[Intro]
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Cmaj7 D6 Em ** Am7 D
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[Verse 1]
Cmaj7 Bm Em
On a morning from a Bogart movie
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In a country where they turned back time
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You go strolling through the crowd like
Am7 D
Peter Lorre contemplating a crime
Cmaj7 Bm Em
She comes out of the sun in a silk dress
B C
Running like a water color in the rain
B7 Em
Don't bother asking for explanations
Am7 D
She'll just tell you that she came
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In the year of the cat
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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She doesn't give you time for questions
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As she locks up you arm in hers
Cmaj7 Bm
And you follow 'til your sense of
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Which direction completely disappears
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By the blue-tiled walls near the market stalls
B C
There's a hidden door she leads you to
B7 Em
"These days," she says, "I feel my life just
Am7 D
Like a river running through
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The year of the cat
[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
B C
Well she looks at you so cooly
G D
And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea
B C
She comes in incense and pathchouli
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So you take her to find what's
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Waiting inside
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The year of the cat
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
Cmaj7 Bm Em
Well morning comes and you're still with her
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And the bus and the tourists are gone
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And you've thrown away your choice and
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Lost your ticket so you have to stay on
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But the drumbeat strains of the night
B C
Remain in the rhythm of the newborn day
B7 Em
You know sometime you're bound to leave her
Am7 D
But for now you're gonna stay
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In the year of the cat
[Outro]
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In the year of the cat
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mmm..the year of the cat
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Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Emaj7 Am7 D6* D*
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(repeat with fading)
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