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Nine Cats

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Nine Cats (Acoustic version)
This is the version that can be found on the Insignificance bonus disc from the re-issue 
Signify. Listen to the music for the timing/rhythm/hammer-ons/hammer-offs.
Chords:
Tuning		EADGBE
Amadd9		x07500
D6sus2/	Ax07700
		Fmaj7x33210
Fmaj13		x33200
		Esus4022200
		E022100
		Cx32010
		G320033
 Aminor		x02210
		Dsus4xx0233
		Dxx0232
		Dsus2xx0230
Intro:
Amadd9 	     | D6sus2/A  
 Fmaj7Fmaj13 |  Esus4  Emaj  
Amadd9			       D6sus2/A  
The butterfly sailed on the breeze
   Fmaj7Fmaj13	                  Esus4  E  
Past a field of barbed wire trees
Amadd9			       D6sus2/A  
Where golden dragons chased around
      Fmaj7Fmaj13           Esus4  E  
Pampered poppies on the ground
CTwo silver tGrout sat way on hiAmghFmaj7  
CAnd watched a rGoyal samurAmaiFmaj7  
CPlant two black Gorchids in a bAmoxFmaj7  
ACnd strap Git to a laughAming fFmaj7ox
AmA minstrel Dsus4bought Da cDsus2rooked spoon
AmHe gave it tDsus4o a blue DbabDsus2oon
AmWho filled Dsus4it full Dof vDsus2irgin snow
And wFmaj7atched it iGn the aftergAmlow
	Am|  Dsus4   D  Dsus2  
	Am|  Dsus4   D  Dsus2  
	Am|  Dsus4   D  Dsus2  
	Fmaj7| 	G| Am  
Amadd9			       D6sus2/A  
The toad stoon in his ballet shoes
   Fmaj7Fmaj13	            Esus4  E  
Teaching sixteen kangaroos
Amadd9		     D6sus2/A  
How to skip across a lake
      Fmaj7Fmaj13           Esus4  E  
They found it hard to stay awake
CA pharaoh plGayed a merry tuAmneFmaj7  
CAnd watched nine Gcats dance on the AmmoonFmaj7  
CI didn't knGow what all thAmis Fmaj7meant
CI didn't Gknow why I waAms senFmaj7t.
AmI threw fivDsus4e clockDs dDsus2own on my bed
AmThe chimes dDsus4anced ouDt on Dsus2golden threads
AmAnd turned Dsus4to footpDrintDsus2s on my wall
SequiFmaj7ned tears bGegan to fallAm  
	Am|  Dsus4   D  Dsus2  
	Am|  Dsus4   D  Dsus2  
	Am|  Dsus4   D  Dsus2  
	Fmaj7| 	G| Am  

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Nine Cats

by Porcupine Tree

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Esus4

Dsus4

Dsus2

Emaj

Nine Cats (Acoustic version)

This is the version that can be found on the Insignificance bonus disc from the re-issue

Signify. Listen to the music for the timing/rhythm/hammer-ons/hammer-offs.

Chords:

Tuning EADGBE

Amadd9 x07500

D6sus2/ x07700

Fmaj7

x33210

Fmaj13 x33200

Esus4

022200

022100

x32010

320033

minor x02210

Dsus4

xx0233

xx0232

Dsus2

xx0230

Intro:

Amadd9 | D6sus2/

Fmaj7 Esus4 Emaj

Fmaj13 |

Amadd9 D6sus2/

The butterfly sailed on the breeze

Fmaj7 Esus4 E

Fmaj13

Past a field of barbed wire trees

Amadd9 D6sus2/

Where golden dragons chased around

Fmaj7 Esus4 E

Fmaj13

Pampered poppies on the ground

C G Am Fmaj7

Two silver trout sat way on high

C G Am Fmaj7

And watched a royal samurai

C G Am Fmaj7

Plant two black orchids in a box

C G Am Fmaj7

And strap it to a laughing fox

Am Dsus4 D Dsus2

A minstrel bought a crooked spoon

Am Dsus4 D Dsus2

He gave it to a blue baboon

Am Dsus4 D Dsus2

Who filled it full of virgin snow

Fmaj7 G Am

And watched it in the afterglow

Am Dsus4 D Dsus2

Fmaj7 G Am

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Amadd9 D6sus2/

The toad stoon in his ballet shoes

Fmaj7 Esus4 E

Fmaj13

Teaching sixteen kangaroos

Amadd9 D6sus2/

How to skip across a lake

Fmaj7 Esus4 E

Fmaj13

They found it hard to stay awake

C G Am Fmaj7

A pharaoh played a merry tune

C G Am Fmaj7

And watched nine cats dance on the moon

C G Am Fmaj7

I didn't know what all this meant

C G Am Fmaj7

I didn't know why I was sent.

Am Dsus4 D Dsus2

I threw five clocks down on my bed

Am Dsus4 D Dsus2

The chimes danced out on golden threads

Am Dsus4 D Dsus2

And turned to footprints on my wall

Fmaj7 G Am

Sequined tears began to fall

Am Dsus4 D Dsus2

Fmaj7 G Am

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