On The Road To Find Out ukulele

On The Road To Find Out

• G

On the Road to Find Out by Cat Stevens (1972)

Intro

  
         G     D7     G           G      D7           G


Verse 1
          G      G4    G       G       G4            G   
Well, I left my happy home to see what I could find out,

  G  D7 G      G  D7   G
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

    G      G4        G              G      G4           G 
I left my folk, & friends with the aim to clear my mind out!


  G  D7 G      G  D7   G
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |



Verse 2
         C      F/C    C    F4  F       C    F/C     C        F4  F
Well, I hit the rowdy road,         & many kinds I met there,

  C     F/C    C     Am     D7      G         D7  G        G   D7  G



Verse 3

    C     F/C    C   F4  F         C    F/C            C   F4  F
So on, and on I go,         the seconds tick the time out,

         C       F/C     C            Am      D7      G       D7 G
  
       G  D7 G

Break
    G      G4      G            G        G4        G
   Naa,    naa,    naa!         Naa,     naa,   na-nan, naa! 


Verse 4

 G     G4        G        G      G4        G 
In the end I'll know, but on the way I won-der,  

G     D7   G     G     D7      G
Naa, naa, naa!  Naa,  naa, na-nan, naa!

  G           G4      G        G         G4           G
Through des-cending snow, & through the frost & thun-der!

G     D7   G     G     D7      G
Naa, naa, naa!  Naa,  naa, na-nan, naa!


Verse 5
          C           F/C        C    F4  F
Well, I listen to the wind come howl,     

   C          F/C      C    F4  F
Telling me I have to hurry,

     C           F/C      C     Am   D7       G   D7  G

       G  D7  G


Verse 6

    C      F/C   C  F4 F        C       F/C           C   F4 F
So on, and on I go,        the seconds tick the time out,

         C       F/C     C            Am      D7      G      D7   G
  
       G  D7  G


Break
G     D7   G     G     D7      G
Naa, naa, naa!  Naa,  naa, na-nan, naa!

G     D7   G     G     D7      G
Naa, naa, naa!  Naa,  naa, na-nan, naa!



Verse 7

         G       G4     G      G       G4          G      
Then I found my-self a-lone, hoping someone would miss me!

  G  D7 G      G  D7   G
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

    G       G4      G             G    G4        G
Thinking a-bout my home, and the last woman to kiss me,...

       G    D7 G      G  D7   G
     | /    /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
... kiss me!

 
Verse 8 
        C           F/C      C    F4  F
Well, sometimes you have to moan,   
   
        C     F/C           C     F4  F
When nothing seems to suit ya,

        C      F/C       C  
But, neverthe-less, you know, 

         Am       D7          G    D7  G
   
       G  D7  G



Verse 9
    C      F/C   C   F4  F        C    F/C            C   F4  F
So on, and on I go,         the seconds tick the time out,

         C       F/C     C            Am      D7      G      D7   G
  
       G  D7  G



Verse 10
         G       G4       G           G      G4       G
Then I found my head one day, when I wasn't even try-ing,

G     D7   G     G     D7      G
Naa, naa, naa!  Naa,  naa, na-nan, naa!
 
     G      G4      G                G     G4         G
And here I have to say, 'cause there is no use in ly-ing,

        G     D7   G     G     D7      G
        Naa, naa, naa!  Naa,  naa, na-nan, naa!
... ly-ing!  
        

Verse 10
           C     F/C       C   F4 F
Yes, the answer lies with-in,      

    C       F/C         C   F4 F
So why not take a look now? 

 C            F/C   C         
Kick out the devil sin,

     Am                 D7       G   D7 G        G   D7  G



Verse 11
           C     F/C       C   F4 F
Yes, the answer lies with-in,      

    C       F/C         C   F4 F
So why not take a look now? 

 C            F/C   C         
Kick out the devil sin,

     Am                 D7       G   D7 G        G   D7  G



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

    C       F/C         C   F4  F
So why not take a look now? 

 C            F/C   C         
Kick out the devil sin,

     Am                 D7        G   D7 G        G   D7  G


Intro riff


Break

G     D7   G     G     D7      G
Naa, naa, naa!  Naa,  naa, na-nan, naa!

G     D7   G     G     D7      G
Naa, naa, naa!  Naa,  naa, na-nan, naa!
Coda   
      G   F   F4         G


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ALUN'S CHORDS    
  G        G4           C           C4            Am       D7
xx5433    xx5533   xx10 9 8 8   xx 10 10 8 8    xx7555   xx7575
  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)
      (* Harmonics)

     (G)  (D7)   (G)         (G)    (D7)    (G)
     (* 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. 

    G        G4       G



In verses 2 & 3, 5 & 6, 8 & 9, and 10 to 12, Alun uses the same style picking
moved up to a C chord: 
      C         C4          C

Then this bar is a link:
     Am                D7

Then back to the G to G4 picking pattern...

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