Chords for Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (Official Audio)

Tempo:
116.65 bpm
Chords used:

C

Em

D

Bm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (Official Audio) chords
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[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[Bm] [C] [D] [Em]
[C]
[D] [Em]
[Bm] [C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[E]
[Am] [Bm] [D]
[Bm] [D] [C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[Am]
[D] [C] On a morning [Bm] from a boat got [Em] moving In a country [Bm] where they turned [Em] back time
[C] You go strolling [Bm] through the crowd [Em] like Pete Dillard and [Am] contemplating a crime
[D] She [C] comes out of [Bm] the sun in [Em] a silk dress running [B] like a watercolour [C] in the rain
Don't [B] bother asking [Em] for explanations, [Am] she'll just tell you that she came [D] in the year [C] of
the cat [Bm]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [Bm]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [C] She doesn't [Bm] give you time [Em] for questions as
she [C] locks [Bm] up your [Em] heart in hers [C] And you follow [Bm] to your [Em] sense of which direction
[Am] completely [D] disappears By [C] the blue [Bm]-tiled [Em] walls near the market stalls
[B] of 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 [Bm] cat
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [Am] [B] While she looks at you [C] so coolly [G] and 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 [Bm] cat
[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]
[Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [Am]
[D] [C] One morning [Bm] comes and you're still [Em] with her And [C] the bus and the [Bm] tourists [Em] are gone
And you've thrown [Bm] away your choice [Em] and lost your ticket [Am] so you hop to stay [D] on
[C] But the drumbeat [Bm] strains [Em] of the night remain and [B] the rhythm of the new-born [C] day
You know [B] sometime you're [Em] bound to leave her but [Am] for now you're gonna stay
[D] In the year [C] of the [D] cat
[Em] In [C] [Bm]
[Em] [C] [Bm]
[Em] [Am]
[D] the year of the [C] cat
[D] [Em] [C] [G]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [E] [Am]
[D]
[C] [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [C] [Bm] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[C] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[G] [C] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[C] [Bm] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
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To learn Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bm, Em, C, D, C, Bm, Em, Am, D and C. Start with a comfortable 58 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 117. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] On a morning [Bm] from a boat got [Em] moving _ In a country [Bm] where they turned [Em] back time
[C] You go strolling [Bm] through the crowd [Em] like Pete Dillard and [Am] contemplating a crime
[D] _ _ She [C] comes out of [Bm] the sun in [Em] a silk dress running [B] like a watercolour [C] in the rain
_ Don't [B] bother asking [Em] for _ explanations, [Am] she'll just tell you that she came [D] in the year [C] of
the cat [Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] She doesn't [Bm] give you time [Em] for questions _ as
she [C] locks [Bm] up your [Em] heart in hers _ [C] And you follow [Bm] to your [Em] sense of which direction
[Am] completely _ [D] disappears By _ [C] the blue [Bm]-tiled [Em] walls near the market stalls
[B] of 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 [Bm] cat _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] [B] While she looks at you [C] so coolly _ [G] and 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 [Bm] cat _
[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] _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] One morning [Bm] comes and you're still [Em] with her And [C] the bus and the [Bm] tourists [Em] are gone
And you've thrown [Bm] away your choice [Em] and lost your ticket [Am] so you hop to stay [D] on
_ _ [C] But the drumbeat [Bm] strains [Em] of the night remain and [B] the rhythm of the new-born [C] day
_ You know [B] sometime you're [Em] bound to leave her but [Am] for now you're gonna stay
[D] In the year [C] of the [D] cat
[Em] In _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ the year of the [C] cat
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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