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Stray Cat Blues

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[Intro]
A
[Verse]
          D                     C                   G  G,F,D  
I hear the click-clack of your feet on the stairs,
             D               C      G  G,F,D  
I know you're no scare-eyed honey.
DThere'll be a Cfeast if you just Gcome upstairs, but
AIts no hanging matter,
AIt's no capital crime.
         D                 C             G  G,F, D  
Yes I can see that you're 15 years old.
          D             C    G  G,F,D  
No I don't want your i.d.
DYes I can Csee that you're so Gfar from home, but
AIts no hanging matter, 
AIts no capital crime.
[Chorus]
AOh Cyeah, you're a strange stray cat
COh Gyeah, don'tcha scratch like that
GOh Dyeah, you're a strange stray cat, I bet
ABet your mama don't know ya scream like that
AI bet your mother don't know that you spit like that.
[Verse]
           D                      C                G  G,F,D  
You look so weird and you're so, so far from home
       D                  C       G  G,F,D  
But you really miss your mother
DDon't look so Cscared I'm not no Gmad-brained bear, but
ABut its no hanging matter
                         A   CINTO BREAK
It's no capital crime, oh yeah....
[Break]  
G,D,A  
[Bridge]
AI bet your mama don't know that you scratch like that 
AI bet your mother don't know you bite like that.
[Verse]
                 D                   C                G  G,F,D  
You say you got a friend, and she's wilder than you
             D             C       G  G,F,D  
Why don't you bring her upstairs
DIf she's so Cwild then she can Gjoin in too
AIts no hanging matter
AIt's no capital crime
[Chorus]
AOh Cyeah, you're a strange stray cat
COh Gyeah, don'tcha scratch like that
GOh Dyeah, you're a strange stray cat
AI bet your mama don't know you can bite like that
AI bet she never saw ya scratch my back
[Lead break & fade all]
A

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Stray Cat Blues

by The Rolling Stones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

D C G G F D

I hear the click-clack of your feet on the stairs,

D C G G F D

I know you're no scare-eyed honey.

D C G

There'll be a feast if you just come upstairs, but

Its no hanging matter,

It's no capital crime.

D C G G F D

Yes I can see that you're 15 years old.

D C G G F D

No I don't want your i.d.

D C G

Yes I can see that you're so far from home, but

Its no hanging matter,

Its no capital crime.

[Chorus]

A C

Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat

C G

Oh yeah, don'tcha scratch like that

G D

Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat, I bet

Bet your mama don't know ya scream like that

I bet your mother don't know that you spit like that.

[Verse]

D C G G F D

You look so weird and you're so, so far from home

D C G G F D

But you really miss your mother

D C G

Don't look so scared I'm not no mad-brained bear, but

But its no hanging matter

A C

INTO BREAK

It's no capital crime, oh yeah....

[Break]

G D A

[Bridge]

I bet your mama don't know that you scratch like that

I bet your mother don't know you bite like that.

[Verse]

D C G G F D

You say you got a friend, and she's wilder than you

D C G G F D

Why don't you bring her upstairs

D C G

If she's so wild then she can join in too

Its no hanging matter

It's no capital crime

[Chorus]

A C

Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat

C G

Oh yeah, don'tcha scratch like that

G D

Oh yeah, you're a strange stray cat

I bet your mama don't know you can bite like that

I bet she never saw ya scratch my back

[Lead break & fade all]

About Stray Cat Blues Chords by The Rolling Stones

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