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Same chords as previous versions, but easier to play chord shapes after capo on third fret.
Capo - 3rd fret
Intro: |Am G |F E7 |Am G |F E7 |
Oooh Oooh
Am G F E7 Am G F E7
Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence.
Am G F E7 Am G F E7
Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent.
Am G F E7 Am (tacet)
I'm flat broke but I don't care, I strut right by with my tail in the air.
Dm C Bb A7 Dm C Bb A7
Stray cat strut I'm a ladies cat, I'm a feline Casanova hey man that's that.
Dm C Bb A7 Dm (tacet)
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man. Get my dinner from a garbage can.
Am G F E7 Am G F E7
Meow...., yeah , don't cross my path!
Instrumental with lead: | Am G | F E7 | Am G | F E7 | Am G | F E7| Am (tacet)|
Verse 2:
Dm Dm7 Am Dm
I don't bother chasing mice around. I slink down the alley looking for a fight
B7 E7 Am G
howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night. Singin' the blues while the
F E7 Am G F E7 Am G
lady cats cry. Wild stray cat you're a real gone guy. I wish I could be as
F E7 Am (tacet)
care-free and wild, but I got cat class and I got cat style.
Instrumental: |Am G |F E7 | Am G |F E7 |Am G |F E7 |
Repeat Verse 2
|Am G |F E7 |Am (tacet)