...SCHOOL IS OUT... by Cat Stevens -------------------............... *from 'Matthew & Son' (1967)* Intro: G F D School is out now; we're gonna have some fun. G F D D7 We're gonna make like, we are the only ones. Verse 1: G F G G C Bb G F G D7 I'm gonna buy a, piece of the sky and sell pas-sing clouds. C Bb C C F Eb C Bb C D7 I'm gonna be a, Mayor of some small, town and tax the crowds. G F G G C Bb G F G D7 I'm gonna be a, local sur-vey-or and study the Fore-man guilds. C Bb C C F Eb C Bb C D7 I'm gonna line up, some of the fin-est girls that are in the world! Chorus 1: G F C D We're coming out of school to-day, and we're so happy to be a-live. C D G C D7 It's gonna be the best day, the best day of our li-i-ives. (Instrumental Chorus): G F C D, C D, G C D7, G F Interlude: G, C D C (x3), G Break: G F G F Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm. G F G F Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm. G F, G Verse 2: G F G G C Bb G F G D7 I'm gonna be a, history ma-ker; I'll call myself Rich-ard the Third. C Bb C C F Eb C Bb C D7 I'm gonna buy an, ampli-fi-er and shout out: "have you heard?" Chorus 2: G F C D We're coming out of school to-day, and we're so happy to be a-live. C D G C D7 It's gonna be the best day, the best day of our li-i-ives. (Instrumental Chorus): G F C D, C D, G C D7, G F Interlude: G, C D C (x2) Coda: G D We're coming out of school to-day, baby, G D We're coming out of school to-day, baby. G D We're coming out of school to-day... (Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G F D D7 C Bb Eb EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 133211 xx0232 xx0212 x32010 x13331 365343 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])