Chords for Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat (Remastered)

Tempo:
119.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

Em

D

Bm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat (Remastered) chords
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[C] [D] [Em]
[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] [Bm]
[D] [Bm] [D] [C]
[D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[C] On a morning [Bm] from a [Em] Bogot movie In a country where [Bm] they turn [Em] back time
You [C] go strolling through [Bm] the [Em] crowd like Peter Lorre and [Am] contemplating a crime
[D]
She [C] comes out of [D] the sun in [Em] a silk dress running [B] like a watercolor [C] in the rain
Don't [B] bother [Em] asking for explanations, she'll [Am] just tell you that she came [D] in the year of the [C] cat
[D] [Em] She
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[G] doesn't give you [Bm] time [Em] for questions as [C] she locks up [Bm] your [Em] eyes and hers
[C] And you follow to [Bm] your [Em] sense of which direction [Am] completely disappears
[D]
By [C] the blue [Bm] tiled walls [Em] near the market [Am] stalls [B] with a hidden door she [C] leads you to
[B] These days [Em] I feel my life just like a [Am] river running [D] through the year [C] of the [D] cat
[Em]
[Bm] [C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [C] [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 so you [G] take her
[Dm] to find [C] what's waiting [D] inside
The year of the [G] cat
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [C] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [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 [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 [D] on
[C] But the [Bm] drumbeat strains [Em] of the night remain and the [B] rhythm of the newborn [C] day
You [B] know sometime [Em] you're 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]
Year [C] of the cat
[D] [Em] [C] [Bm] [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] [Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[G] [C] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[C] [D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[C] [Bm]
Key:  
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
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To start learning Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, Em, C, D, C, Bm, Am, D and C in sequence. Start with a comfortable 59 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 119. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Minor.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [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] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] On a morning [Bm] from a [Em] Bogot movie _ In a country where [Bm] they turn [Em] back _ time
You [C] go strolling through [Bm] the [Em] crowd like Peter Lorre and [Am] contemplating a crime
[D] _ _
She [C] comes out of [D] the sun in [Em] a silk dress running [B] like a watercolor [C] in the rain _
_ Don't [B] bother [Em] asking for explanations, she'll [Am] just tell you that she came [D] _ in the year of the [C] cat
_ [D] [Em] She _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ doesn't give you [Bm] time [Em] for questions as [C] she locks up [Bm] your [Em] eyes and hers
_ [C] And you follow to [Bm] your [Em] sense of which direction [Am] completely disappears
[D] _
By [C] the blue [Bm] tiled walls [Em] near the market [Am] stalls [B] with a hidden door she [C] leads you _ to
_ [B] These days [Em] I feel my life just like a [Am] river running [D] through _ the year [C] of the _ [D] cat
[Em] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] [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 so you [G] take her _
[Dm] to find [C] what's waiting [D] inside _
The _ year of the [G] cat
[Bm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [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 [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 [D] on _
_ [C] But the [Bm] drumbeat strains [Em] of the night remain and the [B] rhythm of the newborn [C] day
_ _ You [B] know sometime [Em] you're 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] _
Year [C] of the cat
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [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] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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