PHENOMENAL CAT (FLUTE PLAYS OVER:) C Bb F D G D G D G D D G D A long, long time ago, in a land of idiot boys G D F C There lived the cat, a phenomenal cat Bb F Who loved to wallow all day No one bothered him as he sat, content in his tree He just lived to eat cos it kept him fat And that's how he wanted to stay CHORUS #1: Dm A C F Though he was big and fat, all the world was good to him Dm A C Fsus4 And he pointed out on the map all the places he had been Dm Dm/G Dm/F Dm/E Dm/C Dm/Bb A Cowes, Sardinia, Katmandu, The Scilly Isles and Sahara, too Fum, fum, diddle-um di La la la la, la-la la la La la la la, la-la la la la La la la la-la la la CHORUS #2: Once when he was thin, he had flown to old Hong Kong And had learned the secret of life, and the sea and the sky beyond So he gave up his diet and sat in a tree And ate himself through eternity Fum, fum, diddle-um di La la la la la-la la la La la la la, la-la la la la La la la la-la la la Fum, fum, diddle-um di Fum, fum, diddle-um di CHORDS: Dm/G: x x x 0 3 1 Dm/F: x x 3 2 3 1 Dm/E: x x 2 2 3 1 Dm/C: x 3 0 2 3 1 Dm/Bb: x 1 0 2 3 1 NOTE: The only difference with the previous version is the little intro. Of course you really need a flute to make it recognizable.
About the artist behind Phenomenal Cat Chords:
The band's early hard-driving singles set a standard in the mid-1960s for rock and roll, while albums such as Face to Face,[2] Something Else, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, Arthur and Muswell Hillbillies are highly regarded by fans, critics, and peers, and are considered amongst the most influential recordings of the era.[3]
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