Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – Daytime (Guitar)

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-------------............... *from 'Back to Earth' (1978)* Intro: D G (x3), Bm A G 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         Esus4 E      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              Esus4 E      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 (x7), Bm A G 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) 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 ([email protected])