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To: Majicat
Date: 12/05/2000       From: DJ             
             
Where do the children play? by Cat Stevens  (1970)                                   


 
Intro 
       D Dsus2 D     Dsus2  D            G6   G   G6      G    G6 
E |----2--0----2------0-----2-------|----3----3----3------3-----3----|
B |----3--3----3------3-----3-------|----5----3----5------3-----5----|
G |----2--2----2------2-----2-------|----4----4----4------4-----4----| (x4)
D |----0--0----0------0-----0-------|----5----5----5------5-----5----| 
A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
   C(add9)           G/B             C(add9) G/B       A7
E |-------0-0--0--|-------3-3---3-3-|---0-0-----3-3-|-------0---0----|
B |-------3-3--3--|-------3-3---3-3-|---3-3-----3-3-|-------2---2----|
G |-------0-0--0--|-------0-0---0-0-|---0-0-----0-0-|-------0---0----|
D |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------2---2----|
A |--3------------|---2-------------|-3------2------|---0------------|
E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|



Verse 1

       D Dsus2 D     Dsus2  D            G6   G   G6      G    G6 
E |----2--0----2------0-----2-------|----3----3----3------3-----3----|
B |----3--3----3------3-----3-------|----5----3----5------3-----5----|
G |----2--2----2------2-----2-------|----4----4----4------4-----4----| (x2)
D |----0--0----0------0-----0-------|----5----5----5------5-----5----| 
A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

          D             G             D          G
Well, I think it's fine    building jumbo planes, 
   D          G          D           G
Taking a ride---- on a cosmic train,
   D             G          D           G        D
Switch on summer    from a slot machine,   yes, get what you want,
        G                          D      G
If you want, 'cause you can get anything



Chorus

Em               A               Em                 A
   I know we've come a long way,    we're changing day to day,
Em                 A             A7         D     G          D    G
   But, tell me, where do the children play----------? Hey, yeah!




Verse 2

D Dsus2 D     Dsus2  D            G6   G   G6      G    G6 
E |----2--0----2------0-----2-------|----3----3----3------3-----3----|
B |----3--3----3------3-----3-------|----5----3----5------3-----5----|
G |----2--2----2------2-----2-------|----4----4----4------4-----4----| (x2)
D |----0--0----0------0-----0-------|----5----5----5------5-----5----| 
A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

           D            G         D                G
Well, you roll on roads    over fresh green grass,
           D         G           D         G
For your lorry loads   pumping petrol gas,
          D            G          D               G
And you make them long,  and you make them tough, 
        C(add9)          G/B                       C(add9)       G/B
but they just go on, and on, and it seems that you can't get off,    oh..




Chorus

Em                  A              Em                 A
  .. I know we've come a long way,    we're changing day to day,
Em                 A             A7         D     G          D    G
   But, tell me, where do the children play----------? Hey, yeah!





Break
       D Dsus2 D     Dsus2  D            G6   G   G6      G    G6 
E |----2--0----2------0-----2-------|----3----3----3------3-----3----|
B |----3--3----3------3-----3-------|----5----3----5------3-----5----|
G |----2--2----2------2-----2-------|----4----4----4------4-----4----| (x2)
D |----0--0----0------0-----0-------|----5----5----5------5-----5----| 
A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
    C(add9)          G/B             C(add9)   G/B     A7
E |-------0-0--0--|-------3-3---3-3-|---0-0-----3-3-|-------0---0----|
B |-------3-3--3--|-------3-3---3-3-|---3-3-----3-3-|-------2---2----|
G |-------0-0--0--|-------0-0---0-0-|---0-0-----0-0-|-------0---0----|
D |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------2---2----|
A |--3------------|---2-------------|-3------2------|---0------------|
E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|



Verse 3

       D Dsus2 D     Dsus2  D            G6   G   G6      G    G6 
E |----2--0----2------0-----2-------|----3----3----3------3-----3----|
B |----3--3----3------3-----3-------|----5----3----5------3-----5----|
G |----2--2----2------2-----2-------|----4----4----4------4-----4----| (x2)
D |----0--0----0------0-----0-------|----5----5----5------5-----5----| 
A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
                D             G           D            G
Well, you've cracked the sky,   scrapers fill the air,
              D                 G                            D           G
But will you keep on building higher, 'til there's no more room up there?
        C(add9)         G/B         C(add9)       G/B
Will you make us laugh,     will you make us cry?
        C(add9)           G/B                    C(add9)      G/B
Will you tell us when to live?   Will you tell us when to die----?




Chorus

Em               A               Em                 A
   I know we've come a long way,    we're changing day to day,
Em                 A             A7         D     G          D    G
   But, tell me, where do the children play----------? Hey, yeah!


        D         G           D        G
Do-do, doo-n-doo!     Do-do, doo-n-doo!

        D         G           D
Do-do, doo-n-doo!     Do-do, doo-n-doo!
   



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Chords:       D        Dsus2      G6        G      C(add9)     G/B
           xx0232     xx0230    xx5453    xx5433   x3x030    x2x033

             A7         Em          A
           x02020     022000     x02220

   

(N.B. To simplify the transcription , I have not included all the passing chords in the verses, the Dsus2's and G6's.
Just maintain the riff at the beginning, throughout each verse)
 

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