rd fret (Sounds in key of Cm)
E7 Am Ammaj7 Am7 Am6
Everybody wants to be a cat,
Fmaj7 Dm6/F F7 E7
Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at,
Am Ammaj7 Am7 Am6
(Tell me!) Everybody's picking up on that feline beat,
Fmaj7 Em7 Am Em7 Am
'Cause everything else is obso - lete!
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 G7 C
A square with a horn makes you wish you weren't born, every time he plays,
Dm E7 Dm E7 Am Dm E7
But with a square in the act, you can set music back to the cave - man days!
F7 E7
Ze - de, dum, bo - zay!
Am Ammaj7 Am7 Am6
I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing,
Fmaj7 Dm6/F F7 E7
Still, a cat's the only cat who knows how to swing,
Am Ammaj7 Am7 Am6
Who wants to dig a long-haired gig, and stuff like that?
Fmaj7 Em7 Am Em7 Am
When every - body wants to be a cat!
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 G7
A square with a horn makes you wish you weren't born,
C
Every time he plays, (Oh, a - rinky, tinky - tinky!)
Dm E7 Dm E7 Am Dm E7
But with a square in the act, you can set music back to the cave - man days!
F7 E7
(Oh, a - rinky, tinky - tinky!)
Am Ammaj7 Am7 Am6
Yes---, everybody wants to be a cat,
Fmaj7 Dm6/F F7 E7
Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at,
Am Ammaj7 Am7 Am6
When playing jazz you always has a welcome mat,
Fmaj7 Em7 Am Em7 Am Am
'Cause every - body digs a swing - ing cat!
(Two bar drum break) Dm F7 E7
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Dm (A7) Dm (A7) Dm A7 Dm
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat! Alleluia!
Dm (A7) Dm (A7) Dm A7 Dm
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!
Dm (A7) Dm (A7) Dm A7 Dm
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!
Dm (A7) Dm (A7) Dm A7 Dm
Everybody, everybody, everybody------!
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