Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat chords by Scatman Crothers, Phil Harris, The Aristocats (Official Version)

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G7
Cm
CmMaj7
Cm7
Cm6
Abmaj7
Fm
D7
Dm7b5
Gm
FmMaj7
Fm7
Bb7
Eb
Db7
C7

Intro 1

Well, little lady, let me elucidate here

Verse 1
Cm 
CmMaj7 
Cm7 
Everybody wants     to be a cat
Cm6 
Abmaj7 
Fm 
Because a cat's     the only cat
D7 
G7 
who knows where it's at
Cm 
CmMaj7 
Tell me, everybody's pickin'   up
Cm7 
Cm6 
on that feline beat
Abmaj7 
Dm7b5 
Gm 
Cm 
'Cause everything else     is obsolete

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Bridge 1

FmMaj7

A square with a horn

Fm7

Bb7

Makes you wish you weren't born

Every time he plays

Dm7b5

But with a square in the act

Dm7b5

You can set music back

Dm7b5

To the caveman days

Cha- cha- cha- chum- bo-zay

Verse 2
Cm 
CmMaj7 
I've heard some corny birds
Cm7 
Cm6 
who tried to    sing
Abmaj7 
Fm 
Still a cat's     the only cat
D7 
G7 
Who knows how to swing
Cm 
CmMaj7 
Who wants to dig a long-haired gig
Cm7 
Cm6 
and stuff like that?
Abmaj7 
Dm7b5 
Gm 
Cm 
When everybody     wants to be  a cat

Bridge 2
Fm 
FmMaj7 
A square with a horn
Fm7 
Bb7 
Makes you wish  you weren't born
Eb 
Every time he plays, oh- a ricky-ticky-ticky
Dm7b5 
G7 
With a square   in the act
Dm7b5 
G7 
You can set      music back
Cm 
Dm7b5 
G7 
To the caveman days,    oh- a   ricky-ticky-tincky

Verse 3
Cm 
CmMaj7 
Cm7 
Yes, everybody wants     to be a cat
Cm6 
Abmaj7 
Fm 
Because a cat's     the only cat
D7 
G7 
who knows where it's at
Cm 
When playin' jazz
CmMaj7 
Cm7 
Cm6 
you always    has a welcome mat
Abmaj7 
Dm7b5 
Gm 
Cm 
'Cause everybody     digs a swingin' cat

Interlude 1

Chorus 1
Fm 
Everybody, everybody
Db7 
C7 
Everybody wants to be    a cat
Fm 
Everybody, everybody
Db7 
C7 
Everybody wants to be    a cat
Fm 
Everybody, everybody
Db7 
C7 
Everybody wants to be    a cat
Fm 
Everybody, everybody

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G7
Cm
CmMaj7
Cm7
Cm6
Abmaj7
Fm
D7
Dm7b5
Gm
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.

G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
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
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Dm7b5: x-x-0-1-1-1
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
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 Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat by Scatman Crothers, Phil Harris, The Aristocats, 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 Scatman Crothers, Phil Harris, The Aristocats.