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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Jerry Garcia Band - "Cats Under the Stars" (1978) chords
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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]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
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To start learning Jerry Garcia Band - (40th Anniversary Edition) Cats Under The Stars chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, C, F, Am, Em, Am and C in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 45 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 90 BPM. Considering the song's key of Db Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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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] _

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