Intro
This is how I play the song. Lyrics are my own guesses!
Suggestions and corrections welcome.
[Intro]
D MajorD E minorEm G+G A augmentedA A majorA x2
[Verse 1]
D MajorD E minorEm
And row me in felt, and row in fat
G+G A augmentedA
And row me, oh, into the banks of my sweet Burmese laugh
D MajorD E minorEm
Row me into the snow, and sing to me of your choir
G+G A augmentedA
Sing to me the key to your aeroplane's fire
D MajorD E minorEm
Well, I once was a Nazi, but every man has his fill
G+G A augmentedA
In the light of the concrete station your doctors eat pills
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
And some men do nations, and some men will lie
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
And some men are nations, and nations shall lie
[Chorus]
A augmentedA
This is a song for a wild cat
[Verse 2]
D MajorD E minorEm
And row me in felt, and row in fat
G+G A augmentedA
And row me, oh, into the banks of my sweet Burmese laugh
D MajorD E minorEm
A augmentedA man shot in the hand from indiscreet fire
G+G A augmentedA
Fire burns the bones, and I emerge under a tire
D MajorD E minorEm
Oh, find me a wolf, and capture me a dog
G+G A augmentedA
And you float me to the New York on the back of a log
D MajorD E minorEm
Well my notebooks were blue as your peacocks were blue
G+G A augmentedA
Walk with me in the mazes to the old Berlin Zoo
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
And some men do nations, and some men will lie
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
And some men are nations, and nations shall lie
[Chorus]
A augmentedA A augmentedA B minorBm
This is a song for a wild cat
A augmentedA A augmentedA B minorBm
This is a song for a wild cat
[Bridge]
B minorBm E minorEm
And your face in the sun, digging a road yet undone
F#F# G+G
Well palm sweats and jobs help you to be alone in the do
B minorBm E minorEm F#F#
And your face in the morning, unfurled as a sailor's last warning
G+G B minorBm
"Get out of this port, for the neighbor's are lookin for you!"
B minorBm E minorEm F#F#
And the night is forlorn, and a sail, oh, is born in clues
G+G B minorBm
"Get out of this port, for the neighbor's are there for you!"
[Chorus]
A augmentedA A augmentedA B minorBm
This is a song for a wild cat
A augmentedA A augmentedA B minorBm
This is a song for a wild cat
A augmentedA A augmentedA B minorBm
This is a song for a wild cat
A augmentedA A augmentedA B minorBm
This is a song for a wild cat
[Outro]
B minorBm D MajorD A augmentedA A majorA x4
B minorBm