On the Road to Find Out by Cat Stevens (1972)
Intro
E |--7---8--8----8--8/10--10-10--|--10---12----10----8---7-7---|
B |--8--10-10---10-10/12--12-12--|--12---13----12---10---8-8---|
G |--0---0--0-------0---------0--|---0----0-----0----0---0-0---|(x2)
D |------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |------3--3--2--2---3---3----|--3---3---2---2---2---3---3-3--|
B |------0--0--1--1---0---0----|--0---0---1---1---1---0---0-0--|
G |------0--0--2--2---0---0----|--0---0---2---0--h2---0---0-0--|(x2)
D |------0-----0--0---0-0---0--|--0-------0---0---0---0---0-0--|
A |------2------------2-2---2--|--2-------------------2---2-2--|
E |-(10)\3------------3-3---3--|--3-------------------3---3-3--|
Verse 1
Well, I left my happy home to see what I could find out,
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I left my folk, & friends with the aim to clear my mind out!
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Verse 2
/
Well, I hit the rowdy road, & many kinds I met there,
Many stories told me of the way to get there---! Oo,oo, oo---!
Verse 3
/
So on, and on I go, the seconds tick the time out,
There's so much left to know, and I'm on the road to find out---!
Oo,oo,oo---!
Break
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
E|-------3-------3-------3-----|-------3-------3-----------3-----|
B|---3-------3-------3-----3---|---3-------3----------3------3---|
G|-----4-------5-------4-----4-|-----4-------5-----------4-----4-|(x2)
D|-5-------5-------5-----------|-5-------5----------5------------|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Verse 4
In the end I'll know, but on the way I won-der,
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
Through des-cending snow, & through the frost & thun-der!
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
Verse 5
Well, I listen to the wind come howl,
Telling me I have to hurry,
I listen to the robin's song, saying not to worry---!
Oo,oo,oo---!
Verse 6
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So on, and on I go, the seconds tick the time out,
There's so much left to know, and I'm on the road to find out---!
Oo,oo,oo---!
Break
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
Verse 7
Then I found my-self a-lone, hoping someone would miss me!
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Thinking a-bout my home, and the last woman to kiss me,...
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... kiss me!
Verse 8
Well, sometimes you have to moan,
When nothing seems to suit ya,
But, neverthe-less, you know,
You're locked to-wards the future---!
Oo,oo,oo---!
Verse 9
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So on, and on I go, the seconds tick the time out,
There's so much left to know, and I'm on the road to find out---!
Oo,oo,oo---!
Verse 10
Then I found my head one day, when I wasn't even try-ing,
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
And here I have to say, 'cause there is no use in ly-ing,
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
... ly-ing!
Verse 10
Yes, the answer lies with-in,
So why not take a look now?
Kick out the devil sin,
Pick up,... pick up a good book now---! Oo-oo,oo---!
Verse 11
Yes, the answer lies with-in,
So why not take a look now?
Kick out the devil sin,
Pick up,... pick up a good book now---! Oo-oo,oo---!
Verse 12
Yes, the answer lies within,
So why not take a look now?
Kick out the devil sin,
Pick up, ... pick up a good book now---! Oo-oo,oo---!
Intro riff
E |--7---8--8----8--8/10--10-10--|--10---12----10----8---7-7---|
B |--8--10-10---10-10/12--12-12--|--12---13----12---10---8-8---|
G |--0---0--0-------0---------0--|---0----0-----0----0---0-0---|(x2)
D |------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Break
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
Coda
E |---3---1---1---|------3------||
B |---0---1---1---|------0------||
G |---0---2---3---|------0------||
D |---0---3---3---|------0------||
A |---2-----------|------2------||
E |---3-----------|------3------||
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ALUN'S CHORDS
xx5433 xx5533 xx10 9 8 8 xx 10 10 8 8 xx7555 xx7575
RMII RLII R M I I R L I I RIII RILI
N.B. Alun plays harmonics on the first 4 bars while Cat plays the Bouzouki style
intro riff.
Intro:
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E |-----------------------|---------------------------|
B |-----------------------|---------------------------|
G |---12*---------12*-----|---12*-----------12*-------|
D |--------12*------------|---------------------------|
A |-----------------------|---------------------------|
E |-----------------------|---------------------------|
(* Harmonics)
() () () () () ()
E |-----------------------|---------------------------|
B |-----------------------|---------------------------|
G |---12*---------12*-----|---12*-----------12*-------|
D |-----------------------|---------------------------|
A |-----------------------|---------------------------|
E |-----------------------|---------------------------|
(* Harmonics)
In the breaks and also verses 1, 4, 7 and 10, Alun fingerpicks a quick G to G4 pattern
(shown below), throughout the whole of these verses,and also whenever Cat is playing
the G to D7 pattern, at the end of all the other verses.
Play the G chord shape and then add the suspended 4th with the little finger.
Use the Thumb to pick the D & G strings,and Ring/Middle fingers to pick the B & E
strings.
E|--------3--------3--------3-----|
B|----3--------3--------3-----3---|
G|------4--------5--------4-----4-|
D|--5--------5--------5-----------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
In verses 2 & 3, 5 & 6, 8 & 9, and 10 to 12, Alun uses the same style picking
moved up to a C chord:
E |----------8-----------8----------8---|
B |-----8----------8-----------8--------|
G |--------9----------10----------9-----| (x3)
D |--10---------10----------10----------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|
Then this bar is a link:
E |--------------5-----------------5----|
B |-------5-----------------7-----------|
G |-----------5----------------5--------|
D |----7----------------7---------------|
A |-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|
Then back to the G to G4 picking pattern...