Morph the Cat Tabs & Lyrics by Donald Fagen
Morph the Cat
guitar tabs lyrics
Morph The Cat
The intro and the first two verses can be played as the
following as tabbed-which may require a certain degree
of co-ordination, or the use of a sequencer to record
the bass line. Throughout the verses it could be played
with the Em and Dm chords over a G bass..or simply with
just a G7 or G9 throughout ( as would be the case in most
commercially released sheet music.) And with any format
such as this, it is recommended one initially play along
with the recording a few times
in order to get the timing down.
small case letters above chord symbols
indicate individual notes:
c4: middle C, and notes above in that octave...
c5: C above middle C
c3: C below middle C etc.
numbers behind notes will only be indicated
when notes enter another octave or begin a new line
chord in bracket played on guitar
bass:
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b....
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b....
(G7no3)N.C.
add elec piano:
g3 f g f f g f g f
(G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.....
g3 f g f f g f g f
(G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.....
continue similie with lyrics:
High above Manhattan town
What floats and has a shape like that
Fans like us who watch the skies
We know it's the Morph the Cat
Gliding like a big blue cloud
From Tomkins Square to Upper Broadway
Beyond the park to Sugar Hill
Stops a minute for latte'
Em7
He oozes down the heating duct
Swims like seaweed down the hall
He briefly digs your wiggy pad
And seeps out through the wall
c5 C b4 b a a g g
Cm6/d Gmaj7/d D9 Em/D
Kind of like an arc tic mind bath
c5 d b b a a g
Cm6/d D7 Em7/D D7 Em7
Cool and sweet and slight ly rough
d5 d C C b4 b a a
G/C D9 G7/d E7sus4 Am/D
Li quid light on New York Ci ty
A9/C# Dadd9 d B7+9+5 C9
Chris tmas with out the chintzy stuff
g3 f g f f g f f d
(G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm (G7)Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.....
continue simile with lyrics:
What exactly does he want
This Rabelasian puff of smoke
To make you feel all warm and cozy
Like you heard a good joke
Like you heard an Arlen tune
Or bought yourself a crazy hat
Like you had a Mango Cooler
Ooh- Morph the Cat
Em7
He's all the talk in shops and schoolyards
Sutton Place - the Automat
Players playin' in da Bronx
Respect to Morph the Cat
c5 C b4 b a a g g
Cm6/d Gmaj7/d D9 Em/D
Kind of like an arc tic mind bath
c5 d b b a a g
Cm6/d D7 Em7/D D7 Em7
Cool and sweet and slight ly rough
d5 d C C b4 b a a
G/C D9 G7/d E7sus4 Am/D
Li quid light on New York Ci ty
A9/C# Dadd9 d B7+9+5 C9
Chris tmas with out the chintzy stuff
Am7/D D7 Am7/D
So rich is his char isma
Cmaj7
You can almost hear it sing
F#m7/b B7
He skims the roofs
a4 g a g
F#m7/b Em F#m/E Em F#m/E Em
And bells begin to sing..
a g a g a g a g g g f#
F#m/E Em F#m/E Em F#m/E Em F#m/E Em Cmaj7 Eb/Gb F#m7/b
.as verse,guitar with muted trumpet,
g3 f g f f g f f d
(G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b....
g3 f g f f g f f d
(G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.....
g3 f g f f g f f d
(G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.....
g3 f g f f g f f d
(G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3)Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b.....
Em7
Chi nese cashiers can feel it now
Grand old gals at evening mass
Young racketeers
And teenage models
Laughing on the grass
c5 C b4 b a a g g
Cm6/d Gmaj7/d D9 Em/D
Bles sed Yan kees have an ally
c5 d b b a a g
Cm6/d Em7/D D7 Em7
When this fe line comes to bat
d5 d C C b4 b a a
G/C D9 G7/d E7sus4 Am/D
Brin ging joy to old Man hat tan
A9/C# Dadd9 d B7+9+5 C9
All watch the skies for Morph the Cat
g3 f g f f g f f d
(G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm (G7no3) Em Dm Em Dm
g2 a g d a g d d d g a bb a g g a bb b....
repeat and fade
