Year Of The Cat Chords by Al Stewart

Tempo:
119.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

Em

Bm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat chords
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[D]
[Em] [Bm] [D]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [D] [A]
[C]
[D] [C]
[D] [Em] [Bm] [C]
[D] [Em] [D]
[A] [C]
[G]
[E] [Am]
[D]
[Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[C] On a morning from a [Em] Bogot movie [C] In a country where they [Em] turn back time
You [C] go strolling through the [Em] crowd like Pete Dillard [Am] contemplating a crime
[D] She comes out of [Bm] the sun [Em] in a silver [E] dress run
Like [B] a watercolor in the [C] rain Don't [B] bother asking [Em] for explanation
[Am] She'll just tell you that she came [D] in the year of the king
[Em] [D]
[Em] [C]
[Em] [A]
[D] [C] She doesn't give you [Bm] time [Em] for questions As she [C] locks up your [Bm] love and hers
[C] Have you followed her [Em] sense of which direction [Am] completely disappears?
[D] [C] By the blue [Bm] tiled [Em] walls near the market stalls of [B] the hidden door she [C] leads you to
These [B] days she [Em] says I feel my life just [Am] like a river running through
[D] The year [C] of the cat [Em] [Bm] [C]
[Em] [C]
[D] [Em]
[D] while she [B] looks at you so [C] coolly
Her [G] eyes shine like the [D] moon and the sea She comes [B] and says I am [C] patchouli
So you [G] take her [Dm] to find what's [Em] waiting [D] inside The year of [C] the cat
[Bm] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D]
[Am] [D]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[G] [C] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[E] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[E] [Am]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[Bm] [B]
[C] [A]
[C#] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [Am]
[D] [C] One morning [Bm] comes and you're [Em] still with her [C] And the bus [Bm] and the [Em] tourists are gone
And you've thrown [Bm] away your [Em] choice and lost your ticket
[Am] So you hop to stay on [D] [C] But the drumbeat [Bm] strains
[E] Of the night remain [B] And the rhythm of the new [C] born day
You [B] know sometime [Em] you're bound to leave her [Am] But for now you're gonna stay
[D] In the year [C] of the [D] cat
[Em] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [C]
[D] [E] [Am]
[D] The year [C] of the [D] cat
[Em] [C] [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [Am]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [E]
[Am] [D]
[C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [C]
[D] [Em] [Am]
[D] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [Am]
[D] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
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To learn Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bm, Em, C, D, C, Bm, Em, Am, D and C in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 59 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 120. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Minor.

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[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] On a morning from a [Em] Bogot movie _ _ [C] In a country where they [Em] turn back time
You [C] go strolling through the [Em] crowd like Pete Dillard [Am] contemplating a crime _
[D] _ _ She comes out of [Bm] the sun [Em] in a silver [E] dress run
Like [B] a watercolor in the [C] rain _ _ Don't [B] bother asking [Em] for _ explanation
[Am] She'll just tell you that she came [D] _ in the year of the king _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] She doesn't give you [Bm] time [Em] for questions As she [C] locks up your [Bm] love and hers
_ [C] Have you followed her [Em] sense of which direction [Am] completely _ disappears?
[D] _ _ _ [C] By the blue [Bm] tiled [Em] walls near the market stalls of [B] the hidden door she [C] leads you to
_ _ These [B] days she [Em] says I feel my life just [Am] like a river running through
[D] _ The year [C] of the cat _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ while she [B] looks at you so [C] coolly
_ Her [G] eyes shine like the [D] moon and the sea She comes [B] and says I am [C] patchouli
So you [G] take her _ [Dm] to find what's [Em] waiting [D] inside _ The _ year of [C] the cat
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] One morning [Bm] comes and you're [Em] still with her _ [C] And the bus [Bm] and the [Em] tourists are gone
_ And you've thrown [Bm] away your [Em] choice and lost your ticket
[Am] So you hop to stay on [D] _ _ _ [C] But the drumbeat [Bm] strains
[E] Of the night remain [B] And the rhythm of the new [C] born day
_ _ You [B] know sometime [Em] you're bound to leave her [Am] But for now you're gonna stay
[D] _ In the year [C] of the [D] cat
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] The year [C] of the [D] cat
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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