Moonshadow - Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

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                Moonshadow – Cat Stevens
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Written by: Cat Stevens
From: “Teaser and the Firecat” (1970)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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[Verse] / [Int
 [D           
  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e|5---5-5-----
B|3---3-3-----
G|--2-------2-
D|0-------0---
A|------------
E|------------

ro] basic patt
    [Dsus4  [D
4 +  1 + 2 + 3
3-2-|3-------2
----|----3----
----|--2---2--
----|0--------
----|---------
----|---------

ern
       [G     
 + 4 +  1 + 2 
-------|------
-3-----|------
-------|----0-
-------|--0---
-------|------
---2---|3-----

     [A   [D
+ 3 + 4 +  1 +
----------|---
0---------|---
----------|--2
----0-----|0--
------0---|---
--3-------|---

 2 + 3 + 4 +
-0h2---------|
-3-----------|
-------------|
-----0-------|
-------------|
-------------|

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CHORDS
         E-A-D
D/C#     x-4-x
Asus2    x-0-2

-G-B-e
-2-3-x
-2-0-0
A*       x-0-2
A7/G     3-x-2

-2-2-x (barre in preparation for the A7/G)
-2-2-3

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[Intro]
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[Chorus]
             
Oh, I'm bein' 

              
followed by a 

 
moon- shadow
            
Moonshadow, mo

  
onshadow
             
Leapin and hop

          
pin' on a moon

 
- shadow
            
Moonshadow, mo

  
onshadow

[Verse 1]
            
And if I ever 

       
lose my hands
            
Lose my plough

         
, lose my land
            
Oh, if I ever 

       
lose my hands
           
Oh, i-i-i-i-i,

     
 i-i-i-i--if
           
I won't have t

         
o work no more

[Verse 2]
            
And if I ever 

       
lose my eyes
            
If my colours 

       
all run dry
            
Yes, if I ever

        
 lose my eyes
           
Oh, i-i-i-i-i,

     
 i-i-i-i--if
           
I won't have t

        
o cry no more
 [Verse 1]

[Chorus]
             
Yes, I'm bein'

              
 followed by a

  
 moon- shadow
            
Moonshadow, mo

  
onshadow
             
Leapin and hop

          
pin' on a moon

 
- shadow
            
Moonshadow, mo

  
onshadow

[Verse 3]
            
And If I ever 

       
lose my legs
            
I won't moan, 

           
and I won't be

g
            
Yes if I ever 

       
lose my legs
           
Oh, i-i-i-i-i,

     
 i-i-i-i--if
           
I won't have t

         
o walk no more

.

[Verse 4]
            
And if I ever 

       
lose my mouth
            
All my teeth, 

         
north and sout

h
            
Yes, if I ever

        
 lose my mouth
           
Oh, i-i-i-i-i,

     
 i-i-i-i--if
           
I won't have t

      |   |
o talk ...
              (break)
[Interlude]
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[Middle 8]
             
“Did it take l

             
ong to find me

   (
?”
             
I asked the fa

            (
ithful light
             
“Did it take l

             
ong to find me

 (
?
             
And are you go

             
nna stay the n

* 
i-i-i-ight?”

[Chorus]
             
I'm bein' foll

          
owed by a moon

 
- shadow
            
Moonshadow, mo

  
onshadow
             
Leapin and hop

          
pin' on a moon

 
- shadow
            
Moonshadow, mo

  
onshadow

[Coda]
            
Moonshadow, mo

  
onshadow
            
Moonshadow, mo

          
onshadow