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Morph The Cat

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the bass line. Throughout the verses it could be played
with the Em and Dm chords over a G bass..or simply with
just a G7 or G9 throughout ( as would be the case in most
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-----5-----7--5--------7--5----------5-7-8-7-5-5-----789 ........... 
-----------------5-----------5--5-5----------------------
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 (G7no3)N.C.
  G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em               Dm   G7( no3 )   Em     Dm    Em  Dm  
   G7( no3 )     Em      Dm       Em               Dm   G7( no3 )   Em     Dm    Em  Dm  
continue similie with lyrics:
High above Manhattan town 
What floats and has a shape like that 
Fans like us who watch the skies 
We know it's the Morph the Cat 
Gliding like a big blue cloud 
From Tomkins Square to Upper Broadway 
Beyond the park to Sugar Hill 
Stops a minute for latte'
He Em7oozes down the heating duct 
Swims like seaweed down the hall 
He briefly digs your wiggy pad 
And seeps out through the wall 
Cm6/DKind  of  Gmaj7/Dlike an   D9arc   tic  Em/Dmind  bath
Cm6/DCool   D7and Em7/Dsweet and D7slight  ly Em7rough
G/CLi  quid D9light on G7/DNew York E7sus4Ci     Am/Dty
A9/C#Chris tmas  with  Dadd9out   Dthe B7+5+9chintzy C9stuff
 G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em        Dm   G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em   Dm  
continue simile with lyrics:
What exactly does he want 
This Rabelasian puff of smoke 
To make you feel all warm and cozy 
Like you heard a good joke 
Like you heard an Arlen tune 
Or bought yourself a crazy hat 
Like you had a Mango Cooler 
Ooh- Morph the Cat
He's Em7all the talk in shops and schoolyards 
Sutton Place - the Automat 
Players playin' in da Bronx 
Respect to Morph the Cat 
Cm6/DKind  of  Gmaj7/Dlike an   D9arc   tic  Em/Dmind  bath
Cm6/DCool   D7and Em7/Dsweet and D7slight  ly Em7rough
G/CLi  quid D9light on G7/DNew York E7sus4Ci     Am/Dty
A9/C#Chris tmas  with  Dadd9out  the Dchint B7+5+9zy      C9stuff 
So Am7/Drich is D7his char Am7/Disma
You can almost hear it Cmaj7sing
He F#m7/Bskims the B7roofs                          
And F#m7/Bbells begin to Emsing..F#m/E  Em  F#m/E  Em  
F#m/E  Em   F#m/E   Em   F#m/E  Em   F#m/E  Em Cmaj7  Eb/Gb  F#m7/B
 G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em       Dm   G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em  Dm  
 G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em       Dm   G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em  Dm  
 G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em       Dm   G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em  Dm  
 G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em       Dm   G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em   Dm  
Chi nEm7ese cashiers can feel it now 
Grand old gals at evening mass 
Young racketeers 
And teenage models 
Laughing on the grass 
Cm6/DBles sed  Gmaj7/DYan  kees D9have  an Em/Dally
Cm6/DWhen   this Em7/Dfe     D7line comes to  Em7bat
G/CBrin ging D9joy to G7/Dold  Man E7sus4hat    Am/Dtan
A9/C#All watch the Dadd9skies Dfor B7+5+9Morph the C9Cat
 G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em      Dm   G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em  Dm  
 G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em      Dm   G7( no3 )      Em      Dm       Em   Dm  

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Morph The Cat

by Donald Fagen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cm6/D

Gmaj7/D

Em/D

Em7/D

G/C

G7/D

E7sus4

Am/D

A9/C#

Dadd9

B7+5+9

Am7/D

Cmaj7

F#m7/B

F#m/E

the bass line. Throughout the verses it could be played

with the Em and Dm chords over a G bass..or simply with

just a G7 or G9 throughout ( as would be the case in most

---------------------------------------------------------

-----5-----7--5--------7--5----------5-7-8-7-5-5-----789 ...........

-----------------5-----------5--5-5----------------------

---------------------------------------------------------

(G7no3)N.C.

G7 Em Dm Em Dm G7 Em Dm Em Dm

( no3 ) ( no3 )

G7 Em Dm Em Dm G7 Em Dm Em Dm

( no3 ) ( no3 )

continue similie with lyrics:

High above Manhattan town

What floats and has a shape like that

Fans like us who watch the skies

We know it's the Morph the Cat

Gliding like a big blue cloud

From Tomkins Square to Upper Broadway

Beyond the park to Sugar Hill

Stops a minute for latte'

Em7

He oozes down the heating duct

Swims like seaweed down the hall

He briefly digs your wiggy pad

And seeps out through the wall

Cm6/D Gmaj7/D D9 Em/D

Kind of like an arc tic mind bath

Cm6/D D7 Em7/D D7 Em7

Cool and sweet and slight ly rough

G/C D9 G7/D E7sus4 Am/D

Li quid light on New York Ci ty

A9/C# Dadd9 D B7+5+9 C9

Chris tmas with out the chintzy stuff

G7 Em Dm Em Dm G7 Em Dm Em Dm

( no3 ) ( no3 )

continue simile with lyrics:

What exactly does he want

This Rabelasian puff of smoke

To make you feel all warm and cozy

Like you heard a good joke

Like you heard an Arlen tune

Or bought yourself a crazy hat

Like you had a Mango Cooler

Ooh- Morph the Cat

Em7

He's all the talk in shops and schoolyards

Sutton Place - the Automat

Players playin' in da Bronx

Respect to Morph the Cat

Cm6/D Gmaj7/D D9 Em/D

Kind of like an arc tic mind bath

Cm6/D D7 Em7/D D7 Em7

Cool and sweet and slight ly rough

G/C D9 G7/D E7sus4 Am/D

Li quid light on New York Ci ty

A9/C# Dadd9 D B7+5+9 C9

Chris tmas with out the chint zy stuff

Am7/D D7 Am7/D

So rich is his char isma

Cmaj7

You can almost hear it sing

F#m7/B B7

He skims the roofs

F#m7/B Em F#m/E Em F#m/E Em

And bells begin to sing..

F#m/E Em F#m/E Em F#m/E Em F#m/E Em Cmaj7 Eb/Gb F#m7/B

G7 Em Dm Em Dm G7 Em Dm Em Dm

( no3 ) ( no3 )

G7 Em Dm Em Dm G7 Em Dm Em Dm

( no3 ) ( no3 )

G7 Em Dm Em Dm G7 Em Dm Em Dm

( no3 ) ( no3 )

G7 Em Dm Em Dm G7 Em Dm Em Dm

( no3 ) ( no3 )

Em7

Chi nese cashiers can feel it now

Grand old gals at evening mass

Young racketeers

And teenage models

Laughing on the grass

Cm6/D Gmaj7/D D9 Em/D

Bles sed Yan kees have an ally

Cm6/D Em7/D D7 Em7

When this fe line comes to bat

G/C D9 G7/D E7sus4 Am/D

Brin ging joy to old Man hat tan

A9/C# Dadd9 D B7+5+9 C9

All watch the skies for Morph the Cat

G7 Em Dm Em Dm G7 Em Dm Em Dm

( no3 ) ( no3 )

G7 Em Dm Em Dm G7 Em Dm Em Dm

( no3 ) ( no3 )

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