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    eo oe iy ea) Myst CAT STEVENS Contents Page Biography .. ae FILL MY EYES 4 POP STAR .. Biebce oa) ‘MONA BONE JAKON ........ 4 I THINK I SEE THE LIGHT ... + 16 PAEL cnse sete ties 20 _“TROUBLE . 22 IWISH, I WISH Mio 25 ~ MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT... 28 BUT I MIGHT DIE TONIGHT... 33 _-KATMANDU . . 36 LADY D'ARBANVILLE, Pesci ase 38 INTO WHITE .. Reece eae 45 WHERE DO THE CHILDREN PLAY? 48 MILES FROM NOWHERE .. 54 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN . . 58 HARD HEADED WOMAN « + 60 GAD WBA. «. 0.274 +00058 + 65 “FATHER AND SON ... + 68 LILYWHITE ... sad “WILD WORLD ... . - 1% ON THE ROAD TO FIND OUT aay) LONGER BOATS ...... 0004+ eat 82 PLUS FULL PAGE PHOTOGRAPHS ‘This Album © Copyright 1971 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LIMITED, 155/157 Oxford Street, London, W. 1. sole selling agents: MUSIC SALES LIMITED, 78 Newman Street, London, WIE 4JZ.. A SONGWRITER OF THE CITY CAT STEVENS is very rare amongst the British Writer syndrome in that a vast percentage of his work stems from his environment, He is a self-con- fessed environmental writer, the mainstay of his work being a total product of ‘one fact - that for more than 20 years Stevens was born, lived and brought up in the heart of London. It is worth noting exactly what sort of effect being a child in a concrete and diesel-fumed society has - the small things that many children come to expect as being an ordinary part of their lives evaded Stevens and others like him. His playground was the one he had to make in his own imagination amongst the dark doorways andtheneon lights. Being a child in London means you don't know what real darkness is like unless you shut your eyes tight, you never steal apples and you've never smelt a cornfield on a hazy summer day. His childhood problems, that had ingrained themselves in Stevens! attitude ‘and consequently his songs came most strongly to the fore on another track from thatalbum "Where DoThe Children Play". A cry of protest not just from someone ‘who was worried about environmental pressures but from someone who knew what that kind of life could do. "Well I think it's fine building Jumbo planes, or taking a ride on a cosmic ‘train, switch on summer from a slot machine ..., Well you've cracked the sky serapers fill the air but will you keep on building higher till there's no room up there I know we've come a long way we're changing day by day but tell me ‘where do the children play?” Stevens 1s, naturally also a very personalised writer;heuses repetition a great deal to bring home the futile slog of most people's existence in a city but ‘whenhhe's not hung up about the environment he appears to hold a very pessimistic attitude both to human nature and particularly to his love affairs. ‘Lady D'Arbanville" the first track on a highly autobiographical “Mona Bone Jakon" album, showed his suffering and defeat in the face of the death of an affair in typical Stevens style he almost reversed this ~ finding some comfort in re~ flecting this end against D'Arbanville's death as Hamlet might have of Ophelia. Despite an output of really fine material in the past two years T suspect Stevens’ most intriguing and reflective song about his upbringing has been "Into White", His dream of icy calm - a vision that contrasts sharply with the place that formed initially, his character and outlook. A chance for peace. Clean, sharp and bright his senses alert and not deadened by the noise of trucks and cars ‘trundlingpast his parents’ restaurant. Everyone has their own dream - Stevens’ is a place of delicacy and soft brilliance: "I build my house from barley rice, green paper walls andwater ice, tables of paper wood, windows of light and every- thing emptying Into White". PENNY VALENTINE Excerpts from 'Sounds' 20th March, 1971. Fill My Eyes ‘And in the morn-ing when ‘And so my mind be - gins kmew that day I could-n't do ‘Gostinre will ey - cr sour the rome rt F Em7 AT Far 4 eet —= No wrong —— I could-n't do. oe PrP = = poe ra ‘© Copyright 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 155/157 Oxford Street, London, W.1, for the World. coast-er, but my wheels won't go, Ar D FT Bm Bm7 « Can't make no Pill My Eyes-2 emp-ty space in - side Fill My eyes-3 SS nothing ‘ll grow. D.H.al Code Fill My Byes-4 Pop Star Words and Music by CAT STEVENS Fairly bright tempo Yes, I'm going to be—a Pop Star, go - ing on the T. V.— now, ————— going to bea Pop St go -ing_on——the T. V. — ‘©Copyright 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 155/157 Oxlord Street, Londen, W.1. forthe Woild, mis see— me, Ma-ma,ma- ma Pop star, ma_see—- me, Ma-ma,ma-masee me’ on the T. V. (2) Yes, rm (3) Yes, 'm ET Bie iy, & Now lis-ten to me. 0 dana va dana dana Dana da da—nada nana da dana da Well,I'm go - ing tothe cold bank, cold _bank,— Pop Star-3 ” ‘Yes, I'm go - ing to—the cold bank, ma- ma see— me, Ma-ma,ma-ma see me atthe I I D.Kal Coda Pop star-4 com ~ ing, com—ing, com-ing home . ee Yes, I'm com ~= ing, com— ing, com - ing Yes, I'm Pop Star-5 8 ma, ma-ma see me I'm 3. Yes,I'm going on my first gig, Yes, I'm going on my first gig, ‘Oh mama, mama see me, ‘Mama, mama see me on my first gig, Now listen to me. (from f§ ) Pop Star-6 Mona Bone Jakon Words and Music by CAT STEVENS: won't be me they're all true— © D fa © Copyright 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 155/157 Oxford Street, London, W.1. for the World I Think I See The Light Words and Music by CAT STEVENS Tusod to trust no-80- ay Tusod to walk a -lono— ing ev-en less their words # ® Sslep-—-seemedthe same = > Un-til 1 foundsome-body 1 pre- ferred #* _ ‘This World was not m; yro was noth-ing much to —— ct = Fe A E ot E My heart wasmade of stone, my eyes saw only mist: Look up and see the ,¢ look dawn and see the cold re we oe Ch E Fe A E © Copyright 1970 by PRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 155/157 Oxford Street, London, W.1. forthe World Un-til you came in-to my life girl 1 caw ev-'ry-one that way there was noth- ing, noth-ing more Un-til Tfound the one 1 need-edat my side Tthink I would have been a ce re E A cém pe ‘sadman all my lif Gtm A Eb Db cb I Think I See The Light-2 Tthink I seo the light — giv-ing mea Db ob ct E B Fe I Think 1 See The Lights ” B 1'Think 1 See The Light~# rt Time Words and Music ty CAT STEVENS 15 Fmi(ped Bb) Fmt (ped Bb) ©Copyright 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 185/157 Oxford Street, London, W.1. for the World an you no ~ where, — No- where to go, I'm go-ing back Time-2 Trouble Words and Music by CAT STEVENS ‘seen your face—— and it's too much, toomuch for me. soonyour {ace and it's too much for me to ~ day. F ic ©Copyright 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 185/157 Oxford Stret, London, V.1. forthe Mor 2 To Coda ® you'reeat ~ing my heart a-way—ani Te'snoth-ingmuchleft ——of me. = you have mademe a wreck,--now won 'tyou leave me in my ris-er-y 7. Gm Bb om Bb wine, Pyouhave made your eyes, and I can see death's ‘Trouble - 2 mtwantno more ‘So.won'tyou be kind to me— beat, ‘Shat-tered.and tossed Tm worn —— lust let me go where Thave to go there. = ‘tooshock-ingto see tooshock-ing!o see 3. Trouble ~ oh trouble move from me - Thave paid my debt, now won't you leave me in my misory? ‘Trouble ~ oh trouble please be kind ~ I don't want nofight and I haven't got a lot of time. ‘Trouble - 3 I Wish, I Wish Words and Music ty CAT STEVENS new. couldtelt makes me me, what makes you makes a —eav-on, what makes a F fF or F or mS Dmi ifs just an - oth- And “do 1 get— c ar roa © © Copyright 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD. 185/157 Oxford Street, London, W.1. for the Word point ‘of ring —_ my So what hey-er true. While oth -ers big hot = D G F IWish,1 Wish - 2 TAST 1Wish,1 Wish - 3 Twish Thad, I wish Thad ~ ‘Tho cocret of good, the sccret of bad Why does this question drive me mad? ~ Ah ~ ‘Cos Iwas taught when but a lad - yes ‘That bad was good and good was bad. - Ah - wish I knew the mystery of ~ ‘That thing called hate and that thing called love What makes the in-hetween go rough. why? Why is it always push and shove - Ah ~ T guess I just don't know enough. yes Maybe You're Right Words and Music by CATT STEVENS Now maybe youre right So maybeyouke right but I ain't. gon-na arg-ue with you no more, ve done it far— too long.— © Copyright 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 185/157 Oxford Steet, London, W.1, forthe World. Iwas get-ting 80 good, ——_ why then, where did it go?— ean't-think a-bout it no more, tell me ‘youwere lovingme, bit now there ain't noth-ing but re-gret-fing, Em 0 o ic Maybe You're Right-2 Noth-ing but re-gret-ting eviery-thing we do, T put upwithyourlie~ you put up with mine, F c D =m ¢ ‘Maybe You're Right-3 a should'hars stopped some-wiers— We couldlnre taken ‘ie the. ‘some call it the end, Sotell me, tell me didyoureal-ly love me ‘You know— you don't have to prevtend, ° e © G Maybe You're Right~4 It] nev-er hap-pen a-gain, No, no, no. It'll ney - er hap-pen a gain, —_ Tt won't hap-pen a-gain, © F é @ Maybe You're Right-5 But I Might Die Tonight Words and Musie by CAT STEVENS a doin’ Just what they all say: tO work a-way, ‘Work hard boy, you'll find no = body should be that poor. A o A c © Copyright 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LITD., 155/157 Oxfeed Steet, London, W.l. fr the Word ‘or sink low, be-causeyouhappen to say so, say s0, You say 60. Tdon't want towork a - way, do-in' just what they all say: "work hard boy, you'll find ‘one day-you'll havea job likemine, joblikemine. a job like mine. Took a-head, Use your eyes’ he said, D But I Might Die Tonight-2 "Be straight, think right", But I might But I Might Die Tonight-3 Katmandu Words and Music by CAT STEVENS ay ght the dawn, and help - me treat me ight’ un tl 2 - ty ‘The morn-ing fold) Sat’ - an's be _nice “to Eb Bb F Ab pm © copyright 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 155/157 Oxford Street, London, W.1. for the World a see ~ ing yX——* and _your touching. you see ing You: be - wild - ‘ring time BI Ebmaj7 Gm7 Po Kathmandu-2 Lady D’Arbanville Words and Music by CAT STEVENS a Em (Freely) da-dy. DIAr-ban-ville Why do you sleep so ban-ville You look 0 cold to- Tl wake you to - mor-row Yourlips feel_—like win - ter ‘And youwill be—— my fill Yes, youwill be my ‘Your sicinhasturned— to white ‘Your skinhas turned — to = o o D Bm. © Copyright 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC L:TD., 195/157 Oxford Street, London, W.1. for the World, A tempo % My La- dy. D’Ar-ban-ville My La - dy ——D'Ar-ban -ville ‘an = ville icytur heart seems = Tl wake you Batyour heart seem: Why do. you breathe 20 low. And youll bem my il ‘why Wo you_breathe 80 low, ee ae ea BA ieee jo you breathe — so low? T. loved you———my la - dy mare Lady D'Arbanville ‘do you sleep so still? TH wake you. Lala la Ia lala Ta la la. Ta ‘Though in your grave — you te, Til al ~ ways —_be you will be—— my fil, Yes, Ta ie Ike a, eee TS This rose will nev yer die, This 8 D Bm Tecoda Off (rreeiy) 2 D.%.a! Coda you will be my fill. My La ~ dy——_D'Ar- Ia. My —— Dias ‘a Ta la ia rose will nev - er a Lady D'Arbanville - 3 Into White Words and Music by ‘CAT STEVENS b ay B EB alCoda green pep ~ per walls and. wa brown haired dog mouse if one Tab-les pap-er wood, PT win-dows of light, Yel-low De - lan - ie would sleep well at night. A D E G6(sus 9) © Copysight 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 155/157 Oxford Street, London, W.1. for the World and ev = ‘ry ~ thing emp-ty-fog _with ey = ‘ry - thing —emp-ty-ing ot Fiqeusay Fe D D zl D 2 is D.fal Coda wT Into White - 2 a A D E Gadd A) ty’ - thing emp-ty-ing Th-to white. tort [ory E FiKsus4) zB FH 3, A sad blue-eyed drummer rehearses outside ~ ‘A black spider dancing on top of his eye, Red legged chicken stands ready to strike ‘And ev'eything emptying into white, And ev'rything emptying into white. Into White - 9 Where Do The Children Play? Words and Music by ‘CAT STEVENS. J bulld-ing Jum - bo ‘planes on a cosmic train © Copyiight 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 155/157 Oxford Steet, London, W.1. forthe World, 49 T know we've comen long we're chang-ingday_—_to day, f PEF Emo Aas Emo aia But tell me_where 4’ th’ chil - dren play. Tres Emo AI an D G ‘Where Do the Children Play - 2 freah green grass, For your lor-ry loads pump-ingpet-rol a8, D « D a Where Do The Children Play - 3 makethem long and you makethem tough, just go onand on yemsthatyou can't get off, _ T’know— we'vecome a long way we'rechang-Ingdsy___to day, Emo Als Emo Ais But tell mewhere d! th’ chil - dren play. L cr Emo Ala ar ‘Where Do The Children Play - 4 cracked the sky ‘scap-ers fill the afr : Fier keop on build-ing high - er tillthere!snomore roomupthere? D G D e Where Do The Children Play ~ 5 us where—_to live —— will you toll uswhento die? free c o (sus) G we're chang - ing day—— to Em? ar Em? an Buttell_me,_whered’ th’ chil ~ oe D Em? ar D Gc ‘Where Do The Children Play - 6 Miles Lord, my From Nowhere Words and Music by can Srv ENE Miles from no-where guess I'll tako my to reachthore. soe ss T have to climb—— Oh yeah —_ to reach there. dy has beana good friend — o © Copyright 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 155/157 Oxford Street, London, W.1. for the World. when I reach the end, — Miles from no-where to reach_the end, Tereepthry theval-leys andi gropethrv the # Miles From Nowhere-2 sodont itmakeyou tet cause Tdrink to you my ba-by I'll think—to Miles from no—where— not a soul in Miles from nowhere — guess T'lltake my fe but it's al right. F ‘Miles From Nowhere-3 7 = ode Toanmake my own rules Oh yeah, the one's that 1 hhag been 2 good friend. but I_won't need it when T reach the end, Tlove ovary D.{.al Coda A G miles From Nownere-4 oe Tea for the Tillerman Words and Music by CAT STEVENS A tempo for the til - ler - man,________ steak © copytight 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 155/157 Oxford Street, London, W.1. forthe World. hearts a-way—'calsewhilethesin-nere sin Lord— how they play and play. Am e © D eG: ‘Tea For The Tillerman ~ 2 Hard Headed Woman Words and Music by CAT STEVENS, T'm look-ing for a hard head- ed One who'll takeme for my And if I find myhard headed Iwon't necd-no-body else, No, m0, m0, ap F Bb ic Fr Am ‘© Copyright 1970 by FRESHWATER MUSIC LTD., 155/157 Oxford Street, London, W.1. for the World, a Imlookingfora hardheaded wom-an, Onewhowill makemedo my ae Tknow the rest of my Iifew!!l be blessed, Yes,yes, yes. I'veknown a lot of fan - ey Peo-plewho can glideyou-ona floor, Hard Headed Woman-2 they move so smooth—— but have no when you ask —— what d'youcomeherefor why? -ny fine, feathered friends ay mye fi ways Triend i-noss de-pends ‘out tho one who "pays Hard Headed Woman-3 83 'm look = ing for a hard head-ed wom —— One who will make— me feel 50 And sf T find my hard hoad-ed = wom an, —__ I know my life will be a — it should, Yes, Gm ¢ P Am Hard Headed Woman-4 T'm look-ing for a hard head-ed wom-an, One who will make me do my —_ best, — And if 1 find my hard head-ed wom— an, — Dm « Dm e Dm Hard Headed Woman-5 Sad Lisa Ba ne Words and Music by CAT STEVENS SS

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