Chords for Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Roadsinger (To Warm You Through The Night)
Tempo:
118.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C]
The road singer came to town, [F]
long [C] cape and hat.
People stood [G] and stared, [C] then closed [G] their doors as [C] he passed.
He strolled the [G] empty [C] street, [F]
kids [C] banged on tin cans.
Then the [G] panting dogs [C] [G] began to bark as the road singer [C] sang.
[G] [Am] Where do you [G] go, where do [D] you go, [F] when [C] hearts are close?
[F] When a friend [Am] becomes a stranger, [G] [C] nobody wants to [G] know.
[A] Where do you go, [G] where [D] do you go, [F] when the [C] world turns dark?
[G]
[F] And the [Am] lie of truth is blown out, [G] and [F] the [C] roads are blocked.
[G] [C] He stopped [G] by a [C] store, [F] between the [C] barrels and sacks.
The child's face [G] peeped [C] out and gave a [G] smile, and [C] ran back.
Behind a misty glass, [F] on a [C] window pane, a little [G] finger drew [C] a [G] perfect heart and a [C] name.
[Am] Where do you go, [G] where do [D] you go, [F] in a world filled [C] with fright?
[F] [Em] Only a [Am] song to warm you [G] [C] through [G] the night.
[Am] Where do you go, [G] where do [D] you [F] go, [Am] after lies are [C] told?
[F] And the [Em] lie of [Am] truth is blown [G] out, [F] and the [C] night is cold.
[G] [C] [F]
[C] Where [G] do you [C] go, [G]
[B] [C]
where [F]
[C]
do you go, [G] [C] when [Em]
the world turns [F] [C] dark?
The road singer rode on to [F]
[C] another land.
Though the [G] people [C] spoke a different [G] tongue, they'd [C] understand.
They showed him how to share, [F] and took him by [C] the hand.
Showed him the [G] path [C] to heaven [G] through the desert [C] sand.
[Am] Where do you go, [G] where do [D] you go, [F] to find [C] happiness in [F] a [E] world [Am] filled with hatred [G] [C] and tears?
[G]
[Am] Where do you go, [G] where [D] do you go, [F] if no [C] one cares,
[F] and [Am] everybody's [G] lost, [F] looking for [C] beds?
The road singer came to town, [F]
long [C] cape and hat.
People stood [G] and stared, [C] then closed [G] their doors as [C] he passed.
He strolled the [G] empty [C] street, [F]
kids [C] banged on tin cans.
Then the [G] panting dogs [C] [G] began to bark as the road singer [C] sang.
[G] [Am] Where do you [G] go, where do [D] you go, [F] when [C] hearts are close?
[F] When a friend [Am] becomes a stranger, [G] [C] nobody wants to [G] know.
[A] Where do you go, [G] where [D] do you go, [F] when the [C] world turns dark?
[G]
[F] And the [Am] lie of truth is blown out, [G] and [F] the [C] roads are blocked.
[G] [C] He stopped [G] by a [C] store, [F] between the [C] barrels and sacks.
The child's face [G] peeped [C] out and gave a [G] smile, and [C] ran back.
Behind a misty glass, [F] on a [C] window pane, a little [G] finger drew [C] a [G] perfect heart and a [C] name.
[Am] Where do you go, [G] where do [D] you go, [F] in a world filled [C] with fright?
[F] [Em] Only a [Am] song to warm you [G] [C] through [G] the night.
[Am] Where do you go, [G] where do [D] you [F] go, [Am] after lies are [C] told?
[F] And the [Em] lie of [Am] truth is blown [G] out, [F] and the [C] night is cold.
[G] [C] [F]
[C] Where [G] do you [C] go, [G]
[B] [C]
where [F]
[C]
do you go, [G] [C] when [Em]
the world turns [F] [C] dark?
The road singer rode on to [F]
[C] another land.
Though the [G] people [C] spoke a different [G] tongue, they'd [C] understand.
They showed him how to share, [F] and took him by [C] the hand.
Showed him the [G] path [C] to heaven [G] through the desert [C] sand.
[Am] Where do you go, [G] where do [D] you go, [F] to find [C] happiness in [F] a [E] world [Am] filled with hatred [G] [C] and tears?
[G]
[Am] Where do you go, [G] where [D] do you go, [F] if no [C] one cares,
[F] and [Am] everybody's [G] lost, [F] looking for [C] beds?
Key:
C
G
F
Am
D
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The _ _ _ _ road singer came to town, _ _ [F] _
long [C] cape and hat. _ _ _
People stood [G] and stared, [C] then closed [G] their doors as [C] he passed.
_ _ He strolled the [G] empty [C] street, _ _ [F] _
kids [C] banged on tin cans.
_ _ Then the [G] panting dogs [C] [G] began to bark as the road singer [C] sang. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] Where do you [G] go, where do [D] you go, [F] _ when [C] hearts are close?
_ [F] _ When a friend [Am] becomes a stranger, _ [G] _ [C] nobody wants to [G] know. _ _
_ [A] Where do you go, [G] where [D] do you go, [F] _ when the [C] world turns dark?
[G] _
_ [F] _ And the [Am] lie of truth is blown out, [G] _ and [F] the [C] roads are blocked. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] He stopped [G] by a [C] store, _ _ [F] _ between the [C] barrels and sacks.
_ _ _ The child's face [G] peeped [C] out and gave a [G] smile, and [C] ran back.
_ _ _ Behind a misty glass, _ _ [F] _ on a [C] window pane, _ _ _ a little [G] finger drew [C] a [G] perfect heart _ and a [C] name. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Where do you go, [G] where do [D] you go, [F] _ in a world filled [C] with fright? _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] Only a [Am] song to warm you [G] _ [C] through [G] the night. _ _
[Am] Where do you go, [G] where do [D] you [F] go, [Am] after lies are [C] told? _ _
_ [F] _ And the [Em] lie of [Am] truth is blown [G] out, _ [F] and the [C] night is cold. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ Where [G] do you [C] go, _ [G] _ _ _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
where _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
do you go, [G] _ _ [C] when [Em] _ _
the world turns [F] [C] dark?
_ _ _ The road singer rode on to [F] _ _ _
[C] another land.
_ _ _ Though the [G] people [C] spoke a different [G] tongue, they'd [C] understand.
_ _ They showed him how to share, _ _ [F] and took him by [C] the hand.
_ _ _ Showed him the [G] path [C] to heaven [G] _ through the desert [C] sand. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Where do you go, [G] where do [D] you go, [F] _ to find [C] happiness _ in [F] _ a [E] world [Am] filled with hatred [G] _ [C] and tears?
[G] _ _ _
_ [Am] Where do you go, [G] where [D] do you go, [F] _ if no [C] one cares, _
_ [F] _ and _ [Am] _ everybody's [G] lost, _ [F] looking for [C] beds? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The _ _ _ _ road singer came to town, _ _ [F] _
long [C] cape and hat. _ _ _
People stood [G] and stared, [C] then closed [G] their doors as [C] he passed.
_ _ He strolled the [G] empty [C] street, _ _ [F] _
kids [C] banged on tin cans.
_ _ Then the [G] panting dogs [C] [G] began to bark as the road singer [C] sang. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] Where do you [G] go, where do [D] you go, [F] _ when [C] hearts are close?
_ [F] _ When a friend [Am] becomes a stranger, _ [G] _ [C] nobody wants to [G] know. _ _
_ [A] Where do you go, [G] where [D] do you go, [F] _ when the [C] world turns dark?
[G] _
_ [F] _ And the [Am] lie of truth is blown out, [G] _ and [F] the [C] roads are blocked. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] He stopped [G] by a [C] store, _ _ [F] _ between the [C] barrels and sacks.
_ _ _ The child's face [G] peeped [C] out and gave a [G] smile, and [C] ran back.
_ _ _ Behind a misty glass, _ _ [F] _ on a [C] window pane, _ _ _ a little [G] finger drew [C] a [G] perfect heart _ and a [C] name. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Where do you go, [G] where do [D] you go, [F] _ in a world filled [C] with fright? _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] Only a [Am] song to warm you [G] _ [C] through [G] the night. _ _
[Am] Where do you go, [G] where do [D] you [F] go, [Am] after lies are [C] told? _ _
_ [F] _ And the [Em] lie of [Am] truth is blown [G] out, _ [F] and the [C] night is cold. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ Where [G] do you [C] go, _ [G] _ _ _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
where _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
do you go, [G] _ _ [C] when [Em] _ _
the world turns [F] [C] dark?
_ _ _ The road singer rode on to [F] _ _ _
[C] another land.
_ _ _ Though the [G] people [C] spoke a different [G] tongue, they'd [C] understand.
_ _ They showed him how to share, _ _ [F] and took him by [C] the hand.
_ _ _ Showed him the [G] path [C] to heaven [G] _ through the desert [C] sand. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Where do you go, [G] where do [D] you go, [F] _ to find [C] happiness _ in [F] _ a [E] world [Am] filled with hatred [G] _ [C] and tears?
[G] _ _ _
_ [Am] Where do you go, [G] where [D] do you go, [F] _ if no [C] one cares, _
_ [F] _ and _ [Am] _ everybody's [G] lost, _ [F] looking for [C] beds? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _