Key: A
Introduction:
E7 Am Am7M Am7 Am6
Everybody wants to be a cat,
F7M Dm6/F F7 E7
Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at,
Am Am7M Am7 Am6
(Tell me!) Everybody's picking up on that feline beat,
F7M Em7 Am Em7 Am
'Cause everything else is obso - lete!
Dm Dm7M Dm7 G7 C
A square with a horn makes you wish you weren't born, every time he plays,
Dm E7 Dm E7 Am Dm E7
But with a square in the act, you can set music back to the cave - man days!
F7 E7
Ze - de, dum, bo - zay!
Am Am7M Am7 Am6
I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing,
F7M Dm6/F F7 E7
Still, a cat's the only cat who knows how to swing,
Am Am7M Am7 Am6
Who wants to dig a long-haired gig, and stuff like that?
F7M Em7 Am Em7 Am
When every - body wants to be a cat!
Dm Dm7M Dm7 G7
A square with a horn makes you wish you weren't born,
C
Every time he plays, (Oh, a - rinky, tinky - tinky!)
Dm E7 Dm E7 Am Dm E7
But with a square in the act, you can set music back to the cave - man days!
F7 E7
(Oh, a - rinky, tinky - tinky!)
Am Am7M Am7 Am6
Yes---, everybody wants to be a cat,
F7M Dm6/F F7 E7
Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at,
Am Am7M Am7 Am6
When playing jazz you always has a welcome mat,
F7M Em7 Am Em7 Am
'Cause every - body digs a swing - ing cat!
Dm F7 E7
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Dm A7 Dm
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat! Alleluia!
Dm A7 Dm
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!
Dm A7 Dm
Everybody, everybody, everybody wants to be a cat!