Tea For The Tillerman chords by
Yusuf / Cat Stevens (Official Version)

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Key: C majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Fsus2

Verse 1
C C 
 
Bring tea for the Tillerman
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
Steak for the sun
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Wine for the woman who made the rain come
F F 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Seagulls sing your hearts away
C C 
 
C/B C/B 
 
Am Am 
 
’Cause while the sinners  sin
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
The children play
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Oh Lord, how they play and play
G G 
 
For that happy day
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
For that happy day

Outro 1

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC5 Fsus2 C Dm F...

Chords

C5
Fsus2
C
Dm
F
Bb
G
C/B
Am
Em
D

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C5: x-3-5-x-x-x
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C/B: x-2-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Tea For The Tillerman by Yusuf / Cat Stevens, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Yusuf / Cat Stevens's performance.

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