Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat chords

                             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    D

BAND IN:  G7   Cmaj7    G7   Cmaj7
          G#m7  Am      D    
        Cmaj7  D  Em  (three times)
         Am     D
         
VERSE 1:
     Cmaj7          Bm7       EmOn a morning from a Bogart movie
     Cmaj7              Bm7             Emin a country where they turned back time
       Cmaj7                  Bm7        Emyou go strolling through the crowd like
                    Am7             DPeter Lorre contemplating a crime.
          Cmaj7       Bm7          EmShe comes out of the sun in a silk dress
               B                  Crunning like a water color in the rain.
C            B           EmDon't bother asking for explanations.
            Am7                     DShe'll just tell you that she came

in the Year of the Cat.

INSTRUMENTAL: (repeat INTRO chords)

VERSE 2:
    Cmaj7            Bm7           EmShe doesn't give you time for questions
       Cmaj7        Bm7          Emas she locks up you arm in hers.
        Cmaj7            Bm7       EmAnd you follow 'til your sense of
                   Am7                  Dwhich direction completely disappears.
       Cmaj7       Bm7            EmBy the blue-tiled walls near the market stalls
          B                         Cthere's a hidden door she leads you to.
 C                B       Em         "These days," she says, "I feel my life just
       Am7                    Dlike a river running through

the Year of the Cat."

INSTRUMENTAL: (repeat INTRO chords)

         B                 CWell she looks at you so cooly
        G                    Dand her eyes shine like the moon

in the sea.
             B                 CShe comes in incense and pathchouli
       G           Fso you take her to find what's 
C/E             Dwaiting inside

the Year of the Cat.

STRING SOLO:
        Cmaj7  D  Em  (three times)
         Am7    D

ACOUSTIC SOLO:
        Cmaj7  D  Em  (three times)
         Am7    D
          G7   G    G7     G
        G#m7   Am    D

ELECTRIC SOLO:
          G7   D    G7    D
          G7   D    C    A

SAX SOLO:
        Cmaj7  D  Em  (three times)
         Am7    D


VERSE 3:
     Cmaj7            Bm7                EmWell morning comes and you're still with her
        Cmaj7          Bm7        Emand the bus and the tourists are gone.
            Cmaj7             Bm         EmAnd you've thrown away your choice and
                        Am7               Dlost your ticket so you have to stay on.
         Cmaj7         Bm7             EmBut the drumbeat strains of the night
              B                     Cremain in the rhythm of the newborn day.
C             B         Em        You know sometime you're bound to leave her
        Am7                    Dbut for now you're gonna stay

in the Year of the Cat.

INSTRUMENTAL: (repeat until sax solo)
        Cmaj7  D  Em  (three times)
         Am7    D

SAX SOLO:
          G7   G    G7     G
        G#m7   Am    D

INSTRUMENTAL: (repeat & fade)
        Cmaj7  D  Em  (three times)
         Am7    D



CHORD DIAGRAMS:

Cmaj7   x32000
D       xx2320
Em      022000
Am7     x02010
D7      xx0212
Bm      xx4432
B       xx4442
C       x32010
G       320003
F       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.