Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - Pagan Run

                BPM:      101
Released: 16 June 2023
Album:    King of a Land


Capo: No


[Intro]
F B
F B B
F B
F B B
F  F  B B
F  F  B B
F  F  B B
F  F  B B
B Bsus4 B Bsus4
B Bsus4 B Bsus4  B B
B Bsus4 B Bsus4
B Bsus4 B Bsus4  B B


[Verse 1]
B Bsus4      B Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
I was on the pagan run,
B  Bsus4 B     Bsus4        B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
On a     superstitious road,
B  Bsus4      B   Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
Looking for a day to come,
B  Bsus4   B   Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
To park my restless soul,
B  Bsus4   B   Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
I was lost and in a mess,
B   Bsus4    B      Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
Too proud to beg or bow,
B   Bsus4      B       Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
And though I'd never admit it,
B  Bsus4      B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
I  was scared as hell.


[Pre-Chorus]
F                F
She said, "Come along with me,
F             B
I'll take you home,
F             F
I'll make you warm again",
B            B Bsus4  B Bsus4
Then left me cold,
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4  B B
Cold.


[Interlude]
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B


[Chorus 1]
B  Bsus4   B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
I  was on the pagan run,
B  Bsus4    B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
Avarice was my road, (ooh ooh . . .),
B  Bsus4   B   Bsus4      B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
B  pilgrim for holy money,
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4     B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
  Chasing an empty hole (ooh ooh . . .).


[Post-Chorus]
F                F
She said, "Come along with me,
F             B
I'll take you home,
F             F
I'll make you warm again",
B            B Bsus4  B Bsus4
Then left me cold,
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4  B B
Cold.


[Interlude]
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
                     (running)

[Instrumental]
F  C  F  C
F  C  F  C  B
F  C  F  C
F  C  F  C  B
F  F  B B
F  F  B B


[Chorus 2]
Bsus4                 B Bsus4                 B B
I was on the pagan run, hiding from the world,
Bsus4                 B Bsus4                               B B
Frightened of everyone, scared of what the future may hold,
Bsus4                                Cb  C
Scared of what the future may hold.


[Interlude]
F  C   F   C
Ho hoo hoo hoo hoo,
F  C  F  C
      Hoo hoo hoo hoo.
F  C  F  C  B


[Bridge]
B          G#m         F             B
I took the wrong road, God showed me where to go,
B          G#m         F             B#m
I took the wrong road, God showed me where,
G#m        F           B             B
I took the wrong road, God showed me where to go,
B          G#m         F             C  Csus4 C Csus4 C
I took the wrong road, God showed me where.
 C  Csus4 C Csus4 C  C  Csus4 C Csus4 C
(Pagan run),          Mmmm . . .
 C           Csus4     C     Csus4
(Never going back on a pagan run)
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
Oooh
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
Oh!


[Instrumental]
B
F B
F B B
F B
F B B


[Outro]
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
(ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
(ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
B  Bsus4     B    Bsus4  B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
I  tuned out everyone,  (ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh),
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
Oh, God save me!    (ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh),
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
I submit myself,    (ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh),
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
To You, oooh . . .
B  Bsus4  B  Bsus4   B Bsus4  B Bsus4 B B
(Everybody’s got back).