Yusuf Islam - Midday (Avoid City After Dark)

      
 
 ...MIDDAY (AVOID CITY AFTER DARK)... by Yusuf Islam

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 *from 'An Other Cup' (2006)*
 
 Intro:
 
 D G A, G (x2)
 
 Verse 1:
 
 D                      
  I like to take a walk,
 G A, G
 Out in the midday,
 D                  
  Checking life out,
 G A, G
 In the park.
 D                      
  I like to take a walk,
 F#7 Bm, D
 Out in the midday
     Em          A 
 Ah, but I avoid,
 D G A, G
 The city after dark.
 
 Chorus 1:
 
 D, Em D, A
 D A, G
 D F#7 Bm 
    
 Em A D 
    
 Interlude:
 
 D G A, G
 
 Verse 2:
 
 D                  
  Oh, I love to see,
              G       
 The children playing,
 A, G
 In the rain.
 D                
  Splashing boots,
     G       A   G 
 And kicking mud,
 D                  
  Oh, I love to see,
          F#7     
 The kids playing,
 Bm, D
 In the rain,
     Em          A 
 Ah, but I avoid,
 D G A, G
 The city after dark.
 
 Chorus 2:
 ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/y/yusuf_islam/midday_avoid_city_after_dark_crd.html )
 D, Em D, A
 D A, G
 D F#7 Bm 
    
 Em A D 
    
 Interlude:
 
 D G A, G
 
 Verse 3:
 
 D                         
  I love to feel the ocean,
 G A, G
 Blowing in my face,
 D G A, G
 Wave as the old boats depart.
 D                        
  I love to feel the wind,
 F#7 Bm, D
 Blowing in my face,
     Em          A 
 Ah, but I avoid,
                D    
 The city after dark.
 
 Chorus 3:
 
 D                  
  La la la la la la,
 Em D, A
 La la, la la la,
 D A, G
 La la la la la la la.
 D               
  La la la la la,
    F#7    Bm       
 La la la, la la la,
 Em     A      D 
  La la, la la.
 
 Bridge 1:
 
 F#7 Bm,
 Em A D 
    
 (x2)
 
 Outro:
 
 D G A, G (x2), D
 
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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 D G A F#7 Bm Em 
      
 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 
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 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)