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Into White - Cat Stevens
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Written by: Cat Stevens
From: "Tea for the Tillerman" (1970)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
E/B x-2-2-1-0-0
A/C# x-4-2-2-2-x
Gadd9 x-x-5-4-3-5
D/F# x-x-4-2-3-5
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for tabs of the LINKs and the OUTRO see below
time signature: 3/4
[Intro]
| D A | E/B | D A/C# | E/B |
| D A/C# | E/B | D A/C# | E/B |
| D A/C# | E/B |
[Verse 1]
D A E D A E
I built my house from barley rice
D A E D A E
Green pepper walls and water ice
A D E | Gadd9 | % | D/F# | % |
Tables of paper wood, windows of light
D A E | F#sus4 | F#sus4 F# |
And everything emptying into whi-hite [= LINK]
[Interlude]
| D A | E | D A | E |
| D A | E | D A | E |
[Verse 2]
D A E D A E
A simple garden, with acres of sky
D A E
A brown-haired dog mouse
D A E
If one dropped by
A D E | Gadd9 | % | D/F# | % |
Yellow delanie would sleep well at night
D A E | F#sus4 | F#sus4 F# |
With everything emptying into whi-hite [= LINK 2 - see below]
[Solo] (= verse)
| D A | E | D A | E |
| D A | E | D A | E |
| A | D | E | Gadd9 | % | D/F# | % |
| D | A |2/4 A E |3/4 F#sus4 | % | F# | % |
[= LINK 2]
[Verse 3]
D A E D A E
A sad blue eyed drummer rehearses outside
D A E D A E
A black spider dancing on top of his eye
A D E | Gadd9 | % | D/F# | % |
Red legged chicken stands ready to strike
D A E | F#sus4 | % | F# | % |
And everything emptying into whi-hite [= LINK 2]
[Verse 4] + coda
D A E D A E
I built my house from barley rice
D A E D A E
Green pepper walls and water ice
| A | D | E | Gadd9 | % | D/F# | % |
D A E | F#sus4 | % |2/4 A E | F#
And everything emptying into whi-hite [= OUTRO]
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[Intro]
D A E/B D A/C# E/B
4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e ----|----2-------|------------|----2-------|------------|
B ----|----3-------|----0-------|----3-------|----0-------|
G ----|--2---2-----|----1-------|--2---2-----|----1-------|
D ----|0-----------|--2---2-----|0-----------|--2---2-----|
A 2-4-|--------0---|2---------2-|--------4---|2---------4-|
E ----|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D A/C# E/B D A/C# E/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----2-------|------------|----2-------|------------|
B|----3-------|----0-------|----3-------|----0-------|
G|--2---2-----|----1-------|--2---2-----|----1-------|
D|0-----------|--2---2-----|0-----------|--2---2-----|
A|--------4---|2---------4-|--------4---|2---------4-|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D A/C# E/B
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----2-------|------------|
B|----3-------|----0-------|
G|--2---2-----|----1-------|
D|0-----------|--2---2-----|
A|--------4---|2-----------|
E|------------|------------|
[Link 1]
3/4 2/4 3/4
D A [N.C.] F#sus4 F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----2---2---|------------|--------|----2---2---|2---2-------|
B|----3---3---|----2---2---|--------|----2---2---|2---2-------|
G|----2---2---|----2---2---|--------|4---4---4---|4---3-------|
D|0-----------|----2---2---|--------|4---4-------|4---4---2---|
A|------------|0-----------|2-0-----|4-----------|4---4-------|
E|------------|------------|----4-0-|2-----------|2---2-------|
[Link 2]
3/4 2/4 3/4
D A [E] F#sus4
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----2---2---|------------|--------|----2---2---|2---2---2---|
B|----3---3---|----2---2---|--------|----2---2---|2---2---2---|
G|----2---2---|----2---2---|--------|4---4---4---|4---4---4---|
D|0-----------|----2---2---|--------|4---4-------|4---4---4---|
A|------------|0-----------|2-0-----|4-----------|4-----------|
E|------------|------------|----4-0-|2-----------|2-----------|
F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----2---2---|----2-------|
B|----2---2---|----2-------|
G|3---3---3---|----3-------|
D|4---4---4---|4---4---2---|
A|4-----------|4-----------|
E|2-----------|2-----------|
[Coda]
3/4 2/4 3/4
D A [E] F#sus4
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----2---2---|------------|--------|----2---2---|2---2---2---|
B|----3---3---|----2---2---|--------|----2---2---|2---2---2---|
G|----2---2---|----2---2---|--------|4---4---4---|4---4---4---|
D|0-----------|----2---2---|--------|4---4-------|4---4---4---|
A|------------|0-----------|2-0-----|4-----------|4-----------|
E|------------|------------|----4-0-|2-----------|2-----------|
[A E] F#
1 + 2 + 1
e|--------|2---
B|--------|2---
G|--------|3---
D|--------|4---
A|2-0-----|4---
E|----4-0-|2---Into White chords and lyrics
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Into White - Cat Stevens
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Cat Stevens
From: "Tea for the Tillerman" (1970)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------
for tabs of the LINKs and the OUTRO see below
time signature: 3/4
[Intro]
| D A | E/B | D A/C# | E/B |
| D A/C# | E/B | D A/C# | E/B |
| D A/C# | E/B |
[Verse 1]
[Interlude]
| D A | E | D A | E |
| D A | E | D A | E |
[Verse 2]
[Solo] (= verse)
| D A | E | D A | E |
| D A | E | D A | E |
| A | D | E | Gadd9 | % | D/F# | % |
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4] + coda
| A | D | E | Gadd9 | % | D/F# | % |
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[Intro]
[Link 1]
3/4 2/4 3/4
[Link 2]
3/4 2/4 3/4
[Coda]
3/4 2/4 3/4Into White Chords by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
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