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REFRAIN:
COut in the wide world Kitty, Gpretty CKitty
COut in the wide world Kitty, Gfar across the Csea
VERSE 1:
CMy Kitty Fsailed aGway from me
To strange and distant lCands
And when I Fasked a Ggoodbye kiss
She Csaid, "Oh D7no, shake Ghands"
REFRAIN:
COut in the wide world Kitty, Gpretty CKitty
COut in the wide world Kitty, Gfar across the Csea
VERSE 2:
CWhen Kitty Fleft she Gsaid she'd write
He promised her the Csame
But his adFdress someGhow got lost
And sChe forD7got his Gname
REFRAIN:
COut in the wide world Kitty, Gpretty CKitty
COut in the wide world Kitty, Gfar across the Csea
VERSE 3:
(Voice Ooh's as verse)
REFRAIN:
COut in the wide world Kitty, Gpretty CKitty
                            C                G   C-  G- C  
Out in the wide world Kitty, far across the sea______

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Kitty

by Joan Baez

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

REFRAIN:

C G C

Out in the wide world Kitty, pretty Kitty

C G C

Out in the wide world Kitty, far across the sea

VERSE 1:

C F G

My Kitty sailed away from me

To strange and distant lands

F G

And when I asked a goodbye kiss

C D7 G

She said, "Oh no, shake hands"

REFRAIN:

C G C

Out in the wide world Kitty, pretty Kitty

C G C

Out in the wide world Kitty, far across the sea

VERSE 2:

C F G

When Kitty left she said she'd write

He promised her the same

F G

But his address somehow got lost

C D7 G

And she forgot his name

REFRAIN:

C G C

Out in the wide world Kitty, pretty Kitty

C G C

Out in the wide world Kitty, far across the sea

VERSE 3:

(Voice Ooh's as verse)

REFRAIN:

C G C

Out in the wide world Kitty, pretty Kitty

C G C G C

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Out in the wide world Kitty, far across the sea______

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