The Cat Empire - Lullaby
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In the song, Felix sings in a very loose, free style. Due to this it's hard to place
exactly where you change the chord just by looking at the words here- but as long as you
know the beat, you'll be fine.
The second verse and chorus have the same chord pattern as the first verse and chorus.
The final chorus is the same again, except with a key change.
Also, in the first verse there is a bit where there is no music, just words. At these
points, I've put the chords in brackets. They are optional.
I've left out the instrumental trumpet solo chords. Sorry if the lyrics are wrong- I
copied it straight from another website without checking first. My bad!
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Intro:
F#I cannot C#say ‘oG#mh sweetnessC#’
like he F#could C# G#m C#
cause F#I cannot C#play a G#mlullaby
C#like it F#should C# G#m C#
F# G#m C# x2
Verses:
I F#used to cry but now I have to laugh
because sheG#m’s got that torment
C#to a fine art
F#smart like a foxy
G#m
and craf-ty-as-A-cat
i’m looking up
as i’m lying on my back
bite the F#beast
if i want a big piece of the pie
but she’G#ms taken the feast
in the C#blink of an eye
I F#can-not-jus-ti-fy
what’s going on
- it G#mfeels so right
when it C#seems so wrong
like a F#plot hatched
in the sweet spot of that trap
(G#m)
- ask what she’s schemes
(C#)
she say ‘oh this and that’
(F#)
then she snaps like a camera
in black with a flash
(G#m)
puts the drum in the drama
(C#)
the hand in the clap
she’s F#a map with no bearings
attached - no
G#msafety-in-this-match
C#fire you can’t catch
then F#zap I was struck by that
bolt before dawn
then byG#m breakfast honey
we was C#signed and sworn
G#m A#m B C#
I’ll give yoF#u all night moviC#e marathon
G#m C# F# C#
G#mand C#a triple expresso so you can stay awake
it might be F#late - but
it’C#s never too late for thG#mat lovin
my C#sexy baF#be C# G#m C#
F#something always C#telling me
‘savG#me prayers beforC#e dawn’
cos what F#happens when I’C#m with you
makes me G#mshake my head then C#smile and yawn
I’F#m worn out but I??C#?m beaming
and it G#mseems that we are C#dreamy
as we F#head out through that C#strange old morning G#mdoor C#
(Verse Two)
(Chorus Two)
Key change sequence: Cm Dm Bb Eb F
Final Chorus: up 4 semitones
F# becomes Bb
C# becomes F
G#m becomes Cm
Outro:
Bb Eb/F F