Biography:
The Cat Empire is a six-piece alternative band from Melbourne, Australia. Their sound has been described as a fusion of jazz, funk, and rock with heavy Latin / Salsa influences (not to mention reggae, ska and dub). Currently, the Cat Empire consists of Ollie McGill (keyboard and backing vocals), Ryan Monro (bass and backing vocals), Felix Riebl (percussion and vocals), Harry James Angus (trumpet and vocals), Will Hull-Brown (drums), and Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala (decks, percussion).
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- Two Shoes
- All Hell
- All Night Loud
- Anybody
- Anymore
- Bataclan
- Brighter Than Gold
- Bulls
- Call Me Home
- Creature
- Daggers Drawn
- Days Like These
- Eagle
- Echoes
- Feelings Gone
- Go
- How To Explain
- In My Pocket
- Kila
- Like A Drum
- Lullaby
- Miserere
- Motion
- No Mountain
- On My Way
- Only Light
- Open Up Your Face
- Oscar Wilde
- Panama
- Prophets In The Sky
- Protons Neutrons Electrons
- Ready Now
- Reasonably Fine
- Rhyme And Reason
- Saturday Night
- Sleep Wont Sleep
- So Many Nights
- Song For Elias
- Steal The Light
- Sunny Moon
- The Crowd
- The Night That Never End
- The Rhythm
- The Wine Song
- Til The Ocean Takes Us All
- Till The Ocean Takes Us All
- Voodoo Cowboy
- Whos That
- Wine Song
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The Chariot - The Cat Empire
Tabbed by: fishy_sluggish
Email: [email protected]
Tuning:Normal
[Verse 1]
Em G
This is a song that came upon me one night
Am
When the news it had been telling me
C D
About one more war and one more fight
Em
And 'aeh' I sighed but then
G
I thought about my friends
Am
Then I wrote this declaration
C D
Just in case the world end
[Verse 2]
Our guns
Em G
We shot them in the things we said
Am
Ah we didn't need no bullets
C D
Cos we rely on some words instead
Em
Kill someone in argument
G
Outwit them with our brains
Am
And we'd kill ourselves laughing
C D
At the funny things we'd say
[Verse 3]
And bombs
Em G
We had them saved for special times
Am
When the crew would call a shakedown
C D
We break down a party landmine
Em
Women that so sexy
G
They explode us with their looks
Am
Ah we blowing up some speakers
C D
Jumping round till the ground shook
[Verse 4]
And missiles
Em G
They were the roadtrips that we launched
Am
T-t-tripping across this island
C D
Starting missions at the break of dawn
Em
Yawn and smile say
G
What direction shall we take?
Am
Somewhere where it warm and wet
C D
This be the route we'd always take and
[Chorus]
Am Em
Our weapons were our instruments
G D C
Made from timber and steel
Am
We never yielded to conformity
Em
But stood like kings
G
In a chariot that's riding on a
D
Record wheel
e|--6-7-3---5-7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5--------7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5|
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D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[Chorus]
Am Em
Our weapons were our instruments
G D C
Made from timber and steel
Am
We never yielded to conformity
Em
But stood like kings
G
In a chariot that's riding on a
D
Record wheel
[Chorus]
Am Em
Our weapons were our instruments
G D C
Made from timber and steel
Am
We never yielded to conformity
Em
But stood like kings
G
In a chariot that's riding on a
D
Record wheel
e|--6-7-3---5-7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5--------7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5|
B|--------5-----------------------5------------------------------5--|
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D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5------6-7-3---5-7-6-7-8-7-----6-7-3---5--|
B|----------------------5--------------5-----------------------5----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5-----7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5-------------|
B|----------------------5---------------------------5---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 5]
Em
And our airforce flying
G
When the frisbee in the sky
Am
Have a session while we're smoking
C D
Now we're feeling extra high
Em
And we'd sneak into a carpark
G
With the skaties on our back
Am
And we're flying down the levels howling
C D
On the attack now on the attack
[Verse 6]
And battles
Em G
They happened in these dancehalls
Am
See we'd rather fight with music
C D
Choosing one the rhythm war
Em
Battle at these shakedowns
G
And we battle at these gigs
Am
We do battle in our bedrooms
C D
Made some sweet love to the beat
[Bridge]
Em
Then our allies grew
G
Wherever we would roam
Am
See whenever we're together
C D
Any stranger feel at home
Em
In a way we are an army
G
But this army not destruct
Am
No instead we're doing simple things
C D
Good loving find it run amuck
[Verse 7]
Em
This be a declaration
G
Written about my friends
Am
It's engraved into this song
C D
So they know I'm not forgetting them
Em
See maybe if the world contained
G
More people like these
Am
Then the news would not be telling me
C D
About all that warfare endlessly and
[Chorus]
Am Em
Our weapons were our instruments
G D C
Made from timber and steel
Am
We never yielded to conformity
Em
But stood like kings
G
In a chariot that's riding on a
D
Record wheel
e|--6-7-3---5-7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5--------7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5|
B|--------5-----------------------5------------------------------5--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5------6-7-3---5-7-6-7-8-7-----6-7-3---5--|
B|----------------------5--------------5-----------------------5----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5-----7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5-------------|
B|----------------------5---------------------------5---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tabbed by: fishy_sluggish
Email: [email protected]
Tuning:Normal
[Verse 1]
Em G
This is a song that came upon me one night
Am
When the news it had been telling me
C D
About one more war and one more fight
Em
And 'aeh' I sighed but then
G
I thought about my friends
Am
Then I wrote this declaration
C D
Just in case the world end
[Verse 2]
Our guns
Em G
We shot them in the things we said
Am
Ah we didn't need no bullets
C D
Cos we rely on some words instead
Em
Kill someone in argument
G
Outwit them with our brains
Am
And we'd kill ourselves laughing
C D
At the funny things we'd say
[Verse 3]
And bombs
Em G
We had them saved for special times
Am
When the crew would call a shakedown
C D
We break down a party landmine
Em
Women that so sexy
G
They explode us with their looks
Am
Ah we blowing up some speakers
C D
Jumping round till the ground shook
[Verse 4]
And missiles
Em G
They were the roadtrips that we launched
Am
T-t-tripping across this island
C D
Starting missions at the break of dawn
Em
Yawn and smile say
G
What direction shall we take?
Am
Somewhere where it warm and wet
C D
This be the route we'd always take and
[Chorus]
Am Em
Our weapons were our instruments
G D C
Made from timber and steel
Am
We never yielded to conformity
Em
But stood like kings
G
In a chariot that's riding on a
D
Record wheel
e|--6-7-3---5-7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5--------7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5|
B|--------5-----------------------5------------------------------5--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5------6-7-3---5-7-6-7-8-7-----6-7-3---5--|
B|----------------------5--------------5-----------------------5----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5-----7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5-------------|
B|----------------------5---------------------------5---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Am Em
Our weapons were our instruments
G D C
Made from timber and steel
Am
We never yielded to conformity
Em
But stood like kings
G
In a chariot that's riding on a
D
Record wheel
[Chorus]
Am Em
Our weapons were our instruments
G D C
Made from timber and steel
Am
We never yielded to conformity
Em
But stood like kings
G
In a chariot that's riding on a
D
Record wheel
e|--6-7-3---5-7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5--------7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5|
B|--------5-----------------------5------------------------------5--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5------6-7-3---5-7-6-7-8-7-----6-7-3---5--|
B|----------------------5--------------5-----------------------5----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5-----7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5-------------|
B|----------------------5---------------------------5---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 5]
Em
And our airforce flying
G
When the frisbee in the sky
Am
Have a session while we're smoking
C D
Now we're feeling extra high
Em
And we'd sneak into a carpark
G
With the skaties on our back
Am
And we're flying down the levels howling
C D
On the attack now on the attack
[Verse 6]
And battles
Em G
They happened in these dancehalls
Am
See we'd rather fight with music
C D
Choosing one the rhythm war
Em
Battle at these shakedowns
G
And we battle at these gigs
Am
We do battle in our bedrooms
C D
Made some sweet love to the beat
[Bridge]
Em
Then our allies grew
G
Wherever we would roam
Am
See whenever we're together
C D
Any stranger feel at home
Em
In a way we are an army
G
But this army not destruct
Am
No instead we're doing simple things
C D
Good loving find it run amuck
[Verse 7]
Em
This be a declaration
G
Written about my friends
Am
It's engraved into this song
C D
So they know I'm not forgetting them
Em
See maybe if the world contained
G
More people like these
Am
Then the news would not be telling me
C D
About all that warfare endlessly and
[Chorus]
Am Em
Our weapons were our instruments
G D C
Made from timber and steel
Am
We never yielded to conformity
Em
But stood like kings
G
In a chariot that's riding on a
D
Record wheel
e|--6-7-3---5-7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5--------7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5|
B|--------5-----------------------5------------------------------5--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5------6-7-3---5-7-6-7-8-7-----6-7-3---5--|
B|----------------------5--------------5-----------------------5----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5-----7-6-7-6-7-----6-7-3---5-------------|
B|----------------------5---------------------------5---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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