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Cat Stevens - Sad Lisa Chords

Chord reference Em, D, C, G, B, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

She [Em]hangs her head and [Em]cries on my [D]shirt. [C] She [D]must be [Em]hurt very [D]bad[G]ly. [G] Tell me [G]what’s [D]making you [Em]sad, [A]Li? [A] [Em]Open your [A]door, don’t [D]hide in the [C]dark. [C] You’re [D]lost in the [Em]dark, you can [D]trust [G]me. [G] Cause you [G]know [D]that’s how it [Em]must [A]be. [A] [A] [Em]Lisa Lisa, [A]sad [B]Lisa Lisa. [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em]

Her [Em]eyes like windows, [Em]trickle in [D]rain [C] [D]Upon her [Em]pain getting [D]dee[G]per. [G]Though my [G]love [D]wants to re[Em]lieve [A]her. [A]She [Em]walks a[A]lone from [D]wall to [C]wall. [C] [ D]Lost in her [Em]hall, she can’t [D]hear [G]me. Though I [G]know she [D]likes to be [Em]near [A]me.

[A] [A] [Em]Lisa Lisa, [A]sad [B]Lisa Lisa. [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em] She [Em]sits in a corner [Em]by the [D]door. [C]There [Em]must be [Em]more I can [C]tell [G]her. [G] If she [G]really [D]wants me to [Em]help [A]her. [A] [B] I’ll [Em]do what I [A]can to [D]show her the [C]way. [C] And [D]maybe one [Em]day I will [D]free [G]her. [G] Though I [G]know no [D]one can [Em]see [A]her. [A] [A]

[Em]Lisa Lisa, [A]sad [B]Lisa Lisa. [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em]

Artist Cat Stevens
Album Tea for the Tillerman
Genres Folk, Pop
Year 1971
Key Em

How to Play Sad Lisa on Guitar?

Cat Stevens - Sad Lisa can be played in the key of Em using the Em, D, C, G, B, A chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Sad Lisa with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.