Loudon Wainwright III – Me And My Friend The Cat (Guitar)

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A* e|--5--|
   B|--2--|
   G|--2--|
   D|--2--|
   A|--0--|
   E|--0--|
[Intro] A A A A7 x4 [Verse 1]
A                        A7 A   A7
[tab]A                    A7
Into the night we sat

A                        A7
We were sitting at speeds

A                A7
Known only to few

A                  A7 A                  A7
Incredible distance   we travelled us to
[Chorus]
A*
If only you'd been there

A*
You'd know what I mean

A*
If only you'd been there

A*
If only you'd seen
[Bridge 1]
        E
For the Ides of March were upon us then

         D
And it's been a year since I didn't know when
A A A A7 x4 [Verse 2]
A                        A7 A    A7
Me and my friend the cat

        A                            A7 A
Well we talked about this, about that

A                           A7
We were talking in circles

          A                 A7
You would never have guessed

     A
That this was the target

A7  A                 A7
And that was the quest
[Chorus]
A*
If only you'd been there

A*
You'd know what I mean

A*
If only you'd been there

A*
If only you'd seen
[Bridge 2]
E
February is over and time marches on

D
Yesterday, Yesteryear got up and gone
A A A A7 x4 [Verse 3]
A                        A7 A    A7
Me and my friend the cat

         A        A7 A             A7 A
Well the two of us   chewed the fat

         A               A7
We were chewing together

A                   A7
The blubber was bit

A                       A7
It gagged in our throats

A
Out foamed a fit
[Chorus]
A*
If only you'd been there

A*
You'd know what I mean

A*
If only you'd been there

A*
If only you'd seen
[Bridge 3]
E
Tomorrow was St Patrick's Day

D
I'm a layman now, I don't have to pray
[Outro] A A A A7 x2