Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
A minorAm G+G BB
Everybody wants to be a cat
A minorAm
Because a cat's the only cat
G+G BB
Who knows where it's at
A minorAm G+G BB
Everybody's pickin' up on that feline beat
G+G A minorAm
Cause everything is obsolete
Chorus:
DmDm
Now a square with a horn
DmDm
Can make you wish you weren't born
G+G BB
Every time he plays
A minorAm G+G
But with a square in the act
D MajorD
You can set music back
A minorAm BB
To the caveman days
Bridge:
A minorAm G+G BB
I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing
A minorAm G+G
Still a cat's the only cat
G+G
Who knows how to swing
BB
Who wants to dig
BB
A augmentedA long-haired gig
A minorAm
Or stuff like that
Chorus:
A minorAm G+G BB
When everybody wants to be a cat
DmDm
A augmentedA square with that horn
DmDm
Makes you wish you weren't born
G+G BB
Every time he plays
A minorAm G+G
With a square in the act
D MajorD
You can set music back
A minorAm BB
To the caveman days
Verse 3:
A minorAm G+G BB
Yes, everybody wants to be a cat
A minorAm G+G
Because a cat's the only cat
G+G BB
Who knows where it's at
A minorAm BB G+G D MajorD
While playing jazz you always has a Welcome mat
Outro:
D MajorD BB A minorAm
Cause everybody digs a swinging cat
A minorAm BB G+G BB
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat
BB A minorAm
Sing Hallelujah
A minorAm BB G+G BB
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat
A minorAm BB G+G BB
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat
A minorAm BB G+G BB
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat
A minorAm BB G+G BB
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be cat
(Fade out)