Later

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...LATER... by Cat Stevens
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*from 'Foreigner' (1973)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: Bm)
Intro:
Am  G, D(x18)
Chorus 1:
AmLater, G   Doh! Am   G   DWoah-oh, oh,
AmLater!G  D  
Am   G   D(n.ñ)
La-A-ter!
Verse 1:
I want to Ctalk it Fout with Gyou,
EmTry to Amget my Dmessage F/Gthrough,
That's not Fall I want to Edo...
Chorus 2:
Later, Am  Goh, Doh!Am  G  D  
Interlude:
Am   G   D(x6)
Chorus 3:
Am   G  D, Am   G  D  
Oh, oh, oh, later!
AmNot a bit Gsooner, but Dlater, later.
AmLater!G  D  
(Not a bit sooner, but later!)
Am   G   D   Am   G   D(n.C)
Woah-oh, woah! Hah! Later!
Verse 2:
I want to Cfeel your Fbody Cclose,
EmFrom your Amhead down Dto your F/Gtoes.
Maybe Fhelp you fold your Eclothes...
Chorus 4:
Later! Am   G   DOh, oh, oh, Amoh! G   DOh!
Bridge 1:
Dm/AI want to C/Aspread the Dm/Anews,Am  
EmDon't want to Bsoft soap Eyou.A  
DWe're meant to live and love Gtogether girl!
Oh Ababe.Em/A  G/A  A7  
FThere's nothing I can Cdo; oh dar-Dmling, I Clove Bbyou!
F   C   BbEm7b5
There's no way you can stay home alone, baby! La-ay...
Chorus 5:
AmLater! G   DAh, ah-ah, ah, ah, ah,
Am   G  D, Am   G  D  
Later!
Woah, Amoh, Gwoah-oh, Dwoah,
Am   G   D(n.ñ)
Later!
Verse 4:
I want to Ctalk it Fout with Gyou,
EmTry to Amget my Dmessage F/Gthrough,
That's not Fall I want to Edo...
Chorus 6:
Later! Am   G   DOh, oh, woah, oh!Am  G  D  
Interlude:
Am   G   D(x2)
Outro:
Am(Later!G  D  
Take it off Amlater!)G  D  
Take it off Amlater!)G  D  
Am(Later!)G  D  
Am   G   D(x2)
Am(Later!G  D  
Take it off Amlater!)G  D  
Take it off Amlater!)G  D  
Am   G  D, Am   G  D  
(Later!)
That's not Amall I Gwant to Ddo,
Am(Later!G  D  
Take it off Amlater!)G  D  
Take it off Amlater!)G  D  
Am   G  D, Am   G  D  
(Later!)
Take it off Amlater!)G  D  
AmLater!G  D  
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Am G D C F Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 320003 xx0232 x32010 133211 022000
F/G E Dm/A C/A B A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
303211 022100 x00231 x02010 x24442 x02220
Em/A   G/A   A7   Dm   BbEm7b5
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02030 xx0003 x02223 xx0231 x13331 xx2333
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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