SONG: Mr. Mistoffelees
ARTIST: Andrew Lloyd Webber

From the musical, Cats

[spoken]
You ought to ask Mr. Mistoffelees
The original Conjuring Cat

CThe (x32010@1)greatest magicians have something to learn
From Mr. Mistoffelees's conjuring turn

Presto!

And we all say:

F (133211@1)   -    C/E (x3111x@5)    -       Gm7 -
Oh! Well I never! Was there ever
  C7 (x32310@1)      -      F (133211@1)   -   F/A (x03211@1) -    Bb- (x1333x@1)Bb/C -
A cat so clever as magical Mister Mistoffelees!

F (133211@1)   -    C/E (x3111x@5)    -       Gm7 -
Oh! Well I never! Was there ever
  C7 (x32310@1)      -      F (133211@1)   -   F/A (x03211@1) -    Bb- (x1333x@1)Bb/C -
A cat so clever as magical Mister Mistoffelees!

F (133211@1)         -             Ab- (xx1114@1)He is quiet, he is small, he is black
         Bb (x1333x@1)        -          F- (133211@1)From his ears to the tip of his tail
       F (133211@1)          -            Ab- (xx1114@1)He can creep through the tiniest crack
       Bb (x1333x@1)        -         Ab- (xx1114@1)He can walk on the narrowest rail

Bb (x1333x@1)       -         Ab- (xx1114@1)He can pick any card from a pack
      C# (x43121@1)        -        F- (133211@1)He is equally cunning with dice
      Bb (x1333x@1)       -         F- (133211@1)He is always decieving you into believing
          Eb (x43121@3)      -      C7 (x32310@1)That he's only hunting for mice

C7He (x32310@1)can play any trick with a cork
                 C7Or (x32310@1)a spoon and a bit of fish paste
                  C7If (x32310@1)you look for a knife or a fork
                 C7- (x32310@1)And you think it is merely misplaced

CYou (x32010@1)have seen it one moment, and then it is gone!
                                                C7But (x32310@1)you find it next week lying out on the lawn!

And we all say:

F (133211@1)   -    C/E (x3111x@5)    -       Gm7 -
Oh! Well I never! Was there ever
  C7 (x32310@1)      -      F (133211@1)   -   F/A (x03211@1) -    Bb- (x1333x@1)Bb/C -
A cat so clever as magical Mister Mistoffelees!

F (133211@1)   -    C/E (x3111x@5)    -       Gm7 -
Oh! Well I never! Was there ever
  C7 (x32310@1)      -      F (133211@1)   -   F/A (x03211@1) -    Bb- (x1333x@1)Bb/C -
A cat so clever as magical Mister Mistoffelees!

F (133211@1)       -         Ab- (xx1114@1)His manner is vague and aloof
          Bb (x1333x@1)        -          F- (133211@1)You would think there was nobody shyer
        F (133211@1)          -              Ab- (xx1114@1)But his voice has been heard on the roof
     Bb (x1333x@1)        -           Ab- (xx1114@1)When he was curled up by the fire

Bb (x1333x@1)          -             Ab- (xx1114@1)And he's sometimes been heard by the fire
     C# (x43121@1)       -        F- (133211@1)When he was about on the roof
    Bb (x1333x@1)         -          F- (133211@1)(At least we all heard that somebody purred)
         Eb (x43121@3)    -     C7Which (x32310@1)is incontestable proof

C7Of (x32310@1)his singular magical powers
                   C7And (x32310@1)I've known the family to call
                C7Him (x32310@1)in from the garden for hours
             C7- (x32310@1)When he was asleep in the hall

CAnd (x32010@1)not long ago this phenomenal cat
                                         C7Produced (x32310@1)seven kittens right out of a hat!

And we all say:

F (133211@1)   -    C/E (x3111x@5)    -       Gm7 -
Oh! Well I never! Was there ever
  C7 (x32310@1)      -      F (133211@1)   -   F/A (x03211@1) -    Bb- (x1333x@1)Bb/C -
A cat so clever as magical Mister Mistoffelees!

F (133211@1)   -    C/E (x3111x@5)    -       Gm7 -
Oh! Well I never! Was there ever
  C7 (x32310@1)      -      F (133211@1)   -   F/A (x03211@1) -    Bb- (x1333x@1)DmA (xx0231@1)cat so clever as magical Mister Mistoffelees!

Ladies and gentlemen
I give you the marvelous
Magical Mr. Mistoffelees!

Presto!