Year Of The Cat
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Year Of The Cat
Al Stewart
On a
Cmaj7
morning from a
Bm
Bogart
Em
movie, in a
Cmaj7
country where they
Bm
turned back
Em
time,
you go
Cmaj7
strolling through the
Bm
crowd like
Em
Peter Lorre
Am7
contemplating a crime
D
She comes
Cmaj7
out of the sun
Bm
in a
Em
silk dress running 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 came
D
In the year of the cat.
Cmaj7
D6
Em
D6
Cmaj7
D6
Em
D6
Cmaj7
D6
Em
Am7
D
She
Cmaj7
doesn't give you
Bm
time for
Em
questions as she
Cmaj7
locks up your
Bm
arm in
Em
hers
And you
Cmaj7
follow till your
Bm
sense of
Em
which direction com
Am7
pletely disappears
D
By the
Cmaj7
blue tiled walls
Bm
near the
Em
market stalls, there's a
B
hidden door she leads you
C
to
"These days," she
B
says, "I
Em
feel my life just like a
Am7
river running through
D
The year of the cat."
Cmaj7
D6
Em
D6
Cmaj7
D6
Em
D6
Cmaj7
D6
Em
Am7
Bridge
D
Well, she
B
looks at you so cool
C
ly and her
G
eyes shine like the
D
moon in the sea
She comes in
B
incense and patch
C
ouli, so you
G
take her to
F6
find what's wai
C/E
ting inside
D
The year of the
Cmaj7
cat.
D6
Em
D6
Cmaj7
D6
Em
D6
Cmaj7
D6
Em
Am7
D
Well,
Cmaj7
morning comes and
Bm
you're still
Em
with her and the
Cmaj7
bus and the
Bm
tourists
Em
are gone
And you're
Cmaj7
thrown away you
Bm
choice and
Em
lost your ticket so you
Am7
have to stay on
D
But the
Cmaj7
drumbeat strai
Bm
ns of the
Em
night remain in the
B
rhythm of the newborn
C
day
You know some
B
time you're
Em
bound to leave her, but for
Am7
now you're gonna stay
D
In the year of the cat.
Cmaj7
D6
Em
D6
C
D6
Em
D6
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