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*** Shonen Knife ***
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*** Catnip Dream ***
********************     by Rui Cruzeiro @ Portugal
(This is my own work, if there are mistakes and differente version trouble,
just blame my bad musical sense.) I based this tab on the version shonen knife,
although Jeff Buckley plays a version of this song that might be a little different.
Use standard tuning. Feel free to correct whatever you think is wrong!
Intro: [B]    [A]  [E]      (x4)
 BHe is a cat but he's  Avery very  Efat
 BHe's not just a  Astandard  Ecat
 BHe is a cat but he's  Astill very  Efat
[B] American calico [A] caaa[E]aaat     [E]
 G#mCatnip is a kitty cat drug
 BOne puff two puffs, F#high in a dream
 G#mFatty kitty's got very sleepy eyes
 BI wonder what he's dreaming of
 F#Catnip Dream Catnip Dream Catnip Dream meow meow meow
Chorus:   (x4)
[B] Catnip [F#] dream
[B] Catnip [F#] dream
[F#] Catnip [E] dream
(play intro chord sequence twice here)
 BHe gets his kicks from a  Atiny  Etoy
 BA green frog filled with  Acatnip E  
 BAnd pretty soon he's gonna  Abe sevenEteen
 BKitty cat birthday  ApartyyyEyyy
 G#mCatnip is a kitty cat drug
 BWe plant catnip  F#seeds together
 G#mAll summer long he watches it growing
 BDreaming of the harvest moon
 F#Catnip Dream Catnip Dream Catnip Dream meow meow meow
Chorus:   (x4)
[B] Catnip [F#] dream
[B] Catnip [F#] dream
[F#] Catnip [E] dream
(play intro chord sequence twice here)
Bridge: (not really sure about this part... you can figure out the solo for yourself :P)
[B]     [F#]
[B]     [F#]
[G#m]   [E]      [F#]     [B]
[E]     [F#]     [B]
Chorus:   (x4)
[B] Catnip [F#] dream
[B] Catnip [F#] dream
[F#] Catnip [E] dream
(play intro chord sequence twice here)
 BHe is a cat and he's  Avery very  Esmart
 BHe knows the coolest place  Ain the yard E  
 BHe is the king of the  AneighbourEhood
[B] American calico [A] caaa[E]aaat     [E]
 G#mCatnip is a kitty cat drug
 BOne puff two puffs, F#high in a dream
 G#mFatty kitty's got very sleepy eyes
 BI wonder what he's dreaming of
 F#Catnip Dream Catnip Dream Catnip Dream meow meow meow
Chorus:   (x4)
[B] Catnip [F#] dream
[B] Catnip [F#] dream
[F#] Catnip [E] dream
Meow.

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Catnip Dream

by Shonen Knife

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G#m

********************

*** Shonen Knife ***

********************

*** Catnip Dream ***

******************** by Rui Cruzeiro @ Portugal

(This is my own work, if there are mistakes and differente version trouble,

just blame my bad musical sense.) I based this tab on the version shonen knife,

although Jeff Buckley plays a version of this song that might be a little different.

Use standard tuning. Feel free to correct whatever you think is wrong!

B A E

Intro: [] [] [] (x4)

B A E

He is a cat but he's very very fat

B A E

He's not just a standard cat

B A E

He is a cat but he's still very fat

B A E E

[] American calico [] caaa[]aaat []

G#m

Catnip is a kitty cat drug

B F#

One puff two puffs, high in a dream

G#m

Fatty kitty's got very sleepy eyes

I wonder what he's dreaming of

Catnip Dream Catnip Dream Catnip Dream meow meow meow

Chorus: (x4)

B F#

[] Catnip [] dream

B F#

[] Catnip [] dream

F# E

[] Catnip [] dream

(play intro chord sequence twice here)

B A E

He gets his kicks from a tiny toy

B A E

A green frog filled with catnip

B A E

And pretty soon he's gonna be seventeen

B A E

Kitty cat birthday partyyyyyy

G#m

Catnip is a kitty cat drug

B F#

We plant catnip seeds together

G#m

All summer long he watches it growing

Dreaming of the harvest moon

Catnip Dream Catnip Dream Catnip Dream meow meow meow

Chorus: (x4)

B F#

[] Catnip [] dream

B F#

[] Catnip [] dream

F# E

[] Catnip [] dream

(play intro chord sequence twice here)

Bridge: (not really sure about this part... you can figure out the solo for yourself :P)

B F#

[] []

B F#

[] []

G#m E F# B

[] [] [] []

E F# B

[] [] []

Chorus: (x4)

B F#

[] Catnip [] dream

B F#

[] Catnip [] dream

F# E

[] Catnip [] dream

(play intro chord sequence twice here)

B A E

He is a cat and he's very very smart

B A E

He knows the coolest place in the yard

B A E

He is the king of the neighbourhood

B A E E

[] American calico [] caaa[]aaat []

G#m

Catnip is a kitty cat drug

B F#

One puff two puffs, high in a dream

G#m

Fatty kitty's got very sleepy eyes

I wonder what he's dreaming of

Catnip Dream Catnip Dream Catnip Dream meow meow meow

Chorus: (x4)

B F#

[] Catnip [] dream

B F#

[] Catnip [] dream

F# E

[] Catnip [] dream

Meow.

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