           G                     D            G  D  
           I've-------seen your eyes, and I can see death's disguise
Hanging on Amme, hanging on C/Gme
EI'm--A----Gbeat, I'm Dtorn, shattered and Gtossed,
                        D                     Am    C/G*
I'm worn too shocking to see, too shocking to see
[Verse 3]
  GTrouble, oh, Dtrouble move from me,   D6    AmI have C/Gpaid my debt,
                               Am    C/G*
Now won't you leave me in my misery?
  GTrouble, oh, Dtrouble, please, be kind,
   D6    AmI don't C/Gwant no fight, and I Amhaven't got a lot of C/Gtime

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Trouble

by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

To play along with record, tune all strings down a semitone.

[Chords]

D* x x 0 7 7 5

A* x 0 7 6 5 5

F x x 3 2 1 1

eb|--2--0--0--|

Bb|--0--0--1--|

Gb|--0--0--0--| * (to play between C/G and G)

Db|--0--0--0--|

Ab|-----------|

Eb|-----------|

[Intro]

D G D

* *

[Verse 1]

G D D6 Am C/G

Trouble, oh, trouble set me free, I have seen your face,

Am C/G

And it's too much, too much for me

G D D6 Am C/G

Trouble, oh, trouble, can't you see? You're eating my heart away,

Am C/G

And there's nothing much left of me

A F D E A G D G D

I've-----drunk your wine, you have made your world mine,

Am C/G

So won't you be fair, so won't you be fair?

E A G D

I--------don't want no more of you,

G D Am C/G

So won't you be kind to me? Just let me go where, I have to go there

[Verse 2]

G D D6 Am C/G

Trouble, oh, trouble move away, I have seen your face,

Am C/G

And it's too much for me today,

G D D6 Am C/G

Trouble, oh, trouble can't you see you have made me a wreck?

Am C/G

Now, won't you leave me in my misery?

A F D E A G D G D

I've-------seen your eyes, and I can see death's disguise

Am C/G

Hanging on me, hanging on me

E A G D G

I'm------beat, I'm torn, shattered and tossed,

D Am C/G

I'm worn too shocking to see, too shocking to see

[Verse 3]

G D D6 Am C/G

Trouble, oh, trouble move from me, I have paid my debt,

Am C/G

Now won't you leave me in my misery?

G D

Trouble, oh, trouble, please, be kind,

D6 Am C/G Am C/G

I don't want no fight, and I haven't got a lot of time

About Trouble Chords by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

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What key is "Trouble" in?

The chords for "Trouble" show the original chord names (including D, A, F, Bb, Gb, C/G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.