Queen: Cool Cat

Note: the figures are repeated with always varying accents.
Do not learn them exactly, just follow the "beat of your heart".
Except the very first figure the transcription is reduced
to give you only the funky chord pairs.

Figure "A":
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-7-7-x-7---7-x-x-7-7---7---7---4-----4---4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-|
|-9-9-x-9---9-x-x-9-9---9---9---5-----5---5-x-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-|
|-8-8-x-8---8-x-x-8-8---8---8-x-6-----6---6-x-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-|
|(9)--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

xxx789 - xxx654

Figure "B":
x x 11 9 12 9  -  x x 11 9 10 9

Figure "C":
xx9897 - xx9877


Figure "D":
xx7675 - xx7655


C#m7:x46454
Am/D: x57555 (D7sus2)


Intro: figure "A"

Verse ("A"):
Ooh            yeah yeah yeah yeah!
You're taking all the sunshine away
Making out like you're the main line (I knew that)


Short Chorus:

"B"
'Cause you're a cool cat

"B"
Tapping on the toe with a new hat oooh

        "C"
just cruising driving along like the swing king

 "C"                   "A"
Feeling the beat of my heart huh!

 "A"
Feeling the beat of my heart


Chorus:
             "B"
Ooh you're a cool cat
                                 "C"
Coming on strong with all the chit chat

            "D"
Ooh you're alright

                                  "C"
Hanging out and stealing all the limelight

                     "D"
Ooh messing with the beat of my heart yeah!

"C"                                 C#m7  Am/D
   ooh messing with the beat of my heart


Bridge:
   C#m7 Am/D
...heart

C#m7
Ooh you used to be a mean kid

Am/D                       C#m7
Ooh making such a deal of life

Am/D          C#m7
Ooh you were wishing and hoping and waiting

                  Am/D
To really hit the big time

            C#m7          Am/D
But did it happen? happen no!

                         F#m
You're speeding to fast slow down slow down

              Am
you'd better slow down slow down


Figure "A"

Verse:
You really know how to set the mood
And you really get inside the groove

Chorus:
Cool cat tapping on the toe with a new hat
Ooh just cruising
Driving along like the swing king
Feeling the beat of my heart
Feeling the beat of my heart

Short Bridge:
    C#m7        Am/D
... heart yeah! yeah!
                       C#m7
Feeling the beat of my heart
        Am/D
Can you feel it?

"A"
Feeling the beat of my heart  yeah!
Feeling the beat of my heart
Ooh        Ooh     feeling feeling feeling



vocal harmonies in tab format:
cool cat  chit chat  with a new hat
--7---5--|--7----5-|--5---4--7---5-|
--9---7--|--9----7-|--7---5--9---7-|
--9---9--|--8----8-|--9---9--9---8-|
-11--11--|--9----9-|--11--7--11--9-|
---------|---------|---------------|
---------|---------|---------------|


Tr: PD.