Tuning: E A D G B E

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- On The Road To Find Out – Cat Stevens --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Cat Stevens From: "Tea For The Tillerman" [1970] Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard NOTE One word in the final part of the song is not quite clear. The official lyrics printed on the album have "Pick up a good book now" and on contemporary live versions Cat Stevens sings "a", too [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPv0-9Q79a4]. On the studio recording, however, the article sounds almost like "the". "The" good book then would have a clear Christian message, "the" good book being "the Good Book", the Bible. Here's what I found about this ambiguous line: "When asked about this he [Cat Stevens] told Yentob that – as far as he recalled - he had originally written "pick up the Good Book now" - an obvious allusion to the Bible, but had altered it to avoid its being taken up by 'Bible bashers.'" [https://www.songfacts.com/facts/cat-stevens/on-the-road-to-find-out] In this chord sheet I stay with the official version of the lyrics. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse: basic pattern] G Gsus4 G5 G Gsus4 G 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|0-------1-------|3---------------|0-------1-------|0---------------| G|0-------0-------|0---------------|0-------0-------|0---------------| D|0-------0-------|0---------------|0-------0-------|0---------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|3-------3-------|3---------------|3-------3-------|3---------------| [Intro] / [Interlude] G Gsus4 G G G6 G Gsus4 G 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|7-------8-------|10--------------|10----12--10--8-|--7-------------| B|8------10-------|12--------------|12----13--12--10|--8-------------| G|0-------0-------|0---------------|0---------------|--0-------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e G 3-x-0-0-0-x Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-x G5 3-x-0-0-3-x G6 3-x-0-0-0-0 C x-3-2-0-1-0 F x-3-3-2-1-1 Bb x-x-3-3-3-x G7sus4 3-x-0-0-1-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | G Gsus4 | G5 | G G6 G5 Gsus4 | G | [intro lick] | G Gsus4 | G5 | G G6 G5 Gsus4 | G | [intro lick] | G Gsus4 | G5 | G Gsus4 | G | [basic pattern] | G Gsus4 | G5 | G Gsus4 | G | [basic pattern] [Verse 1]

Well, I ^Gleft my ^Gsus4happy ^G5home To ^Gsee what ^Gsus4I could find ^Gout

I ^Gleft my ^Gsus4folk, and ^G5friends With the ^Gaim to ^Gsus4clear my mind ^Gout

Well, I ^Chit the ^Frowdy ^Croad ^Bb ^F And ^Cmany ^Fkinds I ^Cmet there ^Bb ^F ^CMany ^Fstories ^Ctold me ^Asus4of The ^Dway to ^G5get the^Gsus4re ^G | G Gsus4 | G | Oo,oo, oo

[Chorus 1]

So ^Con, and ^Fon I ^Cgo ^Bb ^F The ^Cseconds ^Ftick the time ^Cout ^Bb ^F There's ^Cso much ^Fleft to ^Cknow, and I'm ^Asus4on The ^Droad to ^G5find ou^Gsus4t ^G | G Gsus4 | G | Oo,oo, oo

[Interlude 1]

^GNaa, ^Gsus4naa, ^G5naa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4na-a-na, ^Gnaa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4naa, ^G5naa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4na-a-na, ^Gnaa

[Verse 2]

^GIn the ^Gsus4end I'll ^G5know ^GBut on the ^Gsus4way I won^Gder

^GNaa, ^Gsus4naa, ^G5naa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4na-a-na, ^Gnaa

^GThrough des^Gsus4cending ^G5snow And ^Gthrough the ^Gsus4frost and thun^G5der

^GNaa, ^Gsus4naa, ^G5naa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4na-a-na, ^Gnaa

[Bridge 2]

Well, I ^Clisten to the ^Fwind come ^Chowl ^Bb ^F ^CTelling me I ^Fhave to ^Churry ^Bb ^F I ^Clisten to the ^Frobin's ^Csong, ^Asus4saying ^Dnot to ^G5worry ^Gsus4 ^G | G Gsus4 | G | Oo,oo, oo

[Chorus 2]

So ^Con, and ^Fon I ^Cgo ^Bb ^F The ^Cseconds ^Ftick the time ^Cout ^Bb ^F There's ^Cso much ^Fleft to ^Cknow, and I'm ^Asus4on The ^Droad to ^G5find ou^Gsus4t ^G | G Gsus4 | G | Oo,oo, oo

^GNaa, ^Gsus4naa, ^Gnaa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4na-a-na, ^Gnaa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4naa, ^Gnaa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4na-a-na, ^Gnaa

[Verse 3]

Then I ^Gfound my^Gsus4self a^G5lone ^GHoping some^Gsus4one would miss ^Gme

| G Gsus4 | G | | G Gsus4 | G5 |

^GThinking a^Gsus4bout my ^Ghome And the ^Glast ^Gsus4woman to ^Gkiss me

Well, ^Csometimes you ^Fhave to ^Cmoan ^Bb ^F When ^Cnothing ^Fseems to suit ^Cya ^Bb ^F But ^Cneverthe^Fless, you ^Cknow You're ^Asus4locked to^Dwards the ^G5future ^Gsus4 ^G | G Gsus4 | G | Oo,oo, oo

[Chorus 3]

So ^Con, and ^Fon I ^Cgo ^Bb ^F The ^Cseconds ^Ftick the time ^Cout ^Bb ^F There's ^Cso much ^Fleft to ^Cknow, and I'm ^Asus4on ... The ^Droad to ^G5find ou^Gsus4t ^G | G Gsus4 | G | Oo,oo, oo

[Verse 4]

Then I ^Gfound my ^Gsus4head one ^G5day When I ^Gwasn't ^Gsus4even try^Ging

^GNaa, ^Gsus4naa, ^Gnaa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4na-a-na, ^Gnaa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4naa, ^Gnaa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4na-a-na, ^Gnaa

And ^Ghere I ^Gsus4have to ^G5say 'Cause there ^Gis no ^Gsus4use in ly^Ging [... lying]

^GNaa, ^Gsus4naa, ^Gnaa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4na-a-na, ^Gnaa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4naa, ^Gnaa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4na-a-na, ^Gnaa

[Final bridge 1]

Yes, the ^Canswer ^Flies with^Cin ^Bb ^F So ^Cwhy not ^Ftake a look ^Cnow ^Bb ^F ^CKick out the ^Fdevil's ^Csin Pick up, ^Asus4pick up ... ^Da good ^G5book no^Gsus4w ^G | G Gsus4 | G | Oo,oo, oo

[Final bridge 2]

Yes, the ^Canswer ^Flies with^Cin ^Bb ^F So ^Cwhy not ^Ftake a look ^Cnow ^Bb ^F ^CKick out the ^Fdevil's ^Csin Pick up, ^Asus4pick up ... ^Da good ^G5book no^Gsus4w ^G | G Gsus4 | G | Oo,oo, oo

[Final bridge 3] [break]

Yes, the ^Canswer lies within So ^Cwhy not ^Ftake a look ^Cnow ^Bb ^F ^CKick out the ^Fdevil's ^Csin Pick up, ^Asus4pick up ... ^Da good ^G5book no^Gsus4w ^G | G Gsus4 | G | Oo,oo, oo

[Coda} | G Gsus4 | G5 | G G6 G5 Gsus4 | G | [intro lick] | G Gsus4 | G5 | G G6 G5 Gsus4 | G | [intro lick]

^GNaa, ^Gsus4naa, ^Gnaa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4na-a-na, ^Gnaa ^GNaa, ^Gsus4naa, ^Gnaa G Gsus4 | G G7sus4 | G Naa, na-a-na, naa

Cat Stevens - On the road to find out