Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – The Wind (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Cat Stevens From: "Teaser and the Firecat" (1971) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard This sheet contains a basic chord version and below that a tab for the finger picking guitar accompaniment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
A7sus4    x-0-2-0-3-0
A7        x-0-2-0-2-0
Dsus2     x-x-0-2-3-0
Em7       x-x-2-0-3-0

D                G
 I listen to the wind

       A7sus4 A7   | D | G   A7sus4 A7 |
To the wind   of my soul

D                         G
 Where I'll end up well I think,

     A7sus4 A7    | D | G   A7sus4 A7 |
Only God    really knows

[Chorus 1]

G      A            G  A    D
  I've sat upon the setting sun

Em    G       Em     G     Asus4 A7
  But never, never, never, ne -  ver

G   A            G A   D
  I never wanted water once

Em    G      Em A     G [ D ]
  No, never, ne-ever, ne-ver

D               G
 I listen to my words 

         A7sus4 A7  | D | G   A7sus4 A7 |
But they fall   far below

D               G
 I let my music take me

          A7sus4 A7     | D | G   A7sus4 A7 |
Where my heart   wants to go

[Chorus 2]

G   A             G A     D
  I swam upon the devil´s lake

Em    G       Em     G     Asus4 A7
  But never, never, never, ne -  ver

G      A              G    A   D  Dsus2 Em7 
  I´ll never make the same mista -  a -  ke

[break]

Em    G      Em A     G  [ D ]
  No, never, ne-ever, ne-ver

[Verse] / [Intro] / [Interlude] / [Outro]
       Dsus4 Dsus2        A7sus4
  D         D   D  G6  G G6    A7 [ D ]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1
e|----2---3-2-0---|0-----0---------|
B|----3---3-----3-(0)--3---3---2h3-|
G|--2---2---------|--0-0---0---0---|
D|0-------0-------|----------2-----|
A|----------------|--------0-------|
E|----------------|3---------------|

[Verse] + link to chorus
       Dsus4 Dsus2        A7sus4
  D         D   D  G6  G G6    A7 [ G ]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1
e|----2---3-2-0---|0-----0---------|
B|----3---3-----3-(0)--3---3---2-0-|
G|--2---2---------|--0-0---0---0---|
D|0-------0-------|----------2-----|
A|----------------|--------0-------|
E|----------------|3---------------|3

[Chorus 1] 
  4/4                                                5/4
  G       A        G   A   D        Em      G        Em      G  Asus4 A7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|----------------|------------2-0-|----------------|--------------------|
B|----0-------2---|0---2---3---3-0-|----0---0---0---|0---0---0---3---2-0-|
G|----0-------2---|0---2---2-2-----|----0---0---0---|0---0---0---2---2-0-|
D|--0---0---2---2-|--------0-------|--2---2---0---0-|--2---2---0---2-----|
A|--------0-------|----0-----------|----------------|------------0-------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|0-------3-------|0-------3-----------|

  4/4                                                2/4
  G       A        G   A   D        Em      G   Em   A   G  [ D ]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +  1
e|----------------|------------2-0-|----------------|--------|
B|----0-------2---|0---2---3---3-0-|----0---0---0---|2---0---|
G|----0-------2---|0---2---2-2-----|----0---0---0---|2---0---|
D|--0---0---2---2-|--------0-------|--2---2---0---2-|--2---0-|0
A|--------0-------|----0-----------|----------------|0-------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|0-------3---0---|----3---|

[Chorus 2]
  4/4                                                5/4
  G       A        G   A   D        Em      G        Em      G  Asus4 A7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|----------------|------------2-0-|----------------|--------------------|
B|----0-------2---|0---2---3---3-0-|----0---0---0---|0---0---0---3---2-0-|
G|----0-------2---|0---2---2-2-----|----0---0---0---|0---0---0---2---2-0-|
D|--0---0---2---2-|--------0-------|--2---2---0---0-|--2---2---0---2-----|
A|--------0-------|----0-----------|----------------|------------0-------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|0-------3-------|0-------3-----------|

  4/4              5/4                  4/4              2/4
  G       A        G   A   D [ Em7 ]    Em      G   Em   A   G  [ D ]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +  1
e|----------------|--------2-0---------|----------------|--------|
B|----0-------2---|0---2---3---3-------|----0---0---0---|2---0---|
G|----0-------2---|0---2---2---0-------|----0---0---0---|2---0---|
D|--0---0---2---2-|--------0---2-------|--2---2---0---2-|--2---0-|0
A|--------0-------|----0---------------|----------------|0-------|
E|3---------------|3-------------------|0-------3---0---|----3---|