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Year of the cat Al Stewart
##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ## byAl Stewart(notated by Jeff A. Estefan jae@explorer.jpl.nasa.gov)Words & Music by Al Stewart and Peter WoodINTRO: Cmaj7 D Em (three times)[Am7] [D7] VERSE 1:On a [Cmaj7]morning from a [Bm]Bogart mo[Em]viein a [Cmaj7]country where they [Bm]turned back tim[Em]eyou go [Cmaj7]strolling through the c[Bm]rowd likePeter Lorre contempl[Am7]ating a crime.She comes [Cmaj7]out of the s[Bm]un in a silk[Em] dressrunning like a [B]water color in the [C]rain.Don't bother [B]asking for[Em] explanations.She'll just [Am7]tell you that she camein the Year of the Cat.INSTRUMENTAL: (repeat INTRO chords)VERSE 2:She [Cmaj7]doesn't give you [Bm]time for ques[Em]tionsas she [Cmaj7]locks up you [Bm]arm in hers.[Em]And you [Cmaj7]follow 'til your [Bm]sense ofwhich direction com[Am7]pletely disappears.By the [Cmaj7]blue-tiled w[Bm]alls near the [Em]market stallsthere's a [B]hidden door she leads you [C]to."These days," she [B]says, "I[Em] feel my life justlike a [Am7]river running throughthe Year of the Cat."INSTRUMENTAL: (repeat INTRO chords)BRIDGE: (lead-in: D instead of D7)Well she [B]looks at you so co[C]olyand her [G]eyes shine like the [D]moonin the sea.She comes in [B]incense and pathch[C]ouliso you [G]take her to [F]find what's[C/E]waiting insidethe Year of the Cat.INSTRUMENTAL: (repeat INTRO chords a few times)acoustic/electric guitar solos, piano, sax, etc. (sweet stuff!)VERSE 3:Well [Cmaj7]morning comes and[Bm] you're still with[Em] herand the [Cmaj7]bus and the tou[Bm]rists are [Em]gone.And you've t[Cmaj7]hrown away your ch[Bm]oice andlost your ticket so you [Am7]have to stay on.But the d[Cmaj7]rumbeat strain[Bm]s of the nightremain in the [B]rhythm of the newborn [C]day.You know somet[B]ime you're[Em] bound to leave herbut for [Am7]now you're gonna stayin the Year of the Cat.INSTRUMENTAL: (repeat INTRO chords and fade)piano riffs, sax, etc.CHORD DIAGRAMS:Cmaj7 x32000D xx2320Em 022000Am7 x02010D7 xx0212Bm xx4432B xx4442C x32010G 320003F xx3211C/E xx2010Copyright 1976 by Unichappel Music, Inc.What makes this song sound so great is the piano riffs, the sax, thesolos, and, of course, Al Stewart's voice. But you can still have funwith this tune singing solo with a sweet soundin' acoustic in hand.
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