On the Road to Find Out – Cat Stevens Song Chord/Tab and Lyric

Intro

E |–7—8–8—-8–8/10–10-10–|–10—12—-10—-8—7-7—|
B |–8–10-10—10-10/12–12-12–|–12—13—-12—10—8-8—|
G |–0—0–0——-0———0–|—0—-0—–0—-0—0-0—|(x2)
D |——————————|—————————–|
A |——————————|—————————–|
E |——————————|—————————–|

E |——3–3–2–2—3—3—-|–3—3—2—2—2—3—3-3–|
B |——0–0–1–1—0—0—-|–0—0—1—1—1—0—0-0–|
G |——0–0–2–2—0—0—-|–0—0—2—0–h2—0—0-0–|(x2)
D |——0—–0–0—0-0—0–|–0——-0—0—0—0—0-0–|
A |——2————2-2—2–|–2——————-2—2-2–|
E |-(10)3————3-3—3–|–3——————-3—3-3–|

Verse 1
Well, I left my happy home to see what I could find out,

| / / / / | / / / / |

I left my folk, & friends with the aim to clear my mind out!

| / / / / | / / / / |

Verse 2
Well, I hit the [F/C]rowdy road, & many ki[F/C]nds I met there,

[F/C]

Many stories told me of the way to get there—! Oo,oo, oo—!

Verse 3

So on, and[F/C] on I go, the seconds [F/C]tick the time out,

There's so much l[F/C]eft to know, and I'm on the road to find out-–!

Oo,oo,oo–-!

Break
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!

E|——-3——-3——-3—–|——-3——-3———–3—–|
B|—3——-3——-3—–3—|—3——-3———-3——3—|
G|—–4——-5——-4—–4-|—–4——-5———–4—–4-|(x2)
D|-5——-5——-5———–|-5——-5———-5————|
A|—————————–|———————————|
E|—————————–|———————————|

Verse 4

In the end I'll know, but on the way I won-der,

Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!

Through des-cending snow, & through the frost & thun-der!

Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!

Verse 5
Well, I listen to the [F/C]wind come howl,

Telling me I h[F/C]ave to hurry,

I listen to the r[F/C]obin's song, saying not to worry-–!

Oo,oo,oo–-!

Verse 6

So on, and [F/C]on I go, the seconds t[F/C]ick the time out,

There's so much l[F/C]eft to know, and I'm on the road to find out—!

Oo,oo,oo–-!

Break
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!

Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!

Verse 7

Then I found my-self a-lone, hoping someone would miss me!

| / / / / | / / / / |

Thinking a-bout my home, and the last woman to kiss me,…

| / / / / | / / / / |
… kiss me!

Verse 8
Well, sometimes you [F/C]have to moan,

When nothing s[F/C]eems to suit ya,

But, neverthe-l[F/C]ess, you know,

You're locked to-wards the future–-!

Oo,oo,oo–-!

Verse 9
So on, and [F/C]on I go, the seconds[F/C] tick the time out,

There's so much l[F/C]eft to know, and I'm on the road to find out—!

Oo,oo,oo–-!

Verse 10
Then I found my head one day, when I wasn't even try-ing,

Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!

And here I have to say, 'cause there is no use in ly-ing,

Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
… ly-ing!

Verse 10
Yes, the answer l[F/C]ies with-in,

So why not t[F/C]ake a look now?

Kick out the d[F/C]evil sin,

Pick up,… pick up a good book now—! Oo-oo,oo—!

Verse 11
Yes, the answer l[F/C]ies with-in,

So why not t[F/C]ake a look now?

Kick out the d[F/C]evil sin,

Pick up,… pick up a good book now—! Oo-oo,oo—!

Verse 12
Yes, the answer lies within, [F/C]

So why not t[F/C]ake a look now?

Kick out the d[F/C]evil sin,

Pick up, … pick up a good book now—! Oo-oo,oo—!

Intro riff

E |–7—8–8—-8–8/10–10-10–|–10—12—-10—-8—7-7—|
B |–8–10-10—10-10/12–12-12–|–12—13—-12—10—8-8—|
G |–0—0–0——-0———0–|—0—-0—–0—-0—0-0—|(x2)
D |——————————|—————————–|
A |——————————|—————————–|
E |——————————|—————————–|

Break

Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!

Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
Coda

E |—3—1—1—|——3——||
B |—0—1—1—|——0——||
G |—0—2—3—|——0——||
D |—0—3—3—|——0——||
A |—2———–|——2——||
E |—3———–|——3——||

ALUN'S CHORDS
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RMII RLII R M I I R L I I RIII RILI

N.B. Alun plays harmonics on the first 4 bars while Cat plays the Bouzouki style
intro riff.

Intro:
[(G)] [(D7)] [(G)] [(G)] [(D7)] [(G)]

E |———————–|—————————|
B |———————–|—————————|
G |—12———12—–|—12———–12——-|
D |——–12————|—————————|
A |———————–|—————————|
E |———————–|—————————|

( Harmonics)

[(G)] [(D7)] [(G)] [(G)] [(D7)] [(G)]

E |———————–|—————————|
B |———————–|—————————|
G |—12———12—–|—12———–12——-|
D |———————–|—————————|
A |———————–|—————————|
E |———————–|—————————|

( Harmonics)

In the breaks and also verses 1, 4, 7 and 10, Alun fingerpicks a quick G to G4 pattern
(shown below), throughout the whole of these verses,and also whenever Cat is playing

the G to D7 pattern, at the end of all the other verses.
Play the G chord shape and then add the suspended 4th with the little finger.
Use the Thumb to pick the D & G strings,and Ring/Middle fingers to pick the B & E
strings.

E|——–3——–3——–3—–|
B|—-3——–3——–3—–3—|
G|——4——–5——–4—–4-|
D|–5——–5——–5———–|
A|——————————–|
E|——————————–|

In verses 2 & 3, 5 & 6, 8 & 9, and 10 to 12, Alun uses the same style picking
moved up to a C chord:

E |———-8———–8———-8—|
B |—–8———-8———–8——–|
G |——–9———-10———-9—–| (x3)
D |–10———10———-10———-|
A |————————————-|
E |————————————-|

Then this bar is a link:

E |————–5—————–5—-|
B |——-5—————–7———–|
G |———–5—————-5——–|
D |—-7—————-7—————|
A |————————————-|
E |————————————-|

Then back to the G to G4 picking pattern…