Year Of The Cat Chords by Al Stewart

Tempo:
116.7 bpm
Chords used:

C

Em

D

Bm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Stewart- Year of the Cat chords
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[C] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [C] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [C] [D] [Em]
[C] [A] [C]
[D] [Em]
[Bm] [C] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [C] [D] [Em]
[A] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[E]
[Am] [D]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [C] On a morning [Bm] from a forgot [Em] movie In a country [Bm] where they turned [Em] back time
[C] You go strolling [G] through the [Em] crowd like Pete Dillard [Am] contemplating a crime
[D] She [C] comes out [D] of the sun [Em] in a silk dress running [B] like a watercolour [C] in the rain
[B] Don't bother asking [Em] for an explanation, [Am] she'll just tell you that she came [D] in the year [C] of
[D] the [Em] cat She [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [C] [Bm] doesn't give you time [Em] for questions as
[C] she locks [Bm] up your [Em] eyes in hers And [C] you follow [Bm] till your [Em] sense of which direction
[Am] completely [D] disappears By [C] the blue [Bm]-tiled [Em] walls near the market stalls
with a [B] hint of what she [C] leads you to [B] These days she [Em] sends on few miles just [Am] like
a river running [D] through the year [C] of the [D] cat
[Em] [G] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [E] [B] While she looks at you [C] so coolly
[G] Her eyes shine [D] like the moon and the sea She [B] comes in incense [C] and patchouli
[G] So you take her [Dm] to find [C] what's waiting [D] inside the year of [G] the cat
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [C] [D]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Am] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [E]
[Am] [D]
[G]
[D] [G]
[Bm] [B]
[C] [A]
[C#] [C]
[D] [Em]
[Bm] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [Am]
[D] [C] One morning [Bm] comes and you're [Em] still with her And [C] 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 have to stay on
[D] [C] But the drumbeat [Bm] strains of [Em] the night remain and [B] the rhythm of the new born [C] day
You know [B] sometime you're [Em] bound to leave her [Am] but for now you're gonna [D] stay
In the year [C] of the [D] cat
[Em] [C] [Bm]
[Em] [C] [Bm]
[Em] [Am]
[D] In the year of the [C] cat
[D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [E] [Am]
[D]
[C] [D] [Em]
[Bm]
[Em] [G] [C] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[C] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[G] In [C] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[C] [Bm] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
the year of the cat
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
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Learn the basic chords of Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat chords, with this master sequence: Em, C, D, Em, Am, D, C and Bm. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 58 BPM and then match the original tempo of 117 BPM. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] On a morning [Bm] from a forgot [Em] movie In a country [Bm] where they turned [Em] back time
_ [C] You go strolling [G] through the [Em] crowd like Pete Dillard [Am] contemplating a crime
[D] _ She _ [C] comes out [D] of the sun [Em] in a silk dress running [B] like a watercolour [C] in the _ rain
_ [B] Don't bother asking [Em] for an explanation, [Am] she'll just tell you that she came [D] _ in the year [C] of
[D] the [Em] cat She _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bm] doesn't give you time [Em] for questions as
[C] she locks [Bm] up your [Em] eyes in hers And [C] you follow [Bm] till your [Em] sense of which direction
[Am] completely _ [D] disappears _ By [C] the blue [Bm]-tiled [Em] walls near the market stalls
with a [B] hint of what she [C] leads you to _ _ [B] These days she [Em] sends on few miles just [Am] like
a river running [D] through _ the year [C] of the [D] cat _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] [B] While she looks at you [C] so coolly
[G] Her eyes shine [D] like the moon and the sea She [B] comes in incense [C] and patchouli
[G] So you take her [Dm] to find [C] what's waiting [D] inside _ the _ year of [G] the cat
[Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] One morning [Bm] comes and you're [Em] still with her And [C] 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 have to stay on
[D] _ _ _ [C] But the drumbeat [Bm] strains of [Em] the night remain and [B] the rhythm of the new born [C] day
_ You know [B] sometime you're [Em] bound to leave her [Am] but for now you're gonna [D] stay
In the year [C] of the [D] cat
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ In the year of the [C] cat
[D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] In [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ the year of the cat
_ [N] _ _ _

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