There Are No Cats In America -James Horner --From the movie, An American Tail PAPA MOUSEKEWITZ: Cm Dm* Our family was traveling Cm Gm Through the snow to Minsk Cm Dm* Suddenly Papa Cm Gm Saw those huge paw prints Ab Gm When I heard him screaming F Gm I fainted dead away Ab Ebm And I woke up an orphan (no chord) Oy vey But... ALL: But! C G But there are no cats in America F G And the streets are paved with cheese C G Oh there are no cats in America F - Dsus4 - C So set your mind at ease ITALIAN MOUSE: Ma la cosa terrible Que esiste in la patria mia If you think things were bad in Russia You should see things in my country: C G The times were hard in Sicily Ab G We had no provolone F Eb The Don he was a tabby D G With a taste for my brother Tony C G When Mama went to plead for him Ab G The Don said he would see her F Eb We found her rosary on the ground (no chord) Poor Mama mia But... ALL: C G But there are no cats in America F G And the streets are paved with cheese C G Oh there are no cats in America F - Dsus4 - C So set your mind at ease IRISH MOUSE: Sure that’s sad, but sadder still... Gm Cm When I was but a lad Dm Cm I lost my true love fair Gm Bb Gsus4 Gm A calico, he caught us by surprise Cm Gm In a flash of teeth and fur Eb Ab Her tail was all he left of her Eb5 'Neath the heather D5 Cm -- A# -- Cm - Is where it tirra-lirra lies But... ALL: C G But there are no cats in America F G And the streets are paved with cheese C G Oh there are no cats in America F G And the streets are paved with cheese C G But there are no cats in America F G And the streets are paved with cheese C G - A But there are no cats in America E7 Dsus2 C That is why, we sail, these seas Dm* = xxx031