Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – Daytime (Ukulele)

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-------------............... *from 'Back to Earth' (1978)* Intro: C F (x3), Am G F Verse 1:
       C       F              C       F
In the daytime, time for cele-bration.

               C    F             Am   G  F
No use lookin' down, if it's over here.

       C     F          C     F
It's a world, a new cre-ation.

        Dm9                                   G                 D
And the golden light of the morning, makes it easy to comb your hair.

        F                 C         Dsus4 D      C    F, C  F
And the love of the child; it's the time  of the year.
Verse 2:
       C       F               C        F
In the daytime, you can move a mountain.

       C                 F
With a blink of your eye;

              Am                  G     F
Now it's over here, now it's over there.

       C     F               C       F
It's a world, with no compli-cations.

        Dm9                           G                      D
And the curtains on the window, start blowing like your hair.

        F                C              Dsus4 D      C    F, C  F
And the love that I feel, 'cos it's the time  of the year.
Middle 8:
Am          G              F                  G
 Mysterious moon, found me cryin' in the dark;

Am        G                       F, G
 Heard my footsteps on the stairs. 

Am          G             F
 Mysterious moon found me cryin', but the sun,

         C      F         C     F
Dried my tears; showed he cares.
Instrumental: C F (x7), Am G F Verse 3:
       C       F              C       F
In the daytime, time for cele-bration.

               C    F                   Am   G  F
No use lookin' down; children open your eyes.

       C     F        C      F
It's a world, a whole nation.

        Dm9                              G            D
Now the white boats have landed, and the innocent are here.

   F             C                    Dsus4 D      C
So dream for the child, 'cos it's the time  of the year.
Outro: C F (x3) Am G F (x2), C CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- C F Am G Dm9 D Dsus4 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 320003 x24432 x02220 022002 022100 022200 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])