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