...SCHOOL IS OUT... by Cat Stevens
from 'Matthew & Son' (1967)
Intro:
[G] School is out now; [F]we're gonna have some [D]fun.
[G] We're gonna make like, [F]we are the only [D]ones.[D7]
Verse 1:
[G] I'm gonna [F]buy [G]a, [G]piece of the [C]sky [Bb]and [G]sell [F]pas-[G]sing [D7]clouds.
[C] I'm gonna [Bb]be [C]a, [C]Mayor of [F]some [Eb]small, [C]town and [Bb]tax [C]the [D7]crowds.
[G] I'm gonna [F]be [G]a, [G]local sur-[C]vey-[Bb]or and [G]study the [F]Fore-[G]man [D7]guilds.
[C] I'm gonna [Bb]line [C]up, [C]some of the [F]fin-[Eb]est [C]girls that are [Bb]in [C]the [D7]world!
Chorus 1:
We're [G]coming out of school to-[F]day,
And we're so [C]happy to be a-[D]live.
It's [C]gonna be the best day, the [D]best day of our [G]li-[C]i-[D7]ives.
(Instrumental Chorus):
G F C D, C D G C D7
Interlude:
G D (x3), G
Break:
[G] [F]
[G] [F] [G]
Verse 2:
[G] I'm gonna [F]be [G]a, [G]history [C]ma-[Bb]ker; I'll [G]call myself [F]Rich-[G]ard the [D7]Third.
[C] I'm gonna [Bb]buy [C]an, [C]ampli-[F]fi-[Eb]er and [C]shout out: "[Bb]have [C]you [D7]heard?"
Chorus 2:
We're [G]coming out of school to-[F]day,
And we're so [C]happy to be a-[D]live.
It's [C]gonna be the best day, the [D]best day of our [G]li-[C]i-[D7]ives.
(Instrumental Chorus):
G F C D, C D G C D7
Interlude:
G D (x3), G
Coda:
We're [G]coming out of school to-[D]day, baby,
We're [G]coming out of school to-[D]day, baby,
We're [G]coming out of school to-[D]day, baby...
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
[G] [F] [D] [D7] [C] [Bb][Eb]
[EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]xx0232 [EADGBE]xx0212 [EADGBE]x32010 [EADGBE]x13331 [EADGBE]665x4x
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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from 'Matthew & Son' (1967)
Intro:
[G] School is out now; [F]we're gonna have some [D]fun.
[G] We're gonna make like, [F]we are the only [D]ones.[D7]
Verse 1:
[G] I'm gonna [F]buy [G]a, [G]piece of the [C]sky [Bb]and [G]sell [F]pas-[G]sing [D7]clouds.
[C] I'm gonna [Bb]be [C]a, [C]Mayor of [F]some [Eb]small, [C]town and [Bb]tax [C]the [D7]crowds.
[G] I'm gonna [F]be [G]a, [G]local sur-[C]vey-[Bb]or and [G]study the [F]Fore-[G]man [D7]guilds.
[C] I'm gonna [Bb]line [C]up, [C]some of the [F]fin-[Eb]est [C]girls that are [Bb]in [C]the [D7]world!
Chorus 1:
We're [G]coming out of school to-[F]day,
And we're so [C]happy to be a-[D]live.
It's [C]gonna be the best day, the [D]best day of our [G]li-[C]i-[D7]ives.
(Instrumental Chorus):
G F C D, C D G C D7
Interlude:
G D (x3), G
Break:
[G] [F]
Mmmm-mm-mm-mm, mmmm-mm-mm-mm,
[G] [F] [G]
Mmmm-mm-mm-mm, mmm-mm-mm-mm.
Verse 2:
[G] I'm gonna [F]be [G]a, [G]history [C]ma-[Bb]ker; I'll [G]call myself [F]Rich-[G]ard the [D7]Third.
[C] I'm gonna [Bb]buy [C]an, [C]ampli-[F]fi-[Eb]er and [C]shout out: "[Bb]have [C]you [D7]heard?"
Chorus 2:
We're [G]coming out of school to-[F]day,
And we're so [C]happy to be a-[D]live.
It's [C]gonna be the best day, the [D]best day of our [G]li-[C]i-[D7]ives.
(Instrumental Chorus):
G F C D, C D G C D7
Interlude:
G D (x3), G
Coda:
We're [G]coming out of school to-[D]day, baby,
We're [G]coming out of school to-[D]day, baby,
We're [G]coming out of school to-[D]day, baby...
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[G] [F] [D] [D7] [C] [Bb][Eb]
[EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]xx0232 [EADGBE]xx0212 [EADGBE]x32010 [EADGBE]x13331 [EADGBE]665x4x
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)