Yellow Cat

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A C A C
Em7 Dmaj7
It's late De-cem-ber and the New Year's nev-er com-ing,
Em7 Dmaj7
time pass-es slow-ly in a two-room walk-up flat,
Bm F#7
The sun is silent there's a cold rain's gonna come on,
G A D
No one to talk to but my lady's yellow cat.
Em7 Dmaj7
Raindrops falling on the flowers in the window box,
Em7 Dmaj7
Plastic roses that I planted yesterday.
Bm F#7
I didn't think they'd die so soon but they're all withered now,
G A D
Seems like everything I touch turns out that way.
Chorus
F#7
Well, I guess I'll just go walking,
Bm Bm/A
The cat's no Good for talking to,
E7
He don't know what I'm saying
Em A C A
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And the rain is always playing on my mind, on my mind.
Street lights drifting through the blinds that cover window panes
blending softy with the bare lights overhead.
Then together they run swiftly through my memory
An eerie image in a strange and empty bed.
The wind is whippin' up the papers in the street below
I got some books to read but it seems they've all been read
Clouds are crowded in a misty drifting sky above
I wish to hell I could remember what I said.
Repeat Chorus
One crystal wine glass on a table filled with scarlet stains
Stands alone and empty where there once were two
The jug is silent on the table by a broken plate
The wine is gone, my lady, and so, my love, are you.
F#7
Well, I guess I'll just go walking,
Bm Bm/A
The cat's no Good for talking to,
E7
He don't know what I'm saying
Em A C A C
And the rain is always playing on my mind, on my mind, on my mind

Yellow Cat chords and lyrics

Free chords for Yellow Cat by John Denver. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

revised 
A                C             A          C
Chorus 
Street lights drifting through the blinds that cover window panes
blending softy with the bare lights overhead.
Then together they run swiftly through my memory
An eerie image in a strange and empty bed.
The wind is whippin' up the papers in the street below
I got some books to read but it seems they've all been read
Clouds are crowded in a misty drifting sky above
I wish to hell I could remember what I said.
Repeat Chorus
One crystal wine glass on a table filled with scarlet stains
Stands alone and empty where there once were two
The jug is silent on the table by a broken plate
The wine is gone, my lady, and so, my love, are you.

Yellow Cat Chords by John Denver

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