Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat chords ver. 2

Intro

CM7(no5)  D6add9/F#  E(no3)  [3x]   Am7  Am7addG  D7   D7sus4
CM7(no5)  D6add9/F#  E(no3)  [3x]   Am7  Am7addG  D7   D7sus4
G6  CM9(no5)  G6  CM9(no5)   EM7  Am7  D7  D7sus4
CM7(no5)  D6add9/F#  E(no3)  [3x]   Am7  Am7addG  D7   D7sus4

Verse

     CM7            Bm     EmOn a morning from a Bogart movie,
     CM7                Bm          Emin a country where they turned back time
       CM7                   Bm         Emyou go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre
      Am7             D7  contemplating a crime.
    CM7              Bm       Em                                 She comes out of the sun in a silk dress
               B7                 C     running like a water color in the rain.
             B7         Em                                 Don't bother asking for explanations.
            Am7                    DShe'll just tell you that she came
                   CM7(no5) D6add9/F#  E(no3)[3x]  Am7 Am7addG D7 D7sus4in the Year of the Cat.

    CM7              Bm       Em                       She doesn't give you time for questions
       CM7           Bm     Emas she locks up your arm in hers.
        CM7              Bm       Em                          And you follow 'til your sense of which direction
   Am7                D7completely disappears.
       CM7        Bm             Em       By the blue-tiled walls near the market stalls
          B7                        Cthere's a hidden door she leads you to.
              B7           Em  "These days," she says, "I feel my life
            Am7                   Djust like a river running through
                CM7(no5)  D6add9/F#  E(no3) [3x] Am7 Am7addG D7 D7sus4the Year of the Cat."

Bridge

         B7              CWell she looks at you so cooly
        G                   Dand her eyes shine like the moon in the sea.
               B7            C                  She comes in incense and pathchouli
       G             F           C         Dso you take her - to find what's waiting inside
                CM7(no5) D6add9/F#  E(no3) [3x] Am7 Am7addG D7 D7sus4the Year of the Cat.

Solo part

CM7(no5)  D6add9/F#  E(no3) [3x]  Am7   D7 G6  CM9(no5)  G6  CM9(no5)  EM7  Am7  D7D1   D²   G6/D  D³  G/D   Bm   B7  Cadd9   A (chord diagram: xx0232 - xx0775 - xx0987 - xx0232 - xx0433 - x24432 - x24242 - x32033 - 577655)

CM7(no5)  D6add9/F#  E(no3)  [3x]   Am7  Am7addG  D7   D7sus4

 
Verse

     CM7               Bm                EmWell morning comes and you're still with her
        CM7         Bm                D7and the bus and the tourists are gone.
           CM7              Bm         EmAnd you've thrown away your choice and lost your ticket
       Am7             D7so you have to stay on.
        CM7      Bm             Em  But the drumbeat strains of the night remain
       B7                    Cin the rhythm of the newborn day.
         B7              Em                                    You know sometime you're bound to leave her
        Am7                   Dbut for now you're gonna stay
                   CM7(no5) D6add9/F# E(no3) [3x] Am7 Am7addG D7 D7sus4in the Year of the Cat.
                   CM7(no5) D6add9/F# E(no3) [3x] Am7 Am7addG D7 D7sus4in the Year of the Cat.

G6  CM9(no5)  G6  CM9(no5)  EM7  Am7  D7   D7sus4
CM7(no5) D6add9/F# E(no3) [3x]  Am7 Am7addG D7  D7sus4 (fade out at lib)


Chord Diagrams

Intro & Solo
CM7(no5)   x32400
D6add9/F#  200400
E(no3)     022400
Am7        x02010Am7addG    x02013
D7         xx0212
D7sus4     xx0213
G6         320430
CM9(no5)   x32430
EM7        021100

Verse
CM7     x32000
Bm      x24432
Em      022000
Am7     x02010
D7      xx0212
B7      224242
C       032010
D       xx2320

Bridge
B7      224242
G       320033
C       032010
D       xx0232
F       133211

Solo
D1      xx0232
D²      xx0775
G6/D    xx0987
D³      xx0232
G/D     xx0433
Bm      x24432
B7      x24242
Cadd9   X32033
A       577655