Ayreon: 'Temple of the cat'

from the album 'The Universal Migrator part I - The Dream Sequencer'
vocals by Jacqueline - Krezip - Govaert

transcription by Wilfred Grootoonk

chords

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"It is the 8th century.
I am a Mayan girl heading for the Jaguar Temple in Tikal on the central American continent."

Intro

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Verse 1
|A             |C#m |C          |G/B
 Shine down on me    sun of the underworld
|A      |C#m |C              |G/B
 set me free  chase away the night
|A         |C#m |C           |G/B
 proud jaguar    king of the mayan gods
|A       |C#m |            |G/B
 shining star  light up the sky
    |G              |A
and guide me to the temple of the cat.

Interlude

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Verse 2
|A        |C#m |C         |G/B
 Heart-of-sky   maker and hurricane
|A      |C#m |C           |G/B
 mighty eye   harvester of life
|A       |C#m |C              |G/B
 we were born  solely to speak your name
|A         |C#m |C               |G/B
 bring the dawn  we'll praise the sky
|G              |A
here inside the temple of the cat.

Flute solo

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Verse 3

|A        |C#m  |C                |G/B
 Upon his throne the highpriest addressed the crowd
|A             |C#m |C       |G/B
 now carved in stone his holy name
|A        |C#m |C         |G/B
 beads of jade  adorn his cutton shroud
|A           |C#m |C          |G/B
 his silvery blade on a golden chain
   |G               |A            |G      |
he lies here in the temple of the cat dead
        |                   |A
he will rise again from the temple of the cat.

End

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