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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Other songs:
- Chariot
- Chariots
- Hello Hello
- No Longer There
- Nothing
- Sly
- Still Young
- The Lost Song
- 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
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Verse]
|Dmin |Fmaj |Cmaj |Gmin |
-------------------------------
|1. |2
Chorus|Bb Major|Dmin |Gmin |Cmaj | (2nd time x 4)
Bridge|Dmin |Em Cmaj |
Chords:
Dmin | Fmaj | Cmaj | Gmin |Bb Maj |Emin|
e|-5-----1-|-1----1-|-3----0-|-3----|-6----1-|-7-|
b|-6-----3-|-1----1-|-5----1-|-3----|-6----3-|-8-|
g|-7-OR--2-|-2-OR-2-|-5-OR-0-|-3----|-7-OR-3-|-9-|
d|-7-----0-|-3----3-|-5----2-|-5----|-8----3-|-9-|
a|-5-------|-3------|-3----3-|-5----|-8----1-|-7-|
E|---------|-1------|--------|-3----|-6------|---|
[Intro]
e|----5--------5------5-------------|
b|----6--------6------6-------------|
g|----7--------7------7-------------|
d|----7--------7------7-------------| repeat then...
a|-5-----5--4------5-----------4p3--|
E|-----------------------5h6--------|
e|-------------------|
b|--6~---------------|
g|--7~---------------|
d|--7~---------------|
a|--x~----------4p3--|
E|--6~-----5h6-------|
[Verse]
Dmin Fmaj
One day one woman asked him what do you to survive?
Cmaj Gmin
He said "oh my dear, listen here." and this is what I cry
Dmin Fmaj
On my feet, I wear two shoes for dancing, dancing to be free.
Cmaj Gmin
My feet they're paying tribute to the Bobby Marley Legacy
Dmin
and my knees they've got some cuts and bruises
Fmaj
from a-skating all my days
Cmaj
because a-when I'm skating with my friends
Gmin
my troubles drift away. I say
Dmin
my legs they're wearing baggy pants
Fmaj
I like ta move around
Cmaj
'Cause getting down and jumping up
Gmin
These are some good things that i've found
[Chorus]
Bb Maj
Waaaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak the empire be rising
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak we making some lovin'
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak tha greedy man running
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak got two shoes for dancing.
[Verse]
Dmin
... and my waist has got a slinky belt
Fmaj
with a clip that's quick to open
Cmaj
because a'loving is the sweetest thing,
Gmin
and from my waist is happens
Dmin
and my stomach's got some tasty food
Fmaj
that's makin' me feel good
Cmaj
because sharing some meals is
Gmin
some thing I wish the world could do
Dmin
and my chest it wears a singlet
Fmaj
oh my chest is beating proud
Cmaj
oh my chest suggests I am a man
Gmin
that no institutions will knock round
Dmin
and around my neck is superstiton
Fmaj
hanging from a chain
Cmaj
because i've got my gods, but in the end
Gmin
I'll make my own way.
[Chorus]
Bb Maj
Waaaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak the empire be rising
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak we making some lovin'
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak tha greedy man running
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak got two shoes for dancing.
[Bridge]
e|-5-5-5-5-5--7--8--8--8--8--8---7-|
b|-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8---8-|
g|-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-(Repeat as necessary
d|-7-7-7-7-7--9--10-10-10-10-10--9-|
a|-5-5-5-5-5--7--10-10-10-10-10--7-|
E|---------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
[Verse]
Dmin
and my mouth it's got a great big smile
Fmaj
that shows some great big teeth,
Cmaj
to friends it brings happiness
Gmin
and to enemies it brings defeat.
Dmin
and my eyes have got some vision
Fmaj
they can see through many lies
Cmaj
oh my eyes they look for better things,
Gmin
the better things to see in life
Dmin
and my ears are wearing headphones
Fmaj
they're to play my favourite songs;
Cmaj
and not music i'm told to like
Gmin
but the songs that make me dance along
Dmin
'cause on my feet are shoes for
Fmaj
shoes for dancing, dancing to be free
Cmaj
oh my feet they're paying tribute to...
Gmin
(The Bobby Marley Legacy!)
[Chorus]
Bb Maj
Waaaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak the empire be rising
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak we making some lovin'
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak tha greedy man running
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak got two shoes for dancing.
(Repeat as needed)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------3-------3------------------------|
d|-------3-----7--------5-------7-------3---5---3----|
a|--5-------------------------------5--------------5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Harry solo
concert pitch (piano, guitar.. ETC)
Key of: Dmin
E flat (alto sax)
Key of: Bmin
B flat (trumpet)
Key of: Cmin
Posted by Casey at July 5, 2004 12:57 PM | TrackBack
Alternative Intro:
e|----5--------5------5-------------|
b|----6--------6------6-------------|
g|----7--------7------7-------------|
d|----7--------7------7-------------|
a|-5-----5--4------5---------4------|
E|-----------------------5-6---6-5--|
************************************
| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
************************************
|Dmin |Fmaj |Cmaj |Gmin |
-------------------------------
|1. |2
Chorus|Bb Major|Dmin |Gmin |Cmaj | (2nd time x 4)
Bridge|Dmin |Em Cmaj |
Chords:
Dmin | Fmaj | Cmaj | Gmin |Bb Maj |Emin|
e|-5-----1-|-1----1-|-3----0-|-3----|-6----1-|-7-|
b|-6-----3-|-1----1-|-5----1-|-3----|-6----3-|-8-|
g|-7-OR--2-|-2-OR-2-|-5-OR-0-|-3----|-7-OR-3-|-9-|
d|-7-----0-|-3----3-|-5----2-|-5----|-8----3-|-9-|
a|-5-------|-3------|-3----3-|-5----|-8----1-|-7-|
E|---------|-1------|--------|-3----|-6------|---|
[Intro]
e|----5--------5------5-------------|
b|----6--------6------6-------------|
g|----7--------7------7-------------|
d|----7--------7------7-------------| repeat then...
a|-5-----5--4------5-----------4p3--|
E|-----------------------5h6--------|
e|-------------------|
b|--6~---------------|
g|--7~---------------|
d|--7~---------------|
a|--x~----------4p3--|
E|--6~-----5h6-------|
[Verse]
Dmin Fmaj
One day one woman asked him what do you to survive?
Cmaj Gmin
He said "oh my dear, listen here." and this is what I cry
Dmin Fmaj
On my feet, I wear two shoes for dancing, dancing to be free.
Cmaj Gmin
My feet they're paying tribute to the Bobby Marley Legacy
Dmin
and my knees they've got some cuts and bruises
Fmaj
from a-skating all my days
Cmaj
because a-when I'm skating with my friends
Gmin
my troubles drift away. I say
Dmin
my legs they're wearing baggy pants
Fmaj
I like ta move around
Cmaj
'Cause getting down and jumping up
Gmin
These are some good things that i've found
[Chorus]
Bb Maj
Waaaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak the empire be rising
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak we making some lovin'
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak tha greedy man running
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak got two shoes for dancing.
[Verse]
Dmin
... and my waist has got a slinky belt
Fmaj
with a clip that's quick to open
Cmaj
because a'loving is the sweetest thing,
Gmin
and from my waist is happens
Dmin
and my stomach's got some tasty food
Fmaj
that's makin' me feel good
Cmaj
because sharing some meals is
Gmin
some thing I wish the world could do
Dmin
and my chest it wears a singlet
Fmaj
oh my chest is beating proud
Cmaj
oh my chest suggests I am a man
Gmin
that no institutions will knock round
Dmin
and around my neck is superstiton
Fmaj
hanging from a chain
Cmaj
because i've got my gods, but in the end
Gmin
I'll make my own way.
[Chorus]
Bb Maj
Waaaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak the empire be rising
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak we making some lovin'
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak tha greedy man running
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak got two shoes for dancing.
[Bridge]
e|-5-5-5-5-5--7--8--8--8--8--8---7-|
b|-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--8--8---8-|
g|-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9--9---9-(Repeat as necessary
d|-7-7-7-7-7--9--10-10-10-10-10--9-|
a|-5-5-5-5-5--7--10-10-10-10-10--7-|
E|---------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
[Verse]
Dmin
and my mouth it's got a great big smile
Fmaj
that shows some great big teeth,
Cmaj
to friends it brings happiness
Gmin
and to enemies it brings defeat.
Dmin
and my eyes have got some vision
Fmaj
they can see through many lies
Cmaj
oh my eyes they look for better things,
Gmin
the better things to see in life
Dmin
and my ears are wearing headphones
Fmaj
they're to play my favourite songs;
Cmaj
and not music i'm told to like
Gmin
but the songs that make me dance along
Dmin
'cause on my feet are shoes for
Fmaj
shoes for dancing, dancing to be free
Cmaj
oh my feet they're paying tribute to...
Gmin
(The Bobby Marley Legacy!)
[Chorus]
Bb Maj
Waaaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak the empire be rising
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak we making some lovin'
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak tha greedy man running
Waaiiiyyaaa
Dmin Gmin Cmaj
boomshak got two shoes for dancing.
(Repeat as needed)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------3-------3------------------------|
d|-------3-----7--------5-------7-------3---5---3----|
a|--5-------------------------------5--------------5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Harry solo
concert pitch (piano, guitar.. ETC)
Key of: Dmin
E flat (alto sax)
Key of: Bmin
B flat (trumpet)
Key of: Cmin
Posted by Casey at July 5, 2004 12:57 PM | TrackBack
Alternative Intro:
e|----5--------5------5-------------|
b|----6--------6------6-------------|
g|----7--------7------7-------------|
d|----7--------7------7-------------|
a|-5-----5--4------5---------4------|
E|-----------------------5-6---6-5--|
************************************
| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
************************************
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