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Mitski – Cats Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Cats chords by Mitski for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
C F C

[Chorus]
 G      F               
I won't leave you 'cause 
         C
I still love you
Em      F           
So it's up to you if
     G         Am
 you choose to go
G        F               
In the meantime, sleeping
        Em
 by my side
       F              G  
Our two cats, making sure 
            C   F
I'll be alright

[Verse 1]
C     F             C
  You say, "It's so hard"
       F               C
But it feels simple to me
   G      F            C F C
It feels so simple to me
               F             C
So I've been trying to stop trying
       F                 
To be like someone you'd 
       C
still like
G           F   
Maybe if I could,
                C
 you already would

[Chorus]
       G       F        
'Cause I still love you,
            C
 so I won't leave you
Em         F        
Guess it's up to you 
        G         Am
if you choose to go
G        F      
In the meantime, 
               Em
rescues at my side
        F            G   
Our two cats, both asleep 
         C    F C Am G F
by me tonight

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[Verse 2]
C     F           C
  Maybe tomorrow night
               F             C
The cats will be nowhere in sight
G          F           Em
 But I'll be glad to know
             F             
They're out following their
 G          C    F C
 heart's delight

How to play Cats: key, chords and progression

To play Cats by Mitski, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 5 chords: C, F, G, Em and Am.

Most of the song cycles through F – C – G – F (IV – I – V – IV in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.