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This song was recently posted in CRD format.  Unfortunately, for several
reasons, CRD does not meet my needs and I wanted the song in SIMP (text)
format (with a few changes).  I assume there are at least a few people out
there who also would enjoy the song in SIMP format, so here goes:
(CRD fans:  I appreciate your enthusiasm for CRD, but it does not meet
my needs.  I would hope that there are enough people using this group to
justify and support more than one format.)
.
.         But I Might Die Tonight
.                                       ..Cat Stevens
.
.
.
(4/4 time)
Tab   for the intro:
..     Chord:     D     C        D  D   C         D     C        D  D   C
..     D String    --2------0--|---2-2-0-0-|       --2------0--|---2-2-0-0-|
.
D....          ........C ........     D........          ....C ........
.          Don't want   to work away    doin' just what they all say,
D....          ........C ........     D........          ....C ........
Work hard boy  and   you'll find       one day you'll have a job like mine,
A....          ........G ........     A....          ........G ........
'Cause I know         for sure         nobody should be    that poor
A....          ........G ........     A....          ........G ........
To say yes             or sink low    because you happen to  say so, say so,
(2/4)
You say so!
D....          ........C ........     D........          ....C ........
.        I Don't want   to work away    doin' just what they all say,
D....          ........C ........     D........          ....C ........
Work hard boy        you'll find       one day you'll have a job like mine,
.              (2/4)        D
job like mine,  A job like mine!
A....          ........G ........     A....          ........G ........
Be wise,             look ahead,      use your eyes          he said
A....          ........G ........     A....        ...C     D  A  G  A  G
Be straight,          think right,    but I might     die tonight!___
on  D C D C D C D C  C     D}
Aahhhh_______________
.
Chord chart:
.       E A D G B E
AA Piano Chord 
       0 0 2 2 2 0
CC Piano Chord 
       - 3 2 0 1 0
D       x x 0 2 3 2
GG Piano Chord 
       3 2 0 0 0 3
.
.



But I Might Die Tonight
--------------------------------
(Words and Music by Cat Stevens)

CC Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
       AA Piano Chord 

___o_o  __o___  __ooo_  _o___o
||||o|  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||
||o|||  |||o|o  |o||||  ||ooo|
|o||||  ||||o|  o||||o  ||||||

D        .   C         .   |D      .              C    .  |
I don't want to work away,  doing just what they all say,

D      .       C           .    |D     .                C         .    |
"Work hard boy and you'll find,  one day you'll have a job like mine."

A         .   G    .   |A   .             G     .   |
'cause I know for sure  nobody should be that poor.

A       .  G        .   |A            .         G       .      |.        .  |
To say yes or sink low,  because you happen to say so, say so,  you say so.

D        .   C         .   |D      .              C    .  |
I don't want to work away,  doing just what they all say,

D      .       C           .    |
"Work hard boy and you'll find,

D     .                C              .             |.           .    |
one day you'll have a job like mine, job like mine,  a job like mine.

A    .   G      .    |A         .    G   .    |
Be wise, look ahead,  use your eyes" he said,

A    .        G      .      |A    .       C      D|A.G.|A.G.|
"be straight, think right."  but I might die tonight!_

D.C.D.C.|D.C.D.C.|C...|....|D...||
Aah.___  Aah.___

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