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De Kat Van Ome Willem

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Step 1 / 18Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPIBQAJuTeE
Lyrics by Annie M.G. Schmidt
Music by H. Bannink
[Intro]
         A7      Adim7     A7           A7      E7/A      A7
e|-----|-----------------|------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----|-----------------|------------|---------2-------|----------------|
G|-2-4-|-2---2-4-2---2-4-|-2------2-4-|-2-4-2-4-----4---|-2--------------|
D|-----|-----------------|------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----|-----------------|------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----|-----------------|------------|-----------------|----------------|
[Verse 1]
   D                        A7               A7               D
De kat van ome Willem is op reis geweest, op reis geweest, op reis geweest.
   D                        A                  B7       E7       A
De kat van ome Willem is op reis geweest, waar ging die dan naar toe? hee.
    D                            A7              A7              D
Hij is voor zeven maanden naar Parijs geweest, Parijs geweest, Parijs geweest.
  D                              G       Em7       A       A7     D
Zodat 'ie nou alleen maar Franse kranten leest, Bonjour en voulez-vous.
[Bridge]
A                   B      E                       A
Hij heeft zoiets elegants, hij geeft kopjes op z'n Frans;
A              B                 E          A
                                                N.C.
hij gaat met de rozenkrans naar de Franse kathedraal.
          Am-5   A                Am-5   A
Allemaal (alle - maal), allemaal (alle - maal),
       A7          Adim7        A
ja, de kat van ome Willem is brutaal, oh la la.
[Verse 2]
    D                          A7                 A7                 D
Die kat is op een echte Franse school geweest, op school geweest, op school geweest.
    D                          A                 B7        E7     A
Die kat is op een echte Franse school geweest en zegt nou "oh, pardon".
    D                       A7                 A7                 D
Hij is ook op visite bij De Gaulle geweest, De Gaulle geweest, De Gaulle geweest.
    D                       G        Em7      A         A7      D
Hij is ook op visite bij De Gaulle geweest en zegt voortdurend "non".
[Bridge]
A                       B      E                     A
Zingt een liedje op z'n Frans, over de maagd van Orleans.
A             B           E           A
                                          N.C.
Hij lust enkel sjuderans en af en toe cognac.
            Am-5   A                 Am-5   A
Op het dak (op het dak), op het dak (op het dak),
       A7              Adim7         A
en hij wil alleen maar op een Franse bak (kouwe kak).
[Verse 3]
    D                        A7               A7               D
De kat van ome Willem is op reis geweest, op reis geweest, op reis geweest.
    D                        A                  B7       E7       A
De kat van ome Willem is op reis geweest, waar ging die dan naar toe? hoy.
    D                             A7              A7              D
Hij is voor zeven maanden naar Parijs geweest, Parijs geweest, Parijs geweest.
  D                              G       Em7       A       A7     D
zodat 'ie nou alleen maar Franse kranten leest, Bonjour en voulez-vous.

De Kat Van Ome Willem chords and lyrics

Free chords for De Kat Van Ome Willem by Misc Children. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPIBQAJuTeE
Lyrics by Annie M.G. Schmidt
Music by H. Bannink
[Verse 1]
[Bridge]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]

De Kat Van Ome Willem Chords by Misc Children

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