{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":678213,"song":"Mean Eyed Cat","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11580171-mean-eyed-cat-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/678213?type=chord","rating":4.57506,"votes":41,"content":"Chords used: E, A7, B7. There'll be some subtle variations on each chord. Give the song a\r\ngood listen to figure them out, mainly on the E.\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI gave my woman half my money at the general store I said, \"Now buy a little[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]B7[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\ngroceries, and don't spend no more.\" But she paid ten dollars for a ten cent hat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A7[/ch]                             [ch]B7[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd bought some store bought cat food for that mean eyed cat.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen I woke up this mornin' and I turned my head There wasn't a cotton pickin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]B7[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nthing on her side of the bed I found a little old note where her head belonged[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A7[/ch]                      [ch]B7[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt said, \"Dear John, honey, baby, I'm long gone.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch]                                                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen I heard a whistle blowin', and the big wheels a-turnin' I was scared as I could be[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A7[/ch]                   [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI put on my overalls and I headed to town Gonna bring her back with me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI asked the man down at the station if he had seen her there I told him all about[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]B7[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nher pretty eyes and long, blonde hair He spit his tobacco, said, \"I'll be dad[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A7[/ch]                         [ch]B7[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nblamed...... I b'lieve I did see her leavin' on the east bound train.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]A7[/ch]                                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI bought a round trip ticket on the east bound train I was broke as I could be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]A7[/ch]                        [ch]B7[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut when I come back, I gotta buy another ticket, gonna bring her back with me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, I got off the train somewhere in Arkansas And I worked up the guts to call[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B7[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nmy Mother-In-Law She said, \"I'll tell you where she is, if you act right.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch]                                  [ch]B7[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\"She's workin' four to twelve at Trucker's World tonight.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]A7[/ch]                                                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWwll, when I walked in she saw me, and she took off her apron And she grabbed her[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                               [ch]A7[/ch]\r\ngoin' home hat She bought a ticket with her tips and now we're curled up on the sofa,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B7[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nme and her and that mean eyed cat[/tab]","plain_text":"Chords used: E, A7, B7. There'll be some subtle variations on each chord. Give the song a\ngood listen to figure them out, mainly on the E.","chords":["E","A7","B7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}