Cleopatras Cat - Spin Doctors

Cleopatras Cat

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Cleopatra's cat by spin doctors..
Transcribed by Guitar world Magzine.
converted by kelly kristek.
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Well here it is painstakingly long.. took me a an hour to do it..
but its all here solo and all... happy playing...also.. i have
the entire spin doctors book for the FIRST album if anyone
would like any of the songs.. i will try to post them
just mail me...
kkr@connected.com
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Cleopatra's favorite cat....Said brutus had an eye for clothes
 
e:--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--0-------------------------------------------------------------------14---|
G:--0-------------------------------------------------------------------14---|
D:--2-----------------------------------------------------------12-14-X------|
A:--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
H
 
e:--------------------------|
B:-12b----------------------|
G:-12b----------------------|
D:--------14-12-------12-14-|
A:--------------14-12-------|
E:--------------------------|
 
e saw them spats he said i like those Cea
 
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------X--X--14----12b----------------------------12----|
G:--------------------X--X--14----12b----------------------------12----|
D:---------------------------------------14-12-------12-14-12-------14-|
A:---------------------------------------------14-12----------14-------|
E:-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
sar had no thing to say Exept Jesu
 
e:--------------------|------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------|-----------14---12b-----------------------|
G:--------------------|-----------14---12b-----------------------|
D:--------------------|-12-13-14---------------14-12-------12-14-|
A:--------------------|------------------------------14-12-------|
E:--0-----------------|------------------------------------------|
 
Christi Domine a ET TU Brute Well J
 
e:-----------------|--------------------------------------|
B:-----------------|--------------------------------------|
G:-----------------|---------------------12b--------------|
D:-----------------|--------14--14-14----------14---------|
A:-----------------|------X-----------------------14\-----|
E:---0-------------|--------------------------------------|
 
esu Christi domine a Et Tu Brute Well the senate tried t
 
e:------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------14--|---12b--------------------------------------|
G:--------------------14--|---12b-----------------------------12-------|
D:------------------------|----------14-12-------12-14-12--------14----|
A:------------------------|----------------14-12----------14-----------|
E:------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 
o sympathize It w
 
e:-------------|------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------|--------------14---12b--------------------------|
G:-------------|--------------14---12b--------------------------|
D:-------------|----12-13-14--------------14-12--------12-14----|
A:-------------|---------------------------------14-12----------|
E:-------------|------------------------------------------------|
 
as this cat they should despise
 
e:----------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------14-|
G:-------------------------------14-|
D:-14-------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|
 
Informant told his where
 
e:------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B:---12b-----------------------------12-----|--------------------------|
G:---12b-----------------------------12-----|--------------------------|
D:-----------14-12-------12-14-12-------14--|-----14-------------------|
A:-----------------14-12----------14--------|--------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
 
abouts Centurions to seek him out
 
e:-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
B:----------14----12b------------------------|---------------------14-|
G:----------14----12b------------------------|---------------------14-|
D:-12-13-14--------------14-12-------12-14---|------------------------|
A:-----------------------------14-12---------|------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 
CEN-(C. BRIDGE)
 
e:--------------------------------------------||--------|
B:---12b-----------------------------12-------||--------|
G:---12b-----------------------------12-------||--------|
D:----------14-12-------12-14-12--------14----||--------|
A:----------------14-14----------14-----------||--------|
E:--------------------------------------------||--------|
 
-turions
 
e:---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------------|
G:----11----11-----9---X--7-----7--|----7--7--7---X--X--6---6--4----4--2---|
D:----12----12-----11--X--9-----9--|----9--9--9---------7---7--5----5--4---|
A:---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 
There go the centurions
D5
 
e:----------------------------------------7---|---7-----------X--X---------|
B:--------------------------0--0-------X--10--|---10----------X--X--10/14--|
G:-----11-11---11--X--X--9--------7----X--7---|---7------------------------|
D:-----12-12---12--------11-------9-----------|----------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
 
e:---------------------------------------|
B:------------------------0--------------|
G:-11----11--X--X------9----X--7------7--|
D:-12----12--------11--11------9------9--|
A:---------------------------------0-----|
E:---------------------------------------|
 
e:---------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|
G:-----7--7--7--X--X--6--6---6--4---4--2-|
D:-----9--9--9--X--X--7--7---7--5---5--4-|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|
 
e:---------------------------------------------7---|
B:------------------0--X--X-----0--------------10--|
G:----11--11----11-----------9---------7----X--7---|
D:----12--12-----X-----------11--------9-----------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
 
(Gtr.2 plays Rhy. Fill 1)
 
e:----------------------------------------||
B:----------------------------------------||
G:-----------------------------------7/8--||
D:----------------------------7-----------||
A:----------------------------------------||
E:----------------------------------------||
 
(D Chrous)
 
e:-12\---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-12\-----------------------------14----12b-------------------------|
G:---------------------------------14----12b-------------------------|
D:-----------------------12-13-14----------------14-14-------12-14---|
A:-----------------------------------------------------14-12---------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Cleopatra's favorite cat E
 
e:---------------------------|---------------------------------------------||
B:------------------------14-|----12b-------------------------------12-----||
G:------------------------14-|----12b-------------------------------12-----||
D:---------------------------|-------------14-12-------12-14-12--------14--||
A:---------------------------|-------------------14-12----------14---------||
E:---------------------------|---------------------------------------------||
 
2nd Verse Brutus had to turn his he
If he's gotthis thing for
Holidays all in his name
e:----------||-|------------------------|
B:----------||-|------------------------|
G:----------||-|------------------------|
D:----------||-|--14--------------------|
A:----------||-|------------------------|
E:----------||-|------------------------|
fascists don't play prett
 
ad When this cat dont went and said
shoes I said he just might be ambitious to
(play Fhy. Fill 2 second time) And all a tyrant needs is fame
e:--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B:----------14----12b-------------------------|-----------------------14-|
G:----------14----12b-------------------------|-----------------------14-|
D:-12-13-14--------------14-12-------12-14----|--------------------------|
A:-----------------------------14-12----------|--------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
y games
 
|--------------------------
o They got |Rhy. Fill 1 |
w/Fill 1 first time only those | |
e:-------------------------------------------|-|||T---10------------7/-----|
B:----12b-----------------------------12-----|-|||----10-------------------|
G:----12b-----------------------------12-----|-|||A------------------------|
D:-----------14-12-------12-14-12--------14--|-|||-------------------------|
A:-----------------14-12----------14---------|-|||B------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|-|||-------------7-----------|
|_________________________|
 
---------------------------------------------------
Rhy. Fill 2 |
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e:T-------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------0--0--14----12b------------------------|
G:A----------------14----12b------------------------|
D:-------12----------------------14-12-------12-14--|
A:B------------------------------------14-12--------|
E:--------------------------------------------------|
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-----------------------------| Egypt is the pace to be..
Fill 1 |
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e:T----------------------------||------------------------------|
B:-------------------X--5------||------------------------------|
G:A------------------X--7------||------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------||---14--------------------2--4-|
A:B----------------------------||------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------||------------------------------|
_____________________________|
 
But.. F
 
e:------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------0-|------------------|
G:-----------------------------4----------------------4-|-----------4/--0--|
D:-5-----4----2----2---4---5-------4---5---2---4------4-|---------------0--|
A:----------------------------------------------------2-|------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
 
Guitar Solo Rome
(Oh
Rome is a democracy
e:-----------------------------|----------------------------------------/9--|
B:-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G:-----14b-----------14---12b--|-----------------------12-------------------|
D:--------------------0--------|----14---------12--14------14---14\---------|
A:-----------------------------|-------------------------------------0------|
E:-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 
lay it down)
 
e:----17b----17--17-----------------------0--|
B:----17b---------------------------------0--|
G:--------------------12b-----------------0--|
D:12-----------------------14----------------|
A:-----------------------------14\---2/------|
E:-------------------------------------------|
 
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------7--7--------------------------|
G:--------7--0--7--7--0--9------9\--3---|
D:----0---7-----------------------------|
A:----0---------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|
 
e:-----------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|
G:--7-------7------------------------------|
D:------9--------9\-7--5--------5--7--5--7-|
A:------------------------7--5-------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|
 
e:----------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------|
G:-4-----------------------4--4--------4--|
D:-4---5---4---5--4--5\-2-/5--5--------5--|
A:------------------------/------3.8------|
E:----------------------------------------|
pitch c#
 
e:------------------------------------------------------7--------|
B:-----------------------------------------7---------------------|
G:-----X------5---5-------5--------7---7-------7------------11---|
D:--------7---7---7-------7--------9---9-------9------------12---|
A:--------------------0-------0----------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
My girlfriend's cat is smarter than me
 
these bends are wammy bar
e:----------------------------|--------------------------|
B:----------------------------|--------------------------|
G:11--------------------------|12\-----------------------|
D:12-----------------0--------|12\-----------------------|
A:-------------------0--------|-0\-----------------------|
E:----------------------------|--------------------------|
pitches: G and D
 
wbar wbar
e:---------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:---------------------------|---------------------------------|
G:----12\----------------3---|3\------/3-----------------10b---|
D:----12\\---------///-------|--\----/-------------------------|
A:-----0\\\-------///--------|---\--/--------------------------|
E:-------\\\-----///---------|----\/---------------------------|
pichtes:D B D
 
My
 
e:------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------|
G:--10b-------------------------------------0-----|
D:--10b------------------------------0------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|
*4th string caught under finger
 
girlfriends cat is smarter than me (
 
wbar
e:---------------------------|---------------------|
B:---12\---------------------|12\------------/12---|
G:---12\---------------------|12\------------/12---|
D:---12\---------------------|12\------------/12---|
A:---------------------------|---------------------|
E:---------------------------|---------------------|
 
Cleopatra's favorite cat) (Meow)
w/Fill 1 (simile)
 
e:------------------------------------------|------------------------||
B:----------------------------------12b-----|-12---------------------||
G:-0\------/0----------------0------14b-----|-14------------0--------||
D:---\----/-------------X\---0--------------|--------------------0---||
A:----\--/----------------------------------|------------------------||
E:-----\/-----------14\---------------------|------------------------||
 
3rd Verse 'Cuase the
Ceasar never got them back
 
e:----12\----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B:----12\----------------------|----------14-----Xb------------------------|
G:-----------------------------|----------14----12b------------------------|
D:-----------------------------|-12-13-14---------------14-12-------12-14--|
A:-----------------------------|------------------------------14-12--------|
E:-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 
y killed his ass in the second act
w/Fill 2
 
e:------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------14-|---12b------------------------------12-----|
G:---------------------14-|---12b------------------------------12-----|
D:------------------------|------------14-12-------12-14-12-------14--|
A:------------------------|------------------14-12----------14--------|
E:------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 
Brutus spoke then Anthony Siad my girl
 
e:------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B:------------------------|---------14--12b------------------------|
G:---------------------0--|---------14--12b------------------------|
D:----14------------------|12-13-14-------------14-12----12-12-14--|
A:------------------------|---------------------------14-12--------|
E:------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
friend's cat is smarter than me Friends Romans can't you see My
 
e:----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:------------------------12b-|---------------------------------0-|
G:------------------------12b-|-----------------0---------------0-|
D:----------------------------|---------14-14-----12-----14-------|
A:----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
Girlfriends cat is smarter than me Egypt's
 
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:------12b-----------------------------0----12b-|
G:--12--12b-----12---------------------------12b-|
D:--------------------------12---12-14-----------|
A:-----------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------|
 
biggest rivalry H Out Chorus
Cleoatra's cat and me
 
e:-------------------------------------||---------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------||------------------------------5--|
G:--------------0--0-------------------||------------------------------7--|
D:-------14--14-------12--12-14-----14\||-------------------7-----9-------|
A:-------------------------------------||----------7----9-----------------|
E:-------------------------------------||-7--9----------------------------|
 
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----5------------------9--9------11b------11\-|
G:-----7-----------------------------------------|
D:---------------9--9--11------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------|
 
Cleopatra's Cat and me
 
e:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------5--|-----------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------7--|-------------------9-11b------9----|
D:----------------------7-----9--------|-------------9--9------------------|
A:-----------7------9------------------|-----------------------------------|
E:7--9---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
Cleopatra's cat and me
 
e:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------5-|-------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------7-|--------------------9--9----11b--11\-|
D:------------------7--------9-------|----------9--9--11-------------------|
A:----------7----9-------------------|-------------------------------------|
E:--7--9-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
Cleopatra's cat and......
 
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------7--------9\------2---4-----5------4------2--------2---|
A:---------7-------9---------------------------------------------------------|
E:-7--9----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
|
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let ring---| |
e:----------------------------------------------||
B:----------------------------------------------||
G:-------------4------------------------------4-||
D:--4-----5---------4----5----2----4----------4-||
A:--------------------------------------------2-||
E:----------------------------------------------||
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------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill 2 Fill 3 |
w/delay |
e:T------------------12-----12-||T------------------------------||-|--|
B:----------------12-----12----||----------5--------5/-12-------||-|--|
G:A----------------------------||A---------7--------------------||-|--|
D:-----------------------------||-------------------------------||-|--|
A:B----------------------------||B------------------------------||-|--|
E:-----------------------------||-------------------------------||-|--|
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