On the Road to Find Out Lyrics

On the Road to Find Out by Cat Stevens (1972)
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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!
Well, I hit the rowdy road, & many kinds I met there,
Many stories told me of the way to get there---! Oo,oo, oo---!
So on, and on I go, the seconds tick the time out,
There's so much left to know, and I'm on the road to find out---!
Oo,oo,oo---!
Break
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
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!
Well, I listen to the wind come howl,
Telling me I have to hurry,
I listen to the robin's song, saying not to worry---!
Oo,oo,oo---!
So on, and on I go, the seconds tick the time out,
There's so much left 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!
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!
Well, sometimes you have to moan,
When nothing seems to suit ya,
But, neverthe-less, you know,
You're locked to-wards the future---!
Oo,oo,oo---!
So on, and on I go, the seconds tick the time out,
There's so much left to know, and I'm on the road to find out---!
Oo,oo,oo---!
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!
Yes, the answer lies with-in,
So why not take a look now?
Kick out the devil sin,
Pick up,... pick up a good book now---! Oo-oo,oo---!
Yes, the answer lies with-in,
So why not take a look now?
Kick out the devil sin,
Pick up,... pick up a good book now---! Oo-oo,oo---!
Yes, the answer lies within,
So why not take a look now?
Kick out the devil sin,
Pick up, ... pick up a good book now---! Oo-oo,oo---!
Intro riff
Break
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
Naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, na-nan, naa!
ALUN'S CHORDS
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:
(* Harmonics)
(* 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.
In verses 2 & 3, 5 & 6, 8 & 9, and 10 to 12, Alun uses the same style picking
moved up to a C chord:
Then this bar is a link:
Then back to the G to G4 picking pattern...