O Caritas Chords

KeyDm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays598

O Caritas by Cat Stevens is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, C, A, C7, Am7, Bb, A7, Gm, G, F, E7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Dm            C   A 
Hunc ornatum  mundi 
Dm   C7   A 
Nolo perdere 
Dm        Am7  Bb        A   Dm        C 
Video flagrare video flagare video flagrare 
Bb    A 
Omnia res 
Dm        Am7  Bb        A   Dm        C 
Audio clamare audio clamare audio clamare 
A7   Dm 
Homines 
 
Dm            A 
Nune extinguitur 
Gm             A    Dm 
Mund(i) et astrorum lumen 
             A 
Nune concipitur 
Gm      A        Dm 
Mali hominis crimen 
G  C   G   C    G  C  G  C 
   Tristitat(e) et lacrimis 
Bb            Dm    C Dm G 
Gravis est dolor 
C   G  C  F  C  G  C 
De terraeque maribus 
E7             Am 
Magnus est clamor 
G C  G  C F  C  G C 
O Caritas O Caritus 
Bb                 A  Gm C Bb Dm 
Nobis sempur sit amo 
A               A7           Dm 
Nos perituri mortem salutamus (ah ah) {gradual increase in volume} 
A      A7       Dm 
Sola resurgit vita 
 
{solo interspersed with  ahh and ah's} 
 
(Repeat from Nune Concipitur) 
Dm                C       A 
Ah, this world is burning fast 
Dm                  C     A 
Oh, this world will never last 
Dm              C        Bb              A        Dm              C        A          Dm 
I don't want to lose it, I don't want to lose it, I don't want to lose it, here in my time. 
Bb              A     Dm              C     Bb              A    A7         Dm   A       Dm A Dm 
Give me time forever, give me time forever, give me time forever here in my time...... 
 
ambChile 

    	

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