Note: the figures are repeated with always varying accents.
Do not learn them exactly, just follow the "beat of your heart".
Except the very first figure the transcription is reduced
to give you only the funky chord pairs.
Figure "A":
* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
|-7-7-x-7---7-x-x-7-7---7---7---4-----4---4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-|
|-9-9-x-9---9-x-x-9-9---9---9---5-----5---5-x-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-|
|-8-8-x-8---8-x-x-8-8---8---8-x-6-----6---6-x-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-|
|(9)--------------------------------------------------------------|
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xxx789 - xxx654
Figure "B":
x x 11 9 12 9 - x x 11 9 10 9
Figure "C":
xx9897 - xx9877
Figure "D":
xx7675 - xx7655
C#m7:x46454
Am/D: x57555 (D7sus2)
Intro: figure "A"
Verse ("A"):
Ooh yeah yeah yeah yeah!
You're taking all the sunshine away
Making out like you're the main line (I knew that)
Short Chorus:
"B"
'Cause you're a cool cat
"B"
Tapping on the toe with a new hat oooh
"C"
just cruising driving along like the swing king
"C" "A"
Feeling the beat of my heart huh!
"A"
Feeling the beat of my heart
Chorus:
"B"
Ooh you're a cool cat
"C"
Coming on strong with all the chit chat
"D"
Ooh you're alright
"C"
Hanging out and stealing all the limelight
"D"
Ooh messing with the beat of my heart yeah!
"C" C#m7 Am/D
ooh messing with the beat of my heart
Bridge:
C#m7 Am/D
...heart
C#m7
Ooh you used to be a mean kid
Am/D C#m7
Ooh making such a deal of life
Am/D C#m7
Ooh you were wishing and hoping and waiting
Am/D
To really hit the big time
C#m7 Am/D
But did it happen? happen no!
F#m
You're speeding to fast slow down slow down
Am
you'd better slow down slow down
Figure "A"
Verse:
You really know how to set the mood
And you really get inside the groove
Chorus:
Cool cat tapping on the toe with a new hat
Ooh just cruising
Driving along like the swing king
Feeling the beat of my heart
Feeling the beat of my heart
Short Bridge:
C#m7 Am/D
... heart yeah! yeah!
C#m7
Feeling the beat of my heart
Am/D
Can you feel it?
"A"
Feeling the beat of my heart yeah!
Feeling the beat of my heart
Ooh Ooh feeling feeling feeling
vocal harmonies in tab format:
cool cat chit chat with a new hat
--7---5--|--7----5-|--5---4--7---5-|
--9---7--|--9----7-|--7---5--9---7-|
--9---9--|--8----8-|--9---9--9---8-|
-11--11--|--9----9-|--11--7--11--9-|
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