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Katmandu

Cat Stevens (yusuf Islam)
Chords & TabKeyFCapoFret 3intermediate
★4.9(10)

Chords in this song18

capo 3 — sounds 3 semitones higher

Intro

4/4 5/4
| D Dsus4 F/D | G/D C Csus4 C |
4/4 5/4
| D Dsus4 F/D | G/D C Csus4 C |

Interlude

| D C | D C |
| D C | D C |

Verse 1

I sit beside the dark
Beneath the mire
Cold grey dusty day
The morning lake ...
E C G | D Dadd9 | Em7 [ C | G ]
Drinks up the sky [ Katmandu ... ]
(= link 1)

Chorus

Katmandu, I'll soon be seeing you
And your strange, bewildering time
Dm G | C C/B | Em A A9 |
Will hold me down (= link 2)

Interlude

| D C | D C |
| D C | D C |

Verse 2

Chop me some broken wood
We'll start a fire
White, warm, light the dawn
And help me see
E C G | D Dadd9 | Em7 [ C | G ]
Old Satan's tree [ Katmandu ... ]
(= link 1)

Chorus

Katmandu, I'll soon be touching you
And your strange, bewildering time
Dm G | C C/B | Em A A9 |
Will hold me down (= link 2)

Interlude

| D C | D C |
[Solo] (= Verse + Chorus)
| D C | D F | C G | D/A A |
2/4 4/4 9/8
| E | C G | D Dadd9 | Em7 C | [ G ]
(= link 1)
| G C | G D |
| F Em | Am Dm | G |

Interlude

| D C | D C |

Verse 3

Pass me my hat and coat
Lock up the cabin
Slow night, treat me right
Until I go
E C G | D Dadd9 | Em7 [ C | G ]
Be nice to know [ Katmandu ... ]
(= link 1)

Chorus

Katmandu, I'll soon be seeing you
And your strange, bewildering time
Dm G | C C/B | Em A A9 |
Will keep me home (= link 2)

Interlude

| D C | D C |

Coda

4/4 5/4
| D Dsus4 F/D | G/D C Csus4 C |
4/4 5/4
| D Dsus4 F/D | G/D C Csus4 C |
G D | Dsus4 D
(freely)

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