The Old Gumbie Cat Chords by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats 1981 Original London Cast, Myra Sands, Wayne Sleep, Susan Jane Tanner, Geraldine Gardner

Tempo:
168.55 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

Cm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Old Gumbie Cat chords
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[N]
I [G] have a Gumby [D] cat in mind.
Her [C] name is Jenny and [D] her [Am] coat is of [Em] the tabby kind [F] with tiger stripes [Gb] and leopard [B] spots.
[Dbm] All [G] day she sits beneath [Gb] the [F] stair or [C] on the stitch [Bm] or on the mat.
She [Am] sits and [Gb] sits and [Em]
sits and sits and [F]
that's what makes a [C] Gumby cat.
That's what makes a [B]
Gumby [Em] cat.
When
[Cm] the [B] day's hustle and bustle is done, then the Gumby [G] cat's work is but [Ab] hardly begun.
[Cm] When all the family's in bed and [Ab] asleep, she tucks up [G] her skirt to the [Ab] basement.
She's deeply concerned [Bb] with the ways of the mice.
Their behavior's not good and their [Cm] manner's not nice.
[Db] So when she has got them lined up on the matting, [G] she teaches them uzi [C] crocheting and catting.
[F] [D]
[G]
[D] [C]
[Bm]
[Am]
[Em]
[F] [B]
[G]
[D]
[C] [Bm]
She [Am] sits and sits and [Em] sits and sits [F] and that's what makes a [B] Gumby [C] cat.
[A] That's what makes [Bm] a [B]
Gumby [E] cat.
[G] [Cm] But when the day's hustle and [Am] bustle is done, [Ab] then the Gumby cat's [G] work is [Cm] but hardly begun.
[C] She thinks that the [Eb] cockroaches just need employment [Ab] to prevent them [G] from [Cm] idling and want to destroy her.
So [Ab] she's born from the lot of [Bb] disorderly louts.
[Eb] A true humble discipline [Ab] to help poor boy scouts.
With [Db] a purpose in life and a good deed to do.
And [G] she's even created a Beatles tattoo.
[Dbm]
[G]
[Em]
[Am] [D]
[G] [D]
[Em] [Eb]
[A] [D] [Bb]
[Eb]
[D] [Eb] [D] [Ab]
[D] [C]
[Cm] [Ab]
[D] [G]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Db] [G] [Cm]
[C] [Bb]
[C]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[B] [A]
[Db]
[Gb]
[Eb] Thank
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To learn Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats 1981 Original London Cast, Myra Sands, Wayne Sleep, Susan Jane Tanner, Geraldine Gardner - (Original London Cast Recording / 1981) The Old Gumbie Cat chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, Eb, Ab, G, Cm, Ab, G and Ab. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 84 BPM before aiming for the song's 169 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of G Major.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ [G] _ have a Gumby [D] _ cat in mind.
Her [C] name is Jenny and [D] _ _ her _ [Am] coat is of [Em] the tabby kind [F] with tiger stripes _ [Gb] and leopard [B] _ spots.
_ [Dbm] All [G] day she sits beneath [Gb] the [F] stair or [C] on the stitch [Bm] or on the mat.
She [Am] sits and [Gb] sits and [Em] _
sits and sits _ and [F]
that's what makes a _ [C] Gumby cat. _
_ _ _ _ That's what _ makes a [B] _ _
Gumby [Em] _ cat.
_ When _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ the [B] day's hustle and bustle is done, then the Gumby [G] cat's work is but [Ab] hardly begun.
[Cm] When all the family's in bed and [Ab] asleep, she tucks up [G] her skirt to the [Ab] basement.
_ _ She's deeply concerned [Bb] with the ways of the mice.
Their behavior's not good and their [Cm] manner's not nice.
[Db] So when she has got them lined up on the matting, [G] she teaches them uzi _ [C] crocheting and catting. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ She [Am] _ sits and sits and _ [Em] sits and _ sits [F] and that's what makes a _ [B] Gumby [C] cat. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] That's what makes _ [Bm] a _ [B] _
Gumby _ [E] cat. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] But when the day's hustle and [Am] bustle is done, [Ab] then the Gumby cat's [G] work is [Cm] but hardly begun.
[C] She thinks that the [Eb] cockroaches just need employment [Ab] to prevent them [G] from [Cm] idling and want to destroy her.
So [Ab] she's born from the lot of [Bb] disorderly louts.
[Eb] A true humble discipline [Ab] to help poor boy scouts.
With [Db] a purpose in life and a good deed to do.
And [G] she's even _ _ created _ a Beatles _ tattoo. _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Thank _ _ _ _ _

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