The Lost Song chords by The Cat Empire (Official Version)

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Intro 1
Dm 
Bb 
F 
A7 
Dm 
Bb 
F 
A7 
Dm 
Bb 
F 
A7 
Dm 
Bb 
F 
A7 
Oh, I

Verse 1
Dm 
Bb 
had nine lives but I lost all of them
F 
And I've been searching in the night
A7 
And I've been searching in the rain
Dm 
Bb 
I tried to find them, but they disappeared
F 
They walked away, they dressed in black
A7 
They left my side and all I say
Dm 
Bb 
Is that I wasted time when I looked for them
F 
A7 
For now I know that things gone past
Dm 
Are never to be  found again
Bb 
F 
No never, never again
A7 
Dm 
I had nine lives, but lost all of them, mm

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Interlude 1

Interlude 2

Verse 2
Dm 
Bb 
I had a plan, but never finished it
F 
And I've been searching for the thought
A7 
And I've been searching in a haze
Dm 
Bb 
I try all days to remember it
F 
But now the blueprint in my mind has gone
A7 
Dm 
My mind forgot the color of direction
Bb 
And my eyes they see
F 
the hands that could've built
A7 
That could've constructed
Dm 
the empire in my  mind
Bb 
F 
The empire I'll never find
A7 
I had a plan,
Dm 
but that was where it ended, ended

Outro 1
Dm 
Bb 
F 
A7 
Dm 
Bb 
F 
A7 
Dm 
Bb 
F 
A7 
Dm 
Bb 
F 
A7 
Dm 
Bb 
F 
A7 
Dm 
Bb 
F 
A7 
Dm 
Bb 
F 
A7 
Dm 
Bb 
F 
A7 
Dm 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: D minorBPM: 79

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

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of The Lost Song by The Cat Empire, 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 D minor. It suits players who want to learn The Lost Song the way The Cat Empire intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.