SONG: Gus: The Theatre Cat
ARTIST: Andrew Lloyd Webber
From the musical, Cats
D (4 bars)
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmGus (x24432@1)is the Cat at the Theatre Door
Em7 A (x02220@1) Dsus2 (xx0230@1) DHis (xx0232@1)name as I ought to have told you before
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmIs (x24432@1)really Asparagus, but that's such a fuss
G (320003@1)-- F#m7--Em9--G/A G (320003@1) DTo (xx0232@1)pronounce that we usually call him just Gus
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmHis (x24432@1)coat's very shabby. He's thin as a rake
Em7 A (x02220@1) Dsus2 (xx0230@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)he suffers from palsy that makes his paw shake
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmYet (x24432@1)he was in his youth quite the smartest of cats
G--F#m7--Em9--G/A G (320003@1) DBut (xx0232@1)no longer a terror to mice and to rats
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) Em7 D/F#For (200232@1)he isn't the cat that he was in his prime
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmThough (x24432@1)his name was quite famous, he says, in his time
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) Em7 D/F#And (200232@1)whenever he joins his friends at their club
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) F#7 (242352@1) Bm(Which (x24432@1)takes place at the back of the neighbouring pub)
Em7 A (x02220@1) Dsus2 (xx0230@1) DHe (xx0232@1)loves to regale them if someone else pays
Em7 A (x02220@1) Dsus2 (xx0230@1) DWith (xx0232@1)anecdotes drawn from his palmiest days
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) Em7 D/F#For (200232@1)he once was a star of the highest degree
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmHe (x24432@1)has acted with Irving, he's acted with Tree
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) Em7 D/F#And (200232@1)he likes to relate his success on the halls
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmWhere (x24432@1)the gallery once gave him seven catcalls
G-- F#m7--Em9--G/A Bm (x24432@1) BmBut (x24432@1)his grandest creation as he loves to tell
Em7--F#m7--Gmaj7--G/A Csus2 G D
Was Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) Bm"I (x24432@1)have played, in my time, every possible part
Em7 A (x02220@1) Dsus2 (xx0230@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I used to know seventy speeches by heart
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmI'd (x24432@1)extemporize backchat. I knew how to gag
G-- (320003@1)F#m7--Em9--G/A G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I knew how to let the cat out of the bag
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmI (x24432@1)knew how to act with my back and my tail
Em7 A (x02220@1) Dsus2 (xx0230@1) DWith (xx0232@1)an hour of rehearsal, I never could fail
Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) Bm (x24432@1)
I'd a voice that would soften the hardest of hearts
G--F#m7-Em9-G/A G (320003@1) DWhether (xx0232@1)I took the lead, or in character parts
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) Em7 D/F#I (200232@1)have sat by the bedside of poor little Nell
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmWhen (x24432@1)the curfew was rung then I swung on the bell
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) Em7 D/F#In (200232@1)the pantomime season I never fell flat
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmAnd (x24432@1)I once understudied Dick Whittington's cat
G-- F#m7--Em9--G/A Bm (x24432@1) BmBut (x24432@1)my grandest creation as history will tell
Em7--F#m7--Gmaj7--G/A Csus2 G/B D
Was Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell
D D D
D (xx0232@1) C#/A D (xx0232@1) DThen (xx0232@1)if someone will give him a toothful of gin
A7sus4/E A7 (x02020@1) D (xx0232@1) DHe (xx0232@1)will tell how he once played a part in East Lynne
D (xx0232@1) C#/A D (xx0232@1) DAt (xx0232@1)a Shakespeare performance he once walked on pat
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) E7 (020130@1) AWhen (x02220@1)some actor suggested the need for a cat
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) Em7 D/F#"And (200232@1)I say now these kittens, they do not get trained
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmAs (x24432@1)we did in the days when Victoria reigned
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) Em7 D/F#They (200232@1)never get drilled in a regular troupe
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BmAnd (x24432@1)they think they are smart just to jump through a hoop"
Em7 A (x02220@1) Dsus2 (xx0230@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)he says as he scratches himself with his claws
Em7 A (x02220@1) Dsus2 (xx0230@1) D"Well, (xx0232@1)the theatre is certainly not what it was
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) Em (022000@1) D/F#These (200232@1)modern productions are all very well
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) F#7 (242352@1) BBut (x2444x@1)there's nothing to equal from what I hear tell
G--F#m7--Em9--G/A Bm (x24432@1) Bm (x24432@1)
That moment of mystery when I made history
Em7--F#m7--Gmaj6-G/A Csus2 G
As Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell"
D (xx0232@1)(Reprise)
"I once crossed the stage on a telegraph wire
To rescue a child when a house was on fire
And I think that I still can much better than most
Produce blood-curdling noises to bring on the ghost
And I once played Growltiger
Could do it again
Could do it again
Could do it again . . ."
