Gus The Theatre Cat chords

[Gmaj7]Gus is the [D/F#]Cat at the [F#7]Theatre [Bm]Door
His [Em7]name as I [A]ought to have [Dsus2]told you be[D]fore
Is [Gmaj7]really As[D/F#]paragus, but [F#7]that's such a [Bm]fuss
[G] -- [F#m7] --[Em9] --[G]/[A] [G] [D]
To pronounce that we usually call him just Gus

His [Gmaj7]coat's very [D/F#]shabby. He's [F#7]thin as a [Bm]rake
And he [Em7]suffers from [A]palsy that [Dsus2]makes his paw s[D]hake
Yet he [Gmaj7]was in his [D/F#]youth quite the [F#7]smartest of [Bm]cats
[G] --[F#m7] --[Em9] --[G]/[A] [G] [D]
But no longer a terror to mice and to rats

For he [G]isn't the [D/F#]cat that he [Em7]was in his [D/F#]prime
Though his [G]name was quite [D]famous, he [F#7]says, in his [Bm]time
And when[G]ever he [D/F#]joins his [Em7]friends at their [D/F#]club
(Which takes [G]place at the [D]back of the [F#7]neighbouring [Bm]pub)

He [Em7]loves to re[A]gale them if [Dsus2]someone else [D]pays
With [Em7]anecdotes [A]drawn from his [Dsus2]palmiest [D]days
For he [G]once was a [D/F#]star of the [Em7]highest de[D/F#]gree
He has [G]acted with [D/F#]Irving, he's [F#7]acted with [Bm]Tree
And he [G]likes to re[D/F#]late his suc[Em7]cess on the [D/F#]halls
Where the [G]gallery [D/F#]once gave him [F#7]seven cat[Bm]calls

[G] -- [F#m7] --[Em9] --[G]/[A] [Bm] [Bm]
But his grandest creation as he loves to tell
[Em7] --[F#m7] --[Gmaj7] --[G]/[A] [Csus2] [G] [D]
Was Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell

"I [Gmaj7]have played, i[D/F#]n my time, e[F#7]very poss[Bm]ible part
And I [Em7]used to know [A]seventy [Dsus2]speeches by [D]heart
I'd ex[Gmaj7]temporize [D/F#]backchat. I [F#7]knew how to [Bm]gag
[G] -- [F#m7] --[Em9] --[G]/[A] [G] [D]
And I knew how to let the cat out of the bag
I [Gmaj7]knew how to [D/F#]act with my [F#7]back and my [Bm]tail
With an [Em7]hour of re[A]hearsal, I [Dsus2]never could [D]fail
I'd a [Gmaj7]voice that would [D/F#]soften the [F#7]hardest of [Bm]hearts
G--F#m7-Em9-G/A G [D]
Whether I took the lead, or in character parts

I have [G]sat by the [D/F#]bedside of [Em7]poor little [D/F#]Nell
When the [G]curfew was [D/F#]rung then I [F#7]swung on the [Bm]bell
In the [G]pantomime [D/F#]season I [Em7]never fell [D/F#]flat
And I [G]once under[D/F#]studied Dick [F#7]Whittington's [Bm]cat

G-- F#m7--Em9--G/A Bm [Bm]
But my grandest creation as history will tell
Em7--F#m7--Gmaj7--G/A [Csus2] [G/B] [D]
Was Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell

[D] [D] [D]

[D] [C#]/[A] [D] [D]
Then if someone will give him a toothful of gin
[A7sus]/[E] [A7] [D] [D]
He will tell how he once played a part in East Lynne
[D] [C#]/[A] [D] [D]
At a Shakespeare performance he once walked on pat
When some [D]actor sug[A]gested the [E7]need for a [A]cat

"A[G]nd I say now t[D/F#]hese kittens, [Em7]they do not[D/F#] get trained
As we [G]did in the [D/F#]days when Vic[F#7]toria [Bm]reigned
They [G]never get [D/F#]drilled in a [Em7]regular [D/F#]troupe
And they [G]think they are [D/F#]smart just to [F#7]jump through a [Bm]hoop"

And he [Em7]says as he [A]scratches him[Dsus2]self with his [D]claws
"Well,[Em7] the theatr[A]e is certa[Dsus2]inly not wha[D]t it was
These [G]modern pro[D/F#]ductions are [Em]all very [D/F#]well
But there's [G]nothing to [D/F#]equal from [F#7]what I hear [B]tell

G--F#m7--Em9--G/A Bm [Bm]
That moment of mystery when I made history
Em7--F#m7--Gmaj6-G/A Csus2 [G]
As Firefrorefiddle, the Fiend of the Fell"

[D]

(Reprise)
"I once crossed the stage on a telegraph wire
To rescue a child when a house was on fire
And I think that I still can much better than most
Produce blood-curdling noises to bring on the ghost
And I once played Growltiger
Could do it again
Could do it again
Could do it again . . ."