[Intro]
Em / Em/D# / Em/D / Em/C# / Cmaj7 / B7 / Em
[Verse 1]
Em Em/D# Em/D
Everybody wants to be a cat,
E/C# Cmaj7 Am6/C
because a cat's the only cat
C7 B7
who knows where it's at.
Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C#
Everybody's pickin' up on that feline beat,
Cmaj7 Bm7 Em Bm7 / Em
'cause everything else is obsolete.
[Verse 2]
Em Am Am/G#
Now a square with a horn,
Am/G Am/F#
can make you wish you weren't born,
G
ever'time he plays;
B7
and with a square in the act,
he can set music back
Em Am B7 / C / B7
to the caveman days.
[Verse 3]
Em Em/D# Em/D
I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing,
Em/C# Cmaj7 Am6/C
but a cat's the only cat
C7 B7
who knows how to swing.
Em
Who wants to dig
a long-haired gig
or stuff like that?
When everybody wants to be a cat.
[Verse 4]
A square with that horn,
makes you wish you weren't born,
ever'time he plays;
and with a square in the act,
he's gonna set this music back
to the Stone Age days.
Everybody wants to be a cat,
because a cat's the only cat
who knows where it's at;
while playin' jazz you always has a Welcome mat,
'cause everybody digs a swingin' cat.
Everybody digs a swingin' cat.