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SONG: Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat ARTIST: Andrew Lloyd Webber From the musical, Cats Intro: E C#m/E F#m7/E B/E E C#m/E F#m7/E B/E E C#m/E F#m7/E B/E Skimbleshanks the E C#m/E F#m7/E B/E Railway Cat, E B7/E F#m/E the Cat of the Railway E C#m/E F#m7/E B/E Train
There's a Ewhisper down the B/D#line at eC#mleven thirty E/Bnine When the ANight Mail's D/Aready Ato deEpart F#m/E B7/E Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble? E+2 E/B Has he gone to hunt the thimble? We must G#mfind him or the Atrain A/Bcan't Estart"
All the Eguards and all the B/D#porters And the C#mstation master's E/Bdaughters A D/A A A/E E Would be searching high and low F#m B7/E E+2/B E/B Saying "Skimble where is Skimble for unless he's very nimble Then the G#mnight mail Ajust A/Bcan't Ego."
E G/E F#m/E At eleven forty two with the signal overdue E G/E F#m/E E And the passengers all frantic to a man
That's Awhen I would apE/G#pear and I'd F#m11saunter to the E/G#rear I'd been Abusy in the E/G#luggage F#m11van!
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Then he Egave one B/D#flash of his C#mglass green E/Beyes A D/A A A/E E And the signal went "All Clear!" F#m/E B7/E E+2/B E/B G#m A A/B They'd be off at last for the northern part of the Northern Hemi
E C#m/E F#m7/E {sphere {Skimbleshanks B/E E C#m/E the Railway F#m7/E B/E Cat E B/E A/E E C#m/E F#m7/E The Cat of the Railway Train B/E E B/D# C#m E/B You could say that by and large it was me who was in charge
Of the ASleeping D/ACar A E F#m/E B7/E E+2/B E/B Express, from the driver and the guards to the bagmen playing cards I would G#msupervise them Aall A/Bmore or Eless
Down the Ecorridor he B/D#paces and exC#mamines all the E/Bfaces A D/A A A/E E Of the travellers in the first and the third F#m/E B7/E E+2/B E/B He establishes control by a regular patrol And he'd G#mknow at once if AanyA/Bthing occEurred
E G/E A7/E F#m/E He would watch you without winking and he saw what you were thinking R A7/E G/E F#m/E A7/E E And it's certain that he didn't approve
Of hiAlarity and E/G#riot so the F#mfolk were very E/G#quiet When ASkimble was aE/G#bout and on the F#m11move
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You could Eplay no B/D#pranks with C#mSkimbleE/Bshanks! A D/A A A/E E He's a cat that cannot be ignored F#m/E B7/E E+2/B E/B So nothing went wrong on the Northern Mail When G#mSkimbleAshanks A/Bwas aE6board
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EIt was very Bm7pleasant when they'd Efound their little Bm7den With their Ename written Bm7up on the door. Woo! Woo!
And the Eberth was very Bm7neat with a newly folded sheet And not a speck of dust upon the floor
There was Eevery sort of Bm7light You could make it dark or bright And a button you could turn to make a breeze Woo! Woo!
And a Efunny little Bm7basin you're supposed to wash your face in And a crank to shut the window should you sneeze
Then the Aguard looked in Dpolitely and would Gask you very Ebrightly, "DoA you like your morning tea weaEk or strong?" But AI was just beE/G#hind him and was F#m7ready to reE/G#mind him A E/G# F#m7 (2 bars) For Skimble won't let anything go wrong
E B/D# C#m E/B A D/A A A/E E When they crept into their cosy berths and pulled up the counterpane A/B B7 Esus2/B E/B They all could reflect that it was very nice A/B B7 Esus2/B E/B To know that they wouldn't be bothered by mice A/B B7 Esus2/B E They could leave all that to the Railway Cat
The G#mCat of the ARailA/Bway TErain
F Dm/F Gm7/F Skimbleshanks C/F F Dm/F the Railway Gm7/F C/F Cat F C7/F Gm/F The Cat of the Railway F Dm/F Gm7/F C/F Train
In the Fwatches of the C/Enight I was Dmalways fresh and F/Cbright A# D#/A# A# F Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea Gm/F C7/F F+2 F With perhaps a drop of scotch while I was keeping on the watch Am A# A#/C F Only stopping here and there to catch a flea
They were Ffast asleep at C/ECrewe and Dmso they never F/Cknew A# D#/A# A# F That I was walking up and down the station Gm/F C7/F Fsus2 F They were sleeping all the while I was busy at Carlisle Am A# A#/C F Where I met the station master with elation
F G#/F Gm7/F They might see me at Dumfries if I summoned the police F G#/F Gm/F F If there was anything they ought to know about
When they A#got to GallowF/Agate there they Gm7did not have to F/Await A# F/A Gm7/11 For Skimbleshanks would help them to get out!
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C13And hC7e Fgives you a C/Ewave of his Dmlong brown F/Ctail Which A#says "I'll see Fyou again! Gm/F C7/F Fsus2 F You'll meet without fail on the Midnight Mail Am7 A# A#/C F The Cat of the Railway Train!"
F C/E Dm F/C A# F Gm/F C7/F F Am7 A# A#/C F (2 bars) The Cat of the Railway Train