Intro
D# Fm G# A# A# x2
[Verse 1]
D# Fm
And row me in felt, and row in fat
G# A#
And row me, oh, into the banks of my sweet Burmese laugh
D# Fm
Row me into the snow, and sing to me of your choir
G# A#
Sing to me the key to your aeroplane's fire
D# Fm
Well, I once was a Nazi, but every man has his fill
G# A#
In the light of the concrete station your doctors eat pills
G# A# D#
And some men do nations, and some men will lie
G# D# Cm
And some men are nations, and nations shall lie
[Chorus]
A#
This is a song for a wild cat
[Verse 2]
D# Fm
And row me in felt, and row in fat
G# A#
And row me, oh, into the banks of my sweet Burmese laugh
D# Fm
A# man shot in the hand from indiscreet fire
G# A#
Fire burns the bones, and I emerge under a tire
D# Fm
Oh, find me a wolf, and capture me a dog
G# A#
And you float me to the New York on the back of a log
D# Fm
Well my notebooks were blue as your peacocks were blue
G# A#
Walk with me in the mazes to the old Berlin Zoo
G# A# D#
And some men do nations, and some men will lie
G# D# Cm
And some men are nations, and nations shall lie
[Chorus]
A# A# Cm
This is a song for a wild cat
A# A# Cm
This is a song for a wild cat
[Bridge]
Cm Fm
And your face in the sun, digging a road yet undone
G G#
Well palm sweats and jobs help you to be alone in the do
Cm Fm G
And your face in the morning, unfurled as a sailor's last warning
G# Cm
"Get out of this port, for the neighbor's are lookin for you!"
Cm Fm G
And the night is forlorn, and a sail, oh, is born in clues
G# Cm
"Get out of this port, for the neighbor's are there for you!"
[Chorus]
A# A# Cm
This is a song for a wild cat
A# A# Cm
This is a song for a wild cat
A# A# Cm
This is a song for a wild cat
A# A# Cm
This is a song for a wild cat
[Outro]
Cm D# A# A# x4
Bm