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Date: 25/09/02   From: DJ    To: Majicat
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                       Pop Star by Cat Stevens (1970)       
Intro

E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
B |--5\3------------|-----------------|------------------------|
G |------------0----|--0--0-----------|--------------1---------|
D |-----------------|--------0-h2-----|------0--0-h2-----------|
A |--------0--------|-----------------|-0-h2-------------------|
E |-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------0---3--|

                                                  E7
E |--------------------------------------|----0----0---0-------|
B |--------------------------------------|----0—--h3---3-------|
G |------------------1-------------------|----0—--h1---1-------|
D |--------0---0—h2-----2--0-------------|----0—--h2---2-------|
A |---0—h2----------------------2—-p0----|----0---h2---2-------|
E |--------------------------------------|----0----0---0-------|

                                            (D7)  E7
                                       E |----2-------/5-------|
                  (Riff for 2nd guitar) B |----1-------/3-------|
                                       G |----2-------/5-------|
                                       D |-------------—-------|
                                       A |----—--------2-------|
                                       E |--------0------------|                                      

Verse 1
           E7                               A7
Yes, I’m going to be a pop star! Yes, I’m going to be a pop star, now!
           E7                     G           Bm
Yes, I’m going to be a pop star!  Oh, mamma, mamma  see me!
  A7                        E7
Mamma, mamma, see me, I’m a pop star!


Verse 2
           E7                             A7
Yes, I’m going on the TV, now!  Yes, I’m going on the TV, now!
           E7              G           Bm
Yes, I’m going on the TV!  Oh, mamma, mamma  see me!
  A7                        E7
Mamma, mamma, see me on the TV!


Verse 3
           E7                                  A7
Yes, I’m going on my first gig----! Yes, I’m going on my first gig----!
           E7                       G           Bm
Yes, I’m going on my first gig----! Oh, mamma, mamma  see me!
  A7                         E7
Mamma, mamma, see me on my first gig!



Verse 4
      E7
Now listen to me.. 
 D         A        E         D          A         E          D
La-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-dum! La-da-da, da-da-da, dah!
 D                                       E           F#       B
La-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-dum! Bah-da-da, bah-bah, bow!
 E                                                     F#   B    A
Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-dah! La-da-da, da-dah, dow, dow!
          E                  D      E7
(Super!) La, di-dah, di-dah, da-da-dah! ( Oh, so good!)



Verse 5
               E7
Oh, well, I’m going to the cold bank, cold bank!
           A7
Yes, I’m going to the cold bank, now!
           E7                     G           Bm
Yes, I’m going to the cold bank!  Oh, mamma, mamma  see me!
  A7                          E7
Mamma, mamma, see me at the cold bank!

Verse 6
       E7
I’m a singin’.. 
D         A        E         D          A         E          D
La-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-dum! La-da-da, da-da-da, dah!
 D                                       E           F#       B
La-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-dum! Bah-da-da, bah-bah, bow!
 E                                                     F#   B    A
Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-dah! La-da-da, da-dah, dow, dow!
                        E                  D      E7
(Here it comes again!) La, di-dah, di-dah, da-da-dah!



Verse 7
            E7
Well, I’m coming, coming, coming home now!
           A7
Yes, I’m coming, coming, coming home now!
           E7
Yes, I’m coming, coming, coming home now!
 G           Bm            A7                      E
Oh, mamma! Mamma see me! Mamma, mamma see me, I’m home!


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Chords: 1st Guitar-   E7     A7      G      Bm     F#      B
                   022130  x02020 320033  x24432 244322 223332

        2nd Guitar-   E7     A7       G      
                   020545  575655  355433
NOTE: All the chords require a hammering on style, with lots of slapping and damping of the strings with your
other palm to get the rhythmic feel of this song.
                               
                  

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