Morph The Cat
The intro and the first two verses can be played as the
following as tabbed-which may require a certain degree
of co-ordination, or the use of a sequencer to record
the bass line. Throughout the verses it could be played
with the Em and Dm chords over a G bass..or simply with
just a G7 or G9 throughout ( as would be the case in most
commercially released sheet music.) And with any format
such as this, it is recommended one initially play along
with the recording a few times
in order to get the timing down.
small case letters above chord symbols
indicate individual notes:
c4: middle C, and notes above in that octave...
: above middle
: below middle etc.
numbers behind notes will only be indicated
when notes enter another octave or begin a new line
chord in bracket played on guitar
bass:
....
....
(G7no3)N..
add elec piano:
(G7no3) (G7no3)
.....
(G7no3) (G7no3)
.....
continue similie with lyrics:
High above Manhattan town
What floats and has a shape like that
Fans like us who watch the skies
We know it's the Morph the Cat
Gliding like a big blue cloud
From Tomkins Square to Upper Broadway
Beyond the park to Sugar Hill
Stops a minute for latte'
He oozes down the heating duct
Swims like seaweed down the hall
He briefly digs your wiggy pad
And seeps out through the wall
/ /
Kind of like an arc tic mind bath
/
Cool and sweet and slight ly rough
/
Li quid light on New York Ci ty
/ +9+5
Chris tmas with out the chintzy stuff
(G7no3) ()
.....
continue simile with lyrics:
What exactly does he want
This Rabelasian puff of smoke
To make you feel all warm and cozy
Like you heard a good joke
Like you heard an Arlen tune
Or bought yourself a crazy hat
Like you had a Mango Cooler
Ooh- Morph the Cat
He's all the talk in shops and schoolyards
Sutton Place - the Automat
Players playin' in da Bronx
Respect to Morph the Cat
/ /
Kind of like an arc tic mind bath
/
Cool and sweet and slight ly rough
/
Li quid light on New York Ci ty
/ +9+5
Chris tmas with out the chintzy stuff
So rich is his char isma
You can almost hear it sing
/
He skims the roofs
/ / /
And bells begin to sing..
/ / / / / /
.as verse,guitar with muted trumpet,
(G7no3) (G7no3)
....
(G7no3) (G7no3)
.....
(G7no3) (G7no3)
.....
(G7no3) (G7no3)
.....
Chi nese cashiers can feel it now
Grand old gals at evening mass
Young racketeers
And teenage models
Laughing on the grass
/ /
Bles sed Yan kees have an ally
/
When this fe line comes to bat
/
Brin ging joy to old Man hat tan
/ +9+5
All watch the skies for Morph the Cat
(G7no3) (G7no3)
....
repeat and fade