Everybody Wants To Be A Cat chords by Disney (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Cm
CmMaj7
Cm7
Cm6
Abmaj7
Fm6
Ab7/Eb
G7
Dm7b5
Fm
FmMaj7
Fm7
Bb7
Eb
Db7
C7

Intro 1

Verse 1
Well, little lady, lady, let me illusidate here
Cm 
CmMaj7 
Cm7 
Everybody wants     to be a cat
Cm6 
Abmaj7 
Fm6 
Because a cat's     the only cat
Ab7/Eb 
G7 
Who knows     were it's at
Cm 
CmMaj7 
Tell me, everybody's pickin'   up
Cm7 
Cm6 
on that feline beat
Abmaj7 
Dm7b5 
G7 
Cm7 
'Cause everything else     is obsolete

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Verse 2

FmMaj7

A square with a horn makes

Fm7

Bb7

you wish you weren't born

Everytime he plays

Dm7b5

But with a square in the act

Dm7b5

You can set music back

Cm7

Dm7b5

To the cave man days,

cha cha ba dum bo day

Verse 3
Cm 
CmMaj7 
I've heard some corny birds
Cm7 
Cm6 
who tried to sing
Abmaj7 
Fm6 
Still a cat's     the only cat
Ab7/Eb 
G7 
who knows how to swing
Cm 
CmMaj7 
Who wants to dig a long      haired gig
Cm7 
Cm6 
or stuff like that
Abmaj7 
Dm7b5 
G7 
Cm 
When everybody     wants to be  a cat

Verse 4
Fm 
FmMaj7 
A square with a horn makes you
Fm7 
Bb7 
wish  you weren't born
Eb 
Everytime he plays
Oh a rinky tinky tinky
Dm7b5 
G7 
But with a square   in the act
Dm7b5 
G7 
You can set      music back
Cm7 
Dm7b5 
To the cave  man days
G7 
Oh a rinky tinky tinky

Verse 5
Cm 
CmMaj7 
Cm7 
Everybody wants     to be a cat
Cm6 
Abmaj7 
Fm6 
Because a cat's     the only cat
Ab7/Eb 
G7 
Who knows     were it's at
Cm 
CmMaj7 
While playin' jazz you always    has
Cm7 
Cm6 
a welcome mat
Abmaj7 
Dm7b5 
G7 
Cm 
'Cause everbody     digs a swinging cat.

Outro 1
Fm 
Everybody, everybody, everybody,
Db7 
C7 
wants to be    a cat!
Fm 
Halelujah!
Everybody, everybody, everybody,
Db7 
C7 
wants to be    a cat!
Fm 
Everybody, everybody, everybody,
Db7 
C7 
wants to be    a cat!
C7 
Fm 
Everybody, everybody, everybody

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Cm
CmMaj7
Cm7
Cm6
Abmaj7
Fm6
Ab7/Eb
G7
Dm7b5
Fm
FmMaj7
Fm7
Bb7
Eb
Db7
C7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: C minorBPM: 120

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
CmMaj7: x-3-5-4-4-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Cm6: x-3-1-2-1-x
Abmaj7: 4-x-5-5-4-x
Fm6: x-x-3-1-3-1
Ab7/Eb: x-6-6-5-7-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Dm7b5: x-x-0-1-1-1
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
FmMaj7: 1-x-2-1-1-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Db7: x-4-6-4-6-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Everybody Wants To Be A Cat by Disney, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Disney.