Year Of The Cat
Al StewartVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
On a morning from a Bogart movie
in a country where they turned back time
you go strolling through the crowd like
Peter Lorre contemplating a crime.
She comes out of the sun in a silk dress
running like a water color in the rain.
Don't bother asking for explanations.
She'll just tell you that she came
in the Year of the Cat.
(repeat INTRO chords)
She doesn't give you time for questions
as she locks up you arm in hers.
And you follow 'til your sense of
which direction completely disappears.
By the blue-tiled walls near the market stalls
there's a hidden door she leads you to.
"These days," she says, "I feel my life just
like a river running through
the Year of the Cat."
(repeat INTRO chords)
(lead-in: instead of )
Well she looks at you so cooly
and her eyes shine like the moon
in the sea.
She comes in incense and pathchouli
so you take her to find what's
waiting inside
the Year of the Cat.
(repeat INTRO chords a few times)
acoustic/electric guitar solos, piano, sax, etc. (sweet stuff!)
Well morning comes and you're still with her
and the bus and the tourists are gone.
And you've thrown away your choice and
lost your ticket so you have to stay on.
But the drumbeat strains of the night
remain in the rhythm of the newborn day.
You know sometime you're bound to leave her
but for now you're gonna stay
in the Year of the Cat.
(repeat INTRO chords and fade)
piano riffs, sax, etc.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
What makes this song sound so great is the piano riffs, the sax, the
solos, and, of course, Al Stewart's voice. But you can still have fun
with this tune singing solo with a sweet soundin' acoustic in hand.
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Readable chord sheet for Year Of The Cat by Al Stewart
[Cmaj7] [D] [Em]
[Am7] [D7]
On a [Cmaj7]morning from a [Bm]Bogart mo[Em]vie
in a [Cmaj7]country where they [Bm]turned back tim[Em]e
you go [Cmaj7]strolling through the c[Bm]rowd like [Em]
Peter Lorre contempl[Am7]ating a crime. [D7]
She comes [Cmaj7]out of the s[Bm]un in a silk[Em] dress
running like a [B]water color in the [C]rain.
Don't bother [B]asking for[Em] explanations.
She'll just [Am7]tell you that she came [D]
in the Year of the Cat.
(repeat INTRO chords)
She [Cmaj7]doesn't give you [Bm]time for ques[Em]tions
as she [Cmaj7]locks up you [Bm]arm in hers.[Em]
And you [Cmaj7]follow 'til your [Bm]sense of [Em]
which direction com[Am7]pletely disappears. [D7]
By the [Cmaj7]blue-tiled w[Bm]alls near the [Em]market stalls
there's a [B]hidden door she leads you [C]to.
"These days," she [B]says, "I[Em] feel my life just
like a [Am7]river running through [D]
the Year of the Cat."
(repeat INTRO chords)
(lead-in: [D] instead of [D7])
Well she [B]looks at you so co[C]oly
and her [G]eyes shine like the [D]moon
in the sea.
She comes in [B]incense and pathch[C]ouli
so you [G]take her to [F]find what's
[C/E]waiting inside [D]
the Year of the Cat.
(repeat INTRO chords a few times)
acoustic/electric guitar solos, piano, sax, etc. (sweet stuff!)
Well [Cmaj7]morning comes and[Bm] you're still with[Em] her
and the [Cmaj7]bus and the tou[Bm]rists are [Em]gone.
And you've t[Cmaj7]hrown away your ch[Bm]oice and [Em]
lost your ticket so you [Am7]have to stay on. [D7]
But the d[Cmaj7]rumbeat strain[Bm]s of the night [Em]
remain in the [B]rhythm of the newborn [C]day.
You know somet[B]ime you're[Em] bound to leave her
but for [Am7]now you're gonna stay [D]
in the Year of the Cat.
(repeat INTRO chords and fade)
piano riffs, sax, etc.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
What makes this song sound so great is the piano riffs, the sax, the
solos, and, of course, Al Stewart's voice. But you can still have fun
with this tune singing solo with a sweet soundin' acoustic in hand.