Yusuf Islam - Midday Avoid City After Dark Chords & Tabs

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

*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:
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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
 xx0232  320003  x02220  242322  x24432  022000


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