Nine Cats (Acoustic version)
This is the version that can be found on the Insignificance bonus disc from the re-issue
Signify. Listen to the music for the timing/rhythm/hammer-ons/hammer-offs.
Chords:
Tuning EADGBE
Amadd9 x07500
D6sus2/A x07700
Fmaj7 x33210
Fmaj13 x33200
Esus4 022200
E 022100
C x32010
G 320033
A minor x02210
Dsus4 xx0233
D xx0232
Dsus2 xx0230
Intro:
Amadd9 | D6sus2/A
Fmaj7 Fmaj13 | Esus4 Emaj
[Amadd9]The butterfly sailed on the bre[D6sus2/A]eze
[Fmaj7]Past a f[Fmaj13]ield of barbed wire tr[Esus4]ees[E]
[Amadd9]Where golden dragons chased aro[D6sus2/A]und
[Fmaj7]Pampered po[Fmaj13]ppies on the g[Esus4]round[E]
[C]Two silver t[G]rout sat way on hi[Am]gh[Fmaj7]
[C]And watched a r[G]oyal samur[Am]ai[Fmaj7]
[C]Plant two black [G]orchids in a b[Am]ox[Fmaj7]
A[C]nd strap it t[G]o a laughing f[Am]ox[Fmaj7]
[Am]A minstrel bought a crooked sp[Dsus4]oon[D][Dsus2]
[Am]He gave it to a blue bab[Dsus4]oon[D][Dsus2]
[Am]Who filled it full of virgin s[Dsus4]now[D][Dsus2]
And w[Fmaj7]atched it i[G]n the afterg[Am]low
Am | Dsus4 D Dsus2
Am | Dsus4 D Dsus2
Am | Dsus4 D Dsus2
Fmaj7 | G | Am
[Amadd9]The toad stoon in his ballet sh[D6sus2/A]oes
[Fmaj7]Teaching[Fmaj13] sixteen kangaro[Esus4]os[E]
[Amadd9]How to skip across a [D6sus2/A]lake
[Fmaj7]They found [Fmaj13]it hard to sta[Esus4]y awake[E]
[C]A pharaoh pl[G]ayed a merry tu[Am]ne[Fmaj7]
[C]And watched nine [G]cats dance on the [Am]moon[Fmaj7]
[C]I didn't kn[G]ow what all th[Am]is [Fmaj7]meant
[C]I didn't know [G]why I was sent[Am].[Fmaj7]
[Am]I threw five clocks down on my[Dsus4] bed[D][Dsus2]
[Am]The chimes danced out on[Dsus4] golden [D]thre[Dsus2]ads
[Am]And turned to footprints on my[Dsus4] wall[D][Dsus2]
Sequi[Fmaj7]ned tears b[G]egan to fall[Am]
Am | Dsus4 D Dsus2
Am | Dsus4 D Dsus2
Am | Dsus4 D Dsus2
Fmaj7 | G | Am
This is the version that can be found on the Insignificance bonus disc from the re-issue
Signify. Listen to the music for the timing/rhythm/hammer-ons/hammer-offs.
Chords:
Tuning EADGBE
Amadd9 x07500
D6sus2/A x07700
Fmaj7 x33210
Fmaj13 x33200
Esus4 022200
E 022100
C x32010
G 320033
A minor x02210
Dsus4 xx0233
D xx0232
Dsus2 xx0230
Intro:
Amadd9 | D6sus2/A
Fmaj7 Fmaj13 | Esus4 Emaj
[Amadd9]The butterfly sailed on the bre[D6sus2/A]eze
[Fmaj7]Past a f[Fmaj13]ield of barbed wire tr[Esus4]ees[E]
[Amadd9]Where golden dragons chased aro[D6sus2/A]und
[Fmaj7]Pampered po[Fmaj13]ppies on the g[Esus4]round[E]
[C]Two silver t[G]rout sat way on hi[Am]gh[Fmaj7]
[C]And watched a r[G]oyal samur[Am]ai[Fmaj7]
[C]Plant two black [G]orchids in a b[Am]ox[Fmaj7]
A[C]nd strap it t[G]o a laughing f[Am]ox[Fmaj7]
[Am]A minstrel bought a crooked sp[Dsus4]oon[D][Dsus2]
[Am]He gave it to a blue bab[Dsus4]oon[D][Dsus2]
[Am]Who filled it full of virgin s[Dsus4]now[D][Dsus2]
And w[Fmaj7]atched it i[G]n the afterg[Am]low
Am | Dsus4 D Dsus2
Am | Dsus4 D Dsus2
Am | Dsus4 D Dsus2
Fmaj7 | G | Am
[Amadd9]The toad stoon in his ballet sh[D6sus2/A]oes
[Fmaj7]Teaching[Fmaj13] sixteen kangaro[Esus4]os[E]
[Amadd9]How to skip across a [D6sus2/A]lake
[Fmaj7]They found [Fmaj13]it hard to sta[Esus4]y awake[E]
[C]A pharaoh pl[G]ayed a merry tu[Am]ne[Fmaj7]
[C]And watched nine [G]cats dance on the [Am]moon[Fmaj7]
[C]I didn't kn[G]ow what all th[Am]is [Fmaj7]meant
[C]I didn't know [G]why I was sent[Am].[Fmaj7]
[Am]I threw five clocks down on my[Dsus4] bed[D][Dsus2]
[Am]The chimes danced out on[Dsus4] golden [D]thre[Dsus2]ads
[Am]And turned to footprints on my[Dsus4] wall[D][Dsus2]
Sequi[Fmaj7]ned tears b[G]egan to fall[Am]
Am | Dsus4 D Dsus2
Am | Dsus4 D Dsus2
Am | Dsus4 D Dsus2
Fmaj7 | G | Am
