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(intro) D G (3x)
Bm A G
(verse 1)
D G
In the daytime,
D G
Time for cele-bration.
D G
No use lookin' down,
Bm A G
If it's over here.
D G
It's a world,
D G
A new cre-ation,
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And the golden light of the moning,
A E
Makes it easy to comb your hair.
G D
And the love of the child;
Esus4 E D G D G
It's the time of the year.
(verse 2)
D G
In the daytime,
D G
You can move a mountain.
D G
With a blink of your eye;
Bm A G
Now it's over here, now it's over there.
D G
It's a world,
D G
With no compli-cations.
Em9
And the curtains on the window,
A E
Start blowing like your hair.
G D
And the love that I feel,
Esus4 E D G D G
'Cos it's the time of the year.
(middle 8)
Bm A G A
Mysterious moon, found me cryin' in the dark;
Bm A G A Bm
Heard my footsteps on the stairs.
A G
Mysterious moon found me cryin',
D G D G
But the sun dried my tears; showed he cares.
(instrumental) D G (7x)
Bm A G
(verse 3)
D G
In the daytime,
D G
Time for cele-bration.
D G
No use lookin' down;
Bm A G
If it's over here.
D G
It's a world,
D G
A whole nation,
Em9
Now the white boats have landed,
A E
And the innocent are here.
G D
So dream for the child,
Esus4 E D G D G
'Cos it's the time of the year.
(outro) D G (3x)
Bm A G (2x) D
Written by Alun Davies/Cat Stevens