Chords for Sesame Street - "A Cat Had a Birthday"
Tempo:
158.15 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Cm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [F] [A] Okay everybody, I'm gonna tell you about some birthday parties I've been to.
I get to the happy [E] birthday [A] part, well, I want you to say happy birthday the same way the animals said it at the party.
[Eb] [Cm] A cat had a birthday and all the [C] cats came to eat cat cake and [Ab] play a cat game.
and win they went through.
the way [Cm] cats do.
[A] They [Bb] said meow meow, everybody do it [F] now.
nothing [A] to [Bb] it.
that.
I get to the happy [E] birthday [A] part, well, I want you to say happy birthday the same way the animals said it at the party.
[Eb] [Cm] A cat had a birthday and all the [C] cats came to eat cat cake and [Ab] play a cat game.
and win they went through.
the way [Cm] cats do.
[A] They [Bb] said meow meow, everybody do it [F] now.
nothing [A] to [Bb] it.
that.
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_ _ [E] _ [F] _ [A] Okay everybody, I'm gonna tell you about some birthday parties I've been to.
[C] And when I get to the happy [E] birthday [A] part, well, I want you to say happy birthday the same way the animals said it at the party.
Here we go!
_ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] A cat had a birthday and all the [C] cats came to eat cat cake and [Ab] play a cat game.
[Bb] To open cat presents and win they went through.
[C] They said [B] happy birthday the way [Cm] cats do.
_ _ [F] _ _
[A] They [Bb] said meow meow, _ _ everybody do it [F] now.
_ _ _ Really nothing [A] to [Bb] it.
Meow meow.
Well imagine that.
[B] [C] You just said happy [B] birthday. _
[F] Then [Eb] cat.
[F] _ That's what you did.
_ _ _ [Cm] Ha ha. _ _
_ [Eb] _ [E] A [Eb] duck had a birthday [Cm] and all the ducks came to eat duck cake and [Ab] play a duck game.
[Bb] To open duck presents and win they went through.
[C] They said [B] happy birthday the way [F] the ducks [Cm] do.
_ _ [F] _
They [Bb] said [Fm] quack quack quack, [Bb] everybody do [F] it now.
Quack quack quack, really nothing to it.
[Bb] [D] Quack quack quack, well the ducks are in [B] love.
[C] You just said [B] happy birthday. _
[F] And duck. _ _ _ _ _
Hey! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now [Bb] when a rooster wants to say [D] happy birthday to you, [F] he says, happy [Ab] birthday duck birthday!
[Bb] Now listen real [Db] close and I'll tell you more.
[C] Happy [Eb] birthday to a lion is a great [C] big.
_ Nice!
_ _ [A] _
[Ab] Thank [F] you.
_ _ A _
[Cm] _ _ [E] _ cow had a [Cm] birthday and all the cows [Bb] came to [Cm] eat cow cake [Ab] and play a cow game.
[Bb] To open cow presents and win they went through.
They [C] said happy [B] birthday the way [Cm] cows do.
_ [F] _ _
And [A] they said, [Bb] ooo, _ _ everybody do [F] it now.
[Ab] Oooo, _ [F] really nothing [A] to it.
[D] Oooo, _ well you just learned how [C] to say [B] happy birthday. [Ab] Oooo, [Ebm] cow!
[F] _ _ _ Where's the cat?
_ _ Let's hear the ducks.
_ _ [Cm] _
Do it [A] rooster.
_ _ _ What's that?
_ [C] Oooo.
[Eb] Word [F] cow. _
_ _ [B] _ Oooo. _ _ _
You were really great. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[C] And when I get to the happy [E] birthday [A] part, well, I want you to say happy birthday the same way the animals said it at the party.
Here we go!
_ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] A cat had a birthday and all the [C] cats came to eat cat cake and [Ab] play a cat game.
[Bb] To open cat presents and win they went through.
[C] They said [B] happy birthday the way [Cm] cats do.
_ _ [F] _ _
[A] They [Bb] said meow meow, _ _ everybody do it [F] now.
_ _ _ Really nothing [A] to [Bb] it.
Meow meow.
Well imagine that.
[B] [C] You just said happy [B] birthday. _
[F] Then [Eb] cat.
[F] _ That's what you did.
_ _ _ [Cm] Ha ha. _ _
_ [Eb] _ [E] A [Eb] duck had a birthday [Cm] and all the ducks came to eat duck cake and [Ab] play a duck game.
[Bb] To open duck presents and win they went through.
[C] They said [B] happy birthday the way [F] the ducks [Cm] do.
_ _ [F] _
They [Bb] said [Fm] quack quack quack, [Bb] everybody do [F] it now.
Quack quack quack, really nothing to it.
[Bb] [D] Quack quack quack, well the ducks are in [B] love.
[C] You just said [B] happy birthday. _
[F] And duck. _ _ _ _ _
Hey! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now [Bb] when a rooster wants to say [D] happy birthday to you, [F] he says, happy [Ab] birthday duck birthday!
[Bb] Now listen real [Db] close and I'll tell you more.
[C] Happy [Eb] birthday to a lion is a great [C] big.
_ Nice!
_ _ [A] _
[Ab] Thank [F] you.
_ _ A _
[Cm] _ _ [E] _ cow had a [Cm] birthday and all the cows [Bb] came to [Cm] eat cow cake [Ab] and play a cow game.
[Bb] To open cow presents and win they went through.
They [C] said happy [B] birthday the way [Cm] cows do.
_ [F] _ _
And [A] they said, [Bb] ooo, _ _ everybody do [F] it now.
[Ab] Oooo, _ [F] really nothing [A] to it.
[D] Oooo, _ well you just learned how [C] to say [B] happy birthday. [Ab] Oooo, [Ebm] cow!
[F] _ _ _ Where's the cat?
_ _ Let's hear the ducks.
_ _ [Cm] _
Do it [A] rooster.
_ _ _ What's that?
_ [C] Oooo.
[Eb] Word [F] cow. _
_ _ [B] _ Oooo. _ _ _
You were really great. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
