Chords for Jerry Garcia Band - "Cats Under the Stars" (1978)
Tempo:
90 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Am
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [Em] [Dm] [Am] [G] [F]
[Em] [Am] [C] Cats [F]
[C] [F] down under [Am] the [G] stars.
[F] [Em] [Am] [C] Cats [F]
[C] [F] down under [Am] the [G] stars.
[Am] [G] [C] [G] [Em] [F] [C]
Cats on the blacktop, birdie in the treetop.
Someone plays guitar that [F] sounds like [C] [D] lavernette.
[Am]
I ain't [D] ready [Am] yet to [D] go to bed.
[F]
[Em] Think I'll [Dm] take [Am] a walk [C] [G] downtown [F] instead.
[Em]
[Am] Cats [C] [F] [C]
[F] [Am] down under the [G] stars.
[F] [Em]
[Am] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [Am] [G] [F] [Bm]
[C] [Dm] [Em] [Dm] [C]
Cats on the bandstand, give them each a big hand.
Anyone who sweats [F] like that must [Em] be [D] alright.
[Am] No one [D] wants a [Am] fight, [D] no black [F] eye.
[Em] Just [Dm] another [Am] cat [C] in [G] the stars [F] tonight.
[Em]
[Am] [C] [F] [C] Cats [F] down [Am] under the [G] stars.
[F] [Em] [Am]
[C] [F] [C] [F] Cats down [Am] under the [G] stars.
[Am] [G] [C] [G]
[Em] [Dm] [C]
Cats in the limelight, feels like it's alright.
Everybody wants [F] something they [Em] might [D] not get.
[Am] I ain't [D] ready yet, [Am]
it [D] ain't complete.
[F] [Em] That's [Dm] why I'm [Am] headed [C] down to [G] Alley [F] Cat Street.
[Em] [Am] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [Am]
Cats down [G] [F] [Em] [Am] [C]
[F] [C] [F] under [Am] the [G] stars.
[F] [Bm] [C] [G] [Em] [F]
[A] [G] [A] [D] [A]
[Em] [Dm] Set him blouse on [Bb]
buttoning.
[Dm] Set him blouse on [Bb]
buttoning.
[A] Time is a stripper, doing it [F] just for [G] [A] you.
Time is a stripper, doing it [C] just for [F] you.
[G] [C] Just for [D] you.
[Bb] [C] [D]
[Am] [Bb] [Am] [D]
[Bb] [Am] Just [D] for you.
[Bb] [Ab] Just for you.
[Bb] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [Dm] [C]
Just for you.
Lock in the brass tacks, cover up your tracks Jack.
Ain't nowhere you [F] can pay [C] your own [D] way back.
[Am] What else do you [D] lack?
[Am] You're making [D] [F] right.
Cats [Dm] down [Am] [C] under [G] the stars [F] tonight.
[Em] [Am] Cats [C] [F] [C] [F] down under [Am] the [G] stars.
[F] [Em] [Am]
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[Am] Under the stars.
[G] [F] [Em] [Am] [F] [C] [F] [C] [N]
[Em] [Am] [C] Cats [F]
[C] [F] down under [Am] the [G] stars.
[F] [Em] [Am] [C] Cats [F]
[C] [F] down under [Am] the [G] stars.
[Am] [G] [C] [G] [Em] [F] [C]
Cats on the blacktop, birdie in the treetop.
Someone plays guitar that [F] sounds like [C] [D] lavernette.
[Am]
I ain't [D] ready [Am] yet to [D] go to bed.
[F]
[Em] Think I'll [Dm] take [Am] a walk [C] [G] downtown [F] instead.
[Em]
[Am] Cats [C] [F] [C]
[F] [Am] down under the [G] stars.
[F] [Em]
[Am] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [Am] [G] [F] [Bm]
[C] [Dm] [Em] [Dm] [C]
Cats on the bandstand, give them each a big hand.
Anyone who sweats [F] like that must [Em] be [D] alright.
[Am] No one [D] wants a [Am] fight, [D] no black [F] eye.
[Em] Just [Dm] another [Am] cat [C] in [G] the stars [F] tonight.
[Em]
[Am] [C] [F] [C] Cats [F] down [Am] under the [G] stars.
[F] [Em] [Am]
[C] [F] [C] [F] Cats down [Am] under the [G] stars.
[Am] [G] [C] [G]
[Em] [Dm] [C]
Cats in the limelight, feels like it's alright.
Everybody wants [F] something they [Em] might [D] not get.
[Am] I ain't [D] ready yet, [Am]
it [D] ain't complete.
[F] [Em] That's [Dm] why I'm [Am] headed [C] down to [G] Alley [F] Cat Street.
[Em] [Am] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [Am]
Cats down [G] [F] [Em] [Am] [C]
[F] [C] [F] under [Am] the [G] stars.
[F] [Bm] [C] [G] [Em] [F]
[A] [G] [A] [D] [A]
[Em] [Dm] Set him blouse on [Bb]
buttoning.
[Dm] Set him blouse on [Bb]
buttoning.
[A] Time is a stripper, doing it [F] just for [G] [A] you.
Time is a stripper, doing it [C] just for [F] you.
[G] [C] Just for [D] you.
[Bb] [C] [D]
[Am] [Bb] [Am] [D]
[Bb] [Am] Just [D] for you.
[Bb] [Ab] Just for you.
[Bb] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [Dm] [C]
Just for you.
Lock in the brass tacks, cover up your tracks Jack.
Ain't nowhere you [F] can pay [C] your own [D] way back.
[Am] What else do you [D] lack?
[Am] You're making [D] [F] right.
Cats [Dm] down [Am] [C] under [G] the stars [F] tonight.
[Em] [Am] Cats [C] [F] [C] [F] down under [Am] the [G] stars.
[F] [Em] [Am]
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[Am] Under the stars.
[G] [F] [Em] [Am] [F] [C] [F] [C] [N]
Key:
F
C
Am
G
Em
F
C
Am
[F] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] Cats [F] _
[C] _ _ [F] down under [Am] the [G] stars.
[F] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ Cats [F] _
[C] _ _ [F] down under [Am] the [G] stars.
[Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cats on the blacktop, birdie in the treetop.
Someone plays guitar that [F] sounds like [C] _ [D] lavernette.
[Am]
I ain't [D] ready [Am] yet to [D] go to bed.
[F]
[Em] Think I'll [Dm] take [Am] a walk [C] [G] downtown [F] instead.
[Em] _
[Am] Cats _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [Am] down under the [G] stars.
[F] _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [Bm] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Cats on the bandstand, give them each a big hand.
Anyone who sweats [F] like that must [Em] be [D] alright.
_ [Am] No one [D] wants a [Am] fight, [D] no black [F] eye.
[Em] Just [Dm] another [Am] cat [C] in [G] the stars [F] tonight.
_ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ Cats [F] down [Am] under the [G] stars.
[F] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] Cats down [Am] under the [G] stars.
[Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _
[Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Cats in the limelight, feels like it's alright.
Everybody wants [F] something they [Em] might [D] not get.
[Am] I ain't [D] ready yet, [Am]
it [D] ain't complete.
[F] [Em] That's [Dm] why I'm [Am] headed [C] down to [G] Alley [F] Cat Street.
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am]
Cats down [G] _ [F] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] under [Am] the [G] stars.
[F] _ [Bm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Em] _ [F] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ [Dm] Set him blouse on _ [Bb]
buttoning.
[Dm] Set him blouse on [Bb]
buttoning.
[A] _ Time is a stripper, doing it [F] just for [G] [A] you.
Time is a stripper, doing it [C] just for [F] you.
[G] [C] Just for [D] you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] [Am] Just [D] for you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] [Ab] Just for you.
[Bb] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [F] _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Just for you.
Lock in the brass tacks, cover up your tracks Jack.
Ain't nowhere you [F] can pay [C] your own [D] way back.
[Am] What else do you [D] lack?
[Am] You're making [D] [F] right.
Cats [Dm] down [Am] [C] under [G] the stars [F] tonight.
_ [Em] _ [Am] Cats _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] down under [Am] the [G] stars.
[F] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[Am] Under the stars.
[G] _ [F] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] Cats [F] _
[C] _ _ [F] down under [Am] the [G] stars.
[F] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ Cats [F] _
[C] _ _ [F] down under [Am] the [G] stars.
[Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cats on the blacktop, birdie in the treetop.
Someone plays guitar that [F] sounds like [C] _ [D] lavernette.
[Am]
I ain't [D] ready [Am] yet to [D] go to bed.
[F]
[Em] Think I'll [Dm] take [Am] a walk [C] [G] downtown [F] instead.
[Em] _
[Am] Cats _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [Am] down under the [G] stars.
[F] _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [Bm] _
[C] _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Cats on the bandstand, give them each a big hand.
Anyone who sweats [F] like that must [Em] be [D] alright.
_ [Am] No one [D] wants a [Am] fight, [D] no black [F] eye.
[Em] Just [Dm] another [Am] cat [C] in [G] the stars [F] tonight.
_ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ Cats [F] down [Am] under the [G] stars.
[F] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] Cats down [Am] under the [G] stars.
[Am] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _
[Em] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Cats in the limelight, feels like it's alright.
Everybody wants [F] something they [Em] might [D] not get.
[Am] I ain't [D] ready yet, [Am]
it [D] ain't complete.
[F] [Em] That's [Dm] why I'm [Am] headed [C] down to [G] Alley [F] Cat Street.
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Am]
Cats down [G] _ [F] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] under [Am] the [G] stars.
[F] _ [Bm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Em] _ [F] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ [Dm] Set him blouse on _ [Bb]
buttoning.
[Dm] Set him blouse on [Bb]
buttoning.
[A] _ Time is a stripper, doing it [F] just for [G] [A] you.
Time is a stripper, doing it [C] just for [F] you.
[G] [C] Just for [D] you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Bb] _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] [Am] Just [D] for you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] [Ab] Just for you.
[Bb] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [F] _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Just for you.
Lock in the brass tacks, cover up your tracks Jack.
Ain't nowhere you [F] can pay [C] your own [D] way back.
[Am] What else do you [D] lack?
[Am] You're making [D] [F] right.
Cats [Dm] down [Am] [C] under [G] the stars [F] tonight.
_ [Em] _ [Am] Cats _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] down under [Am] the [G] stars.
[F] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[Am] Under the stars.
[G] _ [F] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _