Daytime

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...DAYTIME... by Cat Stevens
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*from 'Back to Earth' (1978)*
Intro:
D G BmA G
(x3),
Verse 1:
D G D G
In the daytime, time for cele-bration.
D G Bm A G
No use lookin' down, if it's over here.
D G D G
It's a world, a new cre-ation.
Em9 A E
And the golden light of the morning, makes it easy to comb your hair.
G D Esus4E D G D G
,
And the love of the child; it's the time of the year.
Verse 2:
D G D G
In the daytime, you can move a mountain.
D G
With a blink of your eye;
Bm A G
Now it's over here, now it's over there.
D G D G
It's a world, with no compli-cations.
Em9 A E
And the curtains on the window, start blowing like your hair.
G D Esus4E D G D G
,
And the love that I feel, 'cos it's the time of the year.
Middle 8:
Bm A G A
Mysterious moon, found me cryin' in the dark;
Bm A G A
,
Heard my footsteps on the stairs.
Bm A G
Mysterious moon found me cryin', but the sun,
D G D G
Dried my tears; showed he cares.
Instrumental:
D G BmA G
(x7),
Verse 3:
D G D G
In the daytime, time for cele-bration.
D G Bm A G
No use lookin' down; children open your eyes.
D G D G
It's a world, a whole nation.
Em9 A E
Now the white boats have landed, and the innocent are here.
G D Esus4 E D
So dream for the child, 'cos it's the time of the year.
Outro:
D G
(x3)
BmA G D
(x2),
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D G Bm A Em9 E Esus4
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 320003 x24432 x02220 022002 022100 022200
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Daytime chords and lyrics

Free chords for Daytime by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam). Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

...DAYTIME... by Cat Stevens
-------------...............
*from 'Back to Earth' (1978)*
Intro:
D  G (x3), Bm  A  G
Verse 1:
Verse 2:
Middle 8:
Instrumental:
D  G (x7), Bm  A  G
Verse 3:
Outro:
D  G (x3)
Bm  A  G (x2), D
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   D       G       Bm      A       Em9     E      Esus4
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  320003  x24432  x02220  022002  022100  022200
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Daytime Chords by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

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