...ROADSINGER... by Yusuf Islam (2009)
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*ROADSINGER*
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>1. WELCOME HOME
>2. THINKING 'BOUT YOU
>3. EVERYTIME I DREAM
>4. THE RAIN
>5. WORLD O' DARKNESS
>6. TO BE WHAT YOU MUST
>7. THIS GLASS WORLD
>8. ROADSINGER
>9. ALL KINDS OF ROSES
>10.DREAM ON (UNTIL)
>11.SHAMSIA
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1...WELCOME HOME... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
Intro:
D Dsus2 (x3),
F#m G Em, D/F# Em, F#m Asus4 A,
D Dsus2 (x3), D
Verse 1:
D D7
Saw a sign on the path;
Em D Dsus2
"All seekers this way".
D F#m
A fairy sat and laughed;
Em Bm
Threw a petal my way.
Chorus 1:
F Am
As I neared the bridge,
G C
Two soldiers stood and stared.
G D Em F#m
"No one passes by us, up a-head;
Asus4 A D
You're welcome here."
Interlude:
D Dsus2 (x3), D
Verse 2:
D D7
Carried on down the road,
Em D Dsus2
To the market-place.
D F#m
I was still alone,
Em Bm
No one knew my face.
Chorus 2:
F Am
Then a stranger sang,
G C
With voice like the wind.
G D Em F#m
Then the hails be-gan to sing;
Asus4 A D Dsus2, D
"Wel-come in."
Bridge 1:
F#m G Em
Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
Ain't no good to sit and moan.
F#m G Em
Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
And so we travel on.
Chorus 3:
F Am
Never did I i-magine,
G C
What a dawn would be.
G D Em F#m
'Till I opened my eyes, to see;
Asus4 A D
It was welcoming me.
Interlude:
D Dsus2 (x4),
Em F#m, Asus4 A,
D Dsus2 (x3), D
Verse 3:
D D7
At the end of my days,
Em D Dsus2
On my way home.
D F#m
I paused a while to gaze,
Em Bm
Upon the sacred stone.
Chorus 4:
F Am
There I stood in the middle,
G C
Of the holy do-main.
G D Em F#m
Then the people came out to say;
Asus4 A D Dsus2, D
"Welcome home, a-gain."
Coda:
F#m G Em
Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
And so we carry on.
F#m G Em
Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
Ain't no good to sit and moan.
F#m G Em
Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
And so we travel on.
F#m G Em
Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
Ain't no good to sit a-lone.
F#m G Em D/F# Em
(Time rolls on).
F#m G Em
(Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
Ain't no good to sit and moan).
F#m G Em
(Time rolls on).
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Dsus2 F#m G Em D/F# Asus4
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 xx0230 244222 320003 022000 2x0230 x02230
A D7 Bm F Am C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 xx0212 x24432 133211 x02210 x32010
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
2...THINKIN' 'BOUT YOU... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
Intro:
(F F/E Dm C G/B G)
e|---------1-----------------|
B|--1--1---2--1--3-----------|
G|--2--0---3--0--0-----------|
D|--3--2---0--2--0-----------|
A|------------3--2--2-3-2----|
E|------------------------3--|
Verse 1:
(C) G C
When i hold your hand,
F G C
I could fly a zillion miles with you.
G Em
When I see your grace,
Bb G C
I can see your God's words come true.
F Em Am
Every little bird a-bove the haze,
Dm E Am
And fish be-neath the waves,
(with Intro Riff):
(F F/E Dm
Knows about you...
C G/B G)
Wouldn't they do.
Verse 2:
(C) G C
When I see your eyes,
F G C
I can see rainbows in the sky.
G Em
Being with you,
Bb G C
All who parted re-u-nite.
F Em Am
Every little pearl drop in the clouds,
Dm E Am
And stones be-neath the ground,
(with Intro Riff):
(F F/E Dm
Are waiting for you...
C G/B G)
Wouldn't they do.
Chorus 1:
C F F/E Dm
Whatever you say,
C G/B G/A G
Lightens up the burden of the day.
C F F/E Dm
Whatever you do,
C G/B G/A G
Makes us ever want to follow you.
C F
Whatever they say,
Am
Whatever they do,
G G7
I'll always love you.
Interlude:
(C) G C, F G C (x2)
Verse 3:
F Em Am
Every burning comet that zooms,
Dm E Am
And angels too...
(with Intro Riff):
(F F/E Dm
Think about you...
C G/B G)
Wouldn't they do.
Chorus 2:
C F F/E Dm
Thinkin' bout you,
C G/B G/A G
I could climb a mountain in the dark.
C F F/E Dm
Listenin' to you,
C G/B G/A G
Flowers dance in the park.
C F
Whatever they say,
Am
Whatever they do,
G G7
We'll always love you.
Chorus 3:
C F F/E Dm
The words that you say,
C G/B G/A G
Lightens up the burden of the day.
C F F/E Dm
Whatever you do,
C G/B G/A G
Makes us ever want to follow you.
C F
Whatever they say,
Am
Whatever they do,
G G7
I'll always love you.
Outro:
(F F/E Dm C G/B G)
e|---------1-----------------|
B|--1--1---2--1--3-----------|
G|--2--0---3--0--0-----------|
D|--3--2---0--2--0-----------|
A|------------3--2--2-3-2----|
E|------------------------3--|
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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F F/E Dm C G/B G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx3210 xx2010 xx0231 x32010 x20033 320003
Em Bb Am E G/A G7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 x13331 x02210 022100 x00030 323000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
3...EVERYTIME I DREAM... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
Intro:
E7, A7, E7
Verse 1:
E7 B
Every time I dream,
F#
I keep seeing streets and alley ways;
A E7
Places that I've never known.
E7 B
Every time I dream,
F#
I am being lifted to a height,
A E7
That I too frightened to go.
Chorus 1:
E G
Then I wake up and find,
Bm
Everything's a-way, it seems,
A E7
One night ago.
Interlude:
E7
Verse 2:
E7 B
Every time I sleep,
F# A
I keep hoping this would be the night of nights,
E7
That I see you a-gain.
E B
As I close my eyes,
F#
Like rims and curtains, slowly rising,
A E7
Upon an empty stage.
Chorus 2:
E G
Then I'm back in the stall,
Bm
Sitting all a-lone,
A E7
Waiting for the show to begin.
Bridge 1:
A C E
Ooh...Ooh...Ooh.
C A E E7
Ooh...Ooh...Ooh.
Verse 3:
E7 B
Every time I dream,
F#
I would often find myself running,
A E7
From a wild pack of lies.
E B
'Till I reach a house,
F#
And I hear the judge upstairs,
A E7
And look for a place to hide.
Chorus 3:
E G
But if I saw you there,
Bm
I wouldn't dare dream again
A E7
Of opening my eyes.
Outro:
E7 A7, G, E
Mmm-mmm...
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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E7 A7 B F# A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022100 x02223 x24442 244322 x02220
E G Bm C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022100 320003 x24432 x32010
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
4...THE RAIN... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
Intro:
Em, G D/F# (x4)
Verse 1:
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the rain,
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the rain.
Em G F# Bm
Wonder if the sun is gonna come a-gain.
A G
Ooh...
A Em
Things are looking bad,
A G Bm
Every-body in the world, in the world's looking so sad.
Interlude:
Em, G D/F# (x3)
Verse 2:
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the storm,
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the storm.
Em G F# Bm
Wonder where all the good weather's gone.
A G
Ooh...
A Em
Things are looking bad,
A G Bm
Every-body in the world, in the world's looking so sad.
Break:
Em, Bm
Interlude:
Em, G D/F# (x2), Am
Bridge 1:
Am Em Am Em
Tell me if I got to build a boat to carry us to sea,
Am D F#m
Tell me what the shape of it will be.
Bm G Bm G
Tell me if it's gonna be a home for every kind of beast,
Bm G D A
Tell me who the lucky ones will be...
Am Em Am Em
Tell me if you gotta build a world; what that world would be,
Am D F#m
If we're gonna build it well enough for thee.
Bm G Bm G
Tell me if it's gonna be a home for all humani-ty,
Bm G D A
Will it be be-lievers with me...
C G
Ooh...
Interlude:
Em
Verse 3:
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the flood,
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the flood.
Em G F# Bm
Wonder if the water's gonna turn to blood?
A G
Ooh...
A Em
Things are looking bad,
A G Bm
Every-body in the world, in the world's looking so sad.
Interlude:
Em, G D/F# (x2)
Verse 4:
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the rain,
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the rain.
Outro:
Em, G D/F# (x3), Em
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em G D/F# F# Bm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 320003 2x0230 244322 x24432
A Am D F#m C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 x02210 xx0232 244222 x32010
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
5...WORLD O' DARKNESS... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
Intro:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/y/yusuf_islam/roadsinger_album_crd.html ]
Dm, C Dm (x2)
Verse 1:
Dm C Dm
In this world o' darkness,
Dm A7
Evil rules by night.
Dm C Dm
But somewhere in the sha...dows,
Bb C Dm
Someone's seeking light.
Interlude:
Dm, C Dm (x2)
Verse 2:
Dm C Dm
No one knows his neighbour here,
Dm A7
No one has the time.
Dm C Dm
No one cares for anyone else,
Bb C Dm
In a world where the sun don't shine.
Interlude:
Dm, C Dm
Bridge 1:
Bb C
Sham-sia...
Bb Dm
Sham-sia...
Interlude:
Dm, C Dm (x2)
Verse 3:
Dm C Dm
Some sons dream of leaving,
Dm A7
While they're young at heart.
Dm C Dm
But few choose the path to-wards,
Bb C Dm
The land be-yond the dark.
Dm C Dm
Who choose the path to-wards,
Bb C Dm
The land be-yond the dark...
Interlude:
Dm, C Dm (x2)
Outro:
Dm, Am (x8), Dm
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Dm C A7 Bb Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0231 x32010 x02223 x13331 x02210
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
6...TO BE WHAT YOU MUST... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
Intro:
C G/B Am C, F Em G,
F E Am C, D F Am
Verse 1:
C G/B Am C
I have joureneyed,
F Em G
End-less miles.
Am G/B Am F G
Seen many harbours, where I took rest a while.
C G/B Am C
On this boat called,
F Em G G7
"Near and far".
Am G/B Am F G C
To be what you must, you must give up what you are.
Bridge 1:
Dm E
Dm E
Only a wind of hope, my heart said,
Dm E E7
Braving mystic oceans to ar-rive.
Am C D7/F#
Those who do not leave and choose to stay,
F E F G
Many sur-vive.
Verse 2:
C G/B Am C F Em G
Be you dust, or be you a star.
Am G/B Am F G
To be what you must, just reach out for what you are.
C G/B Am
And though you travel,
F Em G
Ma-ny roads.
Am G/B Am F G (C)
There's but one way and that's...the one...you chose.
Interlude: (with La's)
C G/B Am C, F Em G,
Am G/B Am, F G
C G/B Am C, F Em G,
Am G/B Am, F G, Am
Outro:
Am
Am F, Am Em (x7), F C, F Em
Am F, Am Em (x3), F C, F Em
Am F, Am Em (x2), Am
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C G/B Am F Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 x20033 x02210 133211 022000
G Dm E E7 D7/F#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 xx0231 022100 020100 2x021x
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
7...IN THIS GLASS WORLD... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
Intro:
D Cadd9, G/B Cadd9
Verse 1:
D Cadd9
In this glass world,
G/B Bbdim
We stop feeling pain.
Am Em
Going no-where,
G D
We've got everything.
Verse 2:
D Cadd9
In this glass world,
G/B Bbdim
People who live below.
Am Em
Wish they were here,
G D
Just looking in.
Chorus 1:
D Cadd9
In this glass world,
G/B Cadd9
In this glass world.
D Cadd9 G/B Cadd9
In this glass world.
Verse 3:
D Cadd9
In this glass world,
G/B Bbdim
We bathe by starlight.
Am Em
No troubles here,
G D
That's on the outside.
Verse 4:
D Cadd9
In this glass world,
G/B Bbdim
Sittin' with-out a care.
Am Em
No need to move,
G D
It's way too nice up here.
Chorus 2:
D Cadd9
In this glass world,
G/B Cadd9 G/B, A7
In this glass world.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Cadd9 G/B Bbdim
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 x32033 x20033 x1202x
Am Em G A7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 022000 320003 x02223
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
8...ROADSINGER... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
Intro:
C
Verse 1:
C F C
Roadsinger came to town; long cape and hat.
C G C G C F, C
People stood and stared, then closed their doors, as he passed.
C F C
He strolled the empty street; kids banged on tin cans.
C G C G C F, C
Then the panting dogs began to bark, as the roadsinger sang.
Chorus 1:
Am G D F C
Where do you go, where do you go, when hearts are closed?
F Am G G7
When a friend be-comes a stranger, nobody wants to know.
Am G D F C
Where do you go, where do you go, when the world turns dark,
F Am G F C F, C
And the light of truth is blown out, and the roads are blocked?
Verse 2:
C F C
He stopped by a stall, between the barrels and sacks,
C G C G C F, C
A child's face peeped out and gave a smile, and ran back.
C F C
Behind a misty glass, on a window-pane,
C G C G C F, C
A little finger drew a perfect heart, and a name.
Chorus 2:
Am G D F C
Where do you go, where do you go, in a world filled with fright,
F Am G G7
Only a song to warm you, through the night?
Am G D F C
Where do you go, where do you go, after lies are told,
F Am G F C F, C
And the light of truth is blown out, and the night is cold?
Interlude: (with Mmm's)
C, F, C
C G C G, C, F C
(x2)
Verse 3:
C F C
Roadsinger rode on, to another land,
C G C G C F, C
Though the people spoke a different tongue; it under-stand.
C F C
They showed him how to share, and took him by the hand,
C G C G C F, C
Showed him the path to Heaven, through the desert sand.
Chorus 3:
Am G D F C
Where do you go, where do you go, to find happi-ness,
F Am G G7
In a world filled with hatred, tears?
Am G D F C
Where do you go, where do you go, if no one cares,
F Am G F C F, C
And every-body's lost, looking for theirs.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C F G Am D G7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 133211 320003 x02210 xx0232 323000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
9...ALL KINDS OF ROSES... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
Intro:
G C, G D, G (x2)
Verse 1:
G
All kinds of roses,
C
All kinds of roses.
G D G
All kinds of roses grow in my garden.
Verse 2:
G
All kinds of creatures,
C
All kinds of creatures.
G D G (D/F#)
All kinds of creatures run on my land.
Chorus 1:
Em
All kinds of children,
Am
All kinds of children.
Em Bm Em
All kinds of children, play in my yard.
C G D/F# Em
So many feelings, so many feel...ings,
D G
Flow through my blood.
Interlude:
G C, G D, G (x2)
Verse 3:
G
All kinds of people,
C
All kinds of people.
G D G
All kinds of people make up my life.
Verse 4:
G
All kinds of faces,
C
All kinds of faces.
G D G (D/F#)
All kinds of faces show me their love.
Chorus 2:
Em
All kinds of lanterns,
Am
All kinds of lanterns.
Em Bm Em
All kinds of lanterns, light up the dark.
C G D/F# Em
But there's only one God, only one God,
D G
Has a place in my heart.
Interlude:
G C, G D, G (x2)
Verse 5:
G
All kinds of roses,
C
All kinds of roses.
G D G
All kinds of roses grow in my garden.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
G C D D/F# Em Am Bm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 x32010 xx0232 2x0230 022000 x02210 x24432
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
10...DREAM ON (UNTIL)... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
Intro:
F#m B, E C#m, F#m A, D A, G (x2)
Verse 1:
F#m B E C#m
Dream on, dream on.
F#m A D A G
Dream on through the dark-ness.
F#m B E C#m
Dream on, dream on.
F#m A D A G
Dream on 'till the light...
Interlude:
F#m B, E C#m, F#m A, D A, G
Verse 2:
F#m B E C#m
Dream on, dream on.
F#m A D A G
Dream on, 'till it's bright...
F#m B E C#m
Dream on, dream on.
F#m A D A G
Dream on through the dark-ness.
Outro:
F#m B, E C#m, F#m A, D A, G (x2), F#m
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
F#m B E C#m A D G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
244222 x24442 022100 x46654 x02220 xx0232 320003
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
11...SHAMSIA... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
*INSTRUMENTAL*
Verse 1:
Em C, Em Bm
Em Am, Em Bm
Em C, Em Bm
Em Am, Em D
C G, C D
Em C, Em Bm
Verse 2:
Em C, Em Bm
Em C, Em Bm, Em
Em C, Em Bm
Em Am, Em D
C G, C D
Outro:
Em Am, Em B7
Em C, Em Bm,
Em C, Em
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em C Bm Am D G B7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 x32010 x24432 x02210 xx0232 320003 021202
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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