...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                                 G      A, G
 I like to take a walk out in the midday,
D                  G           A, G
 Checking life out in the park.
D                                 F#7    Bm, D
 I like to take a walk out in the midday,
    Em          A               D    G  A, G
Ah, but I avoid, 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                               G                    A, G
 Oh, I love to see the children playing, in the rain,
D                    G       A   G
 Splashing boots and kicking mud.
D                           F#7                 Bm, D
 Oh, I love to see the kids playing in the rain,
    Em          A               D    G  A, G
Ah, but I avoid, the city after dark.

Chorus 2:

D, Em  D, A, D  A, G
D  F#7  Bm, Em  A  D

Interlude:

D  G  A, G

Verse 3:

D                                 G          A, G
 I love to feel the ocean blowing in my face,
D                G            A, G
 Wave as the old boats depart.
D                                F#7        Bm, D
 I love to feel the wind blowing in my face,
    Em          A               D
Ah, but I avoid, the city after dark.

Chorus 3:

D                   Em              D, A
 La la la la la la, la la, la la la,
D                  A,  G
 La la la la la la la.
D                   F#7    Bm       Em      A     D
 La la la la la, la la la, la la la, la la, la la.

Interlude:

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
 xx0232  320003  x02220  242322  x24432  022000


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)