...POP STAR... by Cat Stevens
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*from 'Mona Bone Jakon' (1970)*
Verse 1:
E7
Yes, I'm going to be a pop star,
A7
Yes, I'm going to be a pop star,
E7
Yes, I'm going to be a pop star.
G
Oh, mama,
Bm
Mama see me,
A7
Mama, mama, see me,
E7
I'm a pop star.
Verse 2:
E7
Yes, I'm going on the TV, now,
A7
Yes, I'm going on the TV, now,
E7
Yes, I'm going on the TV.
G
Oh, mama,
Bm
Mama see me,
A7
Mama, mama, see me,
E7
On the TV.
Verse 3:
E7
Yes, I'm going on my first gig,
A7
Yes, I'm going on my first gig,
E7
Yes, I'm going on my first gig.
G
Oh, mama,
Bm
Mama see me,
A7
Mama, mama, see me,
E7
On my first gig.
Bridge 1:
E7
Now listen to me...
D A
La-da-da, da-da-da,
E D
Da-da-da, da!
A E D
La-da-da, da-da-da, dah!
D
La-da-da, da-da-da,
Da-da-da, da-da-A!
E
Bah-da-da, bah-da,
F# B
Bah-bow!
E
Da-da-da, da-da-da,
Da-da-da, da-da-dah!
F#
La-da-da, da-dah, dow,
B A
Dow, dow.
(Super!)
E
La, di-dah, di-dah,
D E7
Da-da-dah!
(Oh, so good!)
Verse 4:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cat_stevens/pop_star_crd.html ]
E7
Oh, well, I'm going to the cold bank,
(Cold bank!)
A7
Yes, I'm going to the cold bank, now,
E7
Yes, I'm going to the cold bank.
G
Oh, mama,
Bm
Mama see me,
A7
Mama, mama, see me,
E
At the cold bank.
Bridge 2:
E7
I'm a singing...
D A
La-da-da, da-da-da,
E D
Da-da-da, da!
A E D
La-da-da, da-da-da, dah!
D
La-da-da, da-da-da,
Da-da-da, da-da-A!
E
Bah-da-da, bah-da,
F# B
Bah-bow!
E
Da-da-da, da-da-da,
Da-da-da, da-da-dah!
F#
La-da-da, da-dah, dow,
B A
Dow, dow.
(Here it comes again!)
E
La, di-dah, di-dah,
D E7
Da-da-dah!
Verse 5:
E7
Well, I'm coming, coming,
Coming home now,
A7
Yes, I'm coming, coming,
Coming home now,
E7
Yes, I'm coming, coming,
Coming home now.
G
Oh, mama,
Bm
Mama see me,
A7
Mama, mama, see me,
E7
I'm home!
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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E7 A7 G Bm D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
020010 x02223 320003 x24432 xx0232
A E F# B
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 022100 244322 x24442
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)