Catch Me If You Can
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Intro: Bm, / A, D, A \, G, D
Bm, A, D (and hold the D until the vocals come in)
Bm
Catch me if you can,
/ A
Catch me if you can.
F#m \ A
I just got my head down,
Bm
And I'm a little bit scared tonight.
/ A D \ A
I need to run just far enough,
F#m
So I can smile again, smile again,
So I can smile again.
D
Take me by the hand,
/ A
Take me by the hand.
D A \
But don't you get too close now,
G
'cause I'm a little bit scared of life.
/ A Bm \ A
I need someone to try and bring,
D
Me back to innocence, innocence,
Me back to innocence.
Bm D
Heads up, show down,
G
Come home with me.
Bm D
Heads up, show down,
G
Come home with me.
A
Heads up, show down,
Bm
Come home with me.
G D
Heads up, show down,
A
Come home with me.
D
'cause I'm a little bit scared,
A
I'm a little bit scared tonight.
Catch me if you can, (1 See bottom of tab)
Catch me if you can,
A
A stranger walks beside me,
G
And we're just lovers for the night.
/ A Bm A \
And when the sun comes up you wake and just
D
And leave it there, leave it there,
Yeah we can leave it there.
Bm
Take me by the hand,
/ A
Take me by the hand,
D A \
But please don't want to know me,
G
'cause I'm a little bit scared of life.
/ A Bm \ A
And from the bull is all you need
D
To know, so play pretend, play pretend,
Oh won't you play pretend?
Bm D
Heads up, show down,
G
Come home with me.
Bm D
Heads up, show down,
G
Come home with me.
G D
Heads up, show down,
Bm
Come home with me.
G D
Heads up, show down,
A
Come home with me.
D
Catch me if you can,
A G
Catch me if you can.
D
Catch me if you can,
/ F#m D \ (2 See bettom of tab)
Catch me if you can.
Interlude (with the ooh's) (3 See bottom of tab)
Bm, D, G, D
Bm, D
Bm, A, G
Bm, A, G
Bm D
Heads up, show down,
A
Come home with me.
G A
Heads up, show down,
Bm
Come home with me.
G D
Heads up, show down,
A
Come home with me.
G D
Heads up, show down,
A
Come home with me.
Bm
Catch me if you can,
D G
Catch me if you can.
Bm
Catch me if you can,
D G
Catch me if you can.
Bm
I'm a little bit scared,
A
I'm a little bit scared tonight.
How to play Catch Me If You Can
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.