The Weakerthans

Plea From a Cat Named Virtue
Capo 4
Intro:  E A B A E

EWhy (022100@1)don't you ever wanna play?
AI'm (x02220@1)tired of this piece of string
BYou (x2444x@1)sleep as much as I do now,
         A (x02220@1)               Eand (022100@1)you don't eat much of anything

EI (022100@1)don't know who you're talking to
AI (x02220@1)made a search through every room
Bbut (x2444x@1)all I found was dust that moved
   A (x02220@1)            Ewith (022100@1)shadows of the afternoon

E (022100@1)                     AAnd (x02220@1)listen, about those bitter songs you sing
            Fmthey're (133111@1)not helping anything
           A (x02220@1)      Ethey (022100@1)won't make you strong

ESo (022100@1)we should open up the house
Ainvite (x02220@1)the tabby two doors down
B (x2444x@1)                           
You could ask your sister if
A (x02220@1)                   Eshe (022100@1)doesn't bring her basset hound

EAsk (022100@1)the things you shouldn't miss
Atape (x02220@1)hiss and the modern man
Bcold (x2444x@1)war and card catalogues
A (x02220@1)              Eto (022100@1)come join us if they can

EFor (022100@1)girly drinks and parlor games
Awe'll (x02220@1)pass around the easy lie
Bof (x2444x@1)absolutely no regrets
A (x02220@1)             Eand (022100@1)later maybe you could try

ETo (022100@1)let your losses dangle off
Athe (x02220@1)sharp edge of a century
BWe'll (x2444x@1)talk about the weather
   A (x02220@1)             Eor (022100@1)how the weather use to be

E (022100@1)                          AAnd (x02220@1)I'll cater, with all the birds that I can kill
          Fm (133111@1)               Alet (x02220@1)their tiny feathers fill disappointment
E (022100@1)                    ALie (x02220@1)down, and lick the sorrow from your skin
            Fm (133111@1)                A (x02220@1)            EScratch (022100@1)the terror and begin to believe you're strong

(SLOWLY)
E (022100@1)                        AAll (x02220@1)you ever want to do is drink and watch TV
E (022100@1)                               Afrankly (x02220@1)that thing doesn't really interest me
E (022100@1)                                    AI (x02220@1)swear I'm going to bite you hard and taste your tinny blood
Eif (022100@1)you don't stop the self-defeating lies you've been repeating
                  A (x02220@1)             (PAUSE)                
since the day you brought me home
              E (022100@1)     AB AE   X 2  End on EI (022100@1)know you're strong.