Year of the Cat
by
Al Stewart
(notated by Jeff A. Estefan jae@explorer.jpl.nasa.gov)
(full version & corrections by twoputt@mac.com)
Words & Music by Al Stewart and Peter Wood
INTRO: Cmaj7 D Em (three times)
Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1)BAND IN: G7 Cmaj7 G7 Cmaj7
Abm7 Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)(three times)
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)
VERSE 1:
Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) EmOn (022000@1)a morning from a Bogart movie
Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) Emin (022000@1)a country where they turned back time
Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) Emyou (022000@1)go strolling through the crowd like
Am7 (x02010@1) DPeter (xx0232@1)Lorre contemplating a crime.
Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) EmShe (022000@1)comes out of the sun in a silk dress
B (x2444x@1) Crunning (x32010@1)like a water color in the rain.
C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1) EmDon't (022000@1)bother asking for explanations.
Am7 (x02010@1) DShe'll (xx0232@1)just tell you that she came
in the Year of the Cat.
INSTRUMENTAL: (repeat INTRO chords)
VERSE 2:
Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) EmShe (022000@1)doesn't give you time for questions
Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) Emas (022000@1)she locks up you arm in hers.
Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) EmAnd (022000@1)you follow 'til your sense of
Am7 (x02010@1) Dwhich (xx0232@1)direction completely disappears.
Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) EmBy (022000@1)the blue-tiled walls near the market stalls
B (x2444x@1) Cthere's (x32010@1)a hidden door she leads you to.
C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1) Em (022000@1)
"These days," she says, "I feel my life just
Am7 (x02010@1) Dlike (xx0232@1)a river running through
the Year of the Cat."
INSTRUMENTAL: (repeat INTRO chords)
B (x2444x@1) CWell (x32010@1)she looks at you so cooly
G (320003@1) Dand (xx0232@1)her eyes shine like the moon
in the sea.
B (x2444x@1) CShe (x32010@1)comes in incense and pathchouli
G (320003@1) Fso (133211@1)you take her to find what's
C/E (x3111x@5) Dwaiting (xx0232@1)inside
the Year of the Cat.
STRING SOLO:
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)(three times)
Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1)ACOUSTIC SOLO:
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)(three times)
Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) G7 (320001@1) G (320003@1) G7 (320001@1) G (320003@1) Abm7 Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)ELECTRIC SOLO:
G7 (320001@1) D (xx0232@1) G7 (320001@1) D (xx0232@1) G7 (320001@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1)SAX SOLO:
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)(three times)
Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1)VERSE 3:
Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) EmWell (022000@1)morning comes and you're still with her
Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) Emand (022000@1)the bus and the tourists are gone.
Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Bm (x24432@1) EmAnd (022000@1)you've thrown away your choice and
Am7 (x02010@1) Dlost (xx0232@1)your ticket so you have to stay on.
Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Bm7 (x20202@1) EmBut (022000@1)the drumbeat strains of the night
B (x2444x@1) Cremain (x32010@1)in the rhythm of the newborn day.
C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1) Em (022000@1)
You know sometime you're bound to leave her
Am7 (x02010@1) Dbut (xx0232@1)for now you're gonna stay
in the Year of the Cat.
INSTRUMENTAL: (repeat until sax solo)
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)(three times)
Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1)SAX SOLO:
G7 (320001@1) G (320003@1) G7 (320001@1) G (320003@1) Abm7 Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1)INSTRUMENTAL: (repeat & fade)
Cmaj7 (x32000@1)D (xx0232@1)Em (022000@1)(three times)
Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
Cmaj7 x32000
D (xx0232@1) xx2320
Em (022000@1) 022000
Am7 x02010
D7 (xx0212@1) xx0212
Bm (x24432@1) xx4432
B (x2444x@1) xx4442
C (x32010@1) x32010
G (320003@1) 320003
F (133211@1) xx3211
C/E xx2010
Copyright 1976 by Unichappel Music, Inc.
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.
