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Stray Cat Strut

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Cminor

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No Capo
Intro:
 Cm   Bb   Ab    Gx19
CmBlack and orange Bbstray cat Absittin' on a Gfence Cm  Bb  Ab  G  
CmAin't got enBbough dough to Abpay the Grent Cm  Bb  Ab  G  
CmI'm flat Bbbroke, but AbI don't Gcare 
I Cmstrut right by with my tail in the air 
FmStray cat Ebstrut, I'm a Dbladies' Ccat
I'm a Fmfeline CasaEbnova (Hey, Dbman, that's Cwhere it's at) 
Get a Fmshoe thrown Ebat me from a Dbmean old Cman 
FmGet my dinner from a garbage can 
Interlude:
 Cm   Bb   Ab   Gx6
FmI don't bother chasing mice aCmround, oh, no
I Fmslink down the alley looking for a fight 
D7Howling to the moonlight on a Ebaug/Fhot summer night 
CmSingin' the Bbblues while the Ablady cats Gcry
"CmWild stray Bbcat, you're a Abreal gone Gguy
I Cmwish I could Bbbe as Abcarefree and Gwild
But I Cmgot cat class, and I got cat style"
Interlude:
 Cm   Bb   Ab   Gx10
FmI don't bother chasing mice aCmround, oh, no
I Fmslink down the alley looking for a fight 
D7Howling to the moonlight on a Ebaug/Fhot summer night  
CmSingin' the Bbblues while the Ablady cats Gcry
"CmWild stray Bbcat, you're a Abreal gone Gguy
I Cmwish I could Bbbe as Abcarefree and Gwild
But I Cmgot cat class, and I got cat style"
Outro:
Cm Bb Ab G
Cm Bb Ab G
Cm

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Stray Cat Strut

by The Top Cats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Ebaug/F

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No Capo

Intro:

Cm Bb Ab G

x19

Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G

Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence

Cm Bb Ab G Cm Bb Ab G

Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent

Cm Bb Ab G

I'm flat broke, but I don't care

I strut right by with my tail in the air

Fm Eb Db C

Stray cat strut, I'm a ladies' cat

Fm Eb Db C

I'm a feline Casanova (Hey, man, that's where it's at)

Fm Eb Db C

Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man

Get my dinner from a garbage can

Interlude:

Cm Bb Ab G

Fm Cm

I don't bother chasing mice around, oh, no

I slink down the alley looking for a fight

D7 Ebaug/F

Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night

Cm Bb Ab G

Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry

Cm Bb Ab G

"Wild stray cat, you're a real gone guy

Cm Bb Ab G

I wish I could be as carefree and wild

But I got cat class, and I got cat style"

Interlude:

Cm Bb Ab G

x10

Fm Cm

I don't bother chasing mice around, oh, no

I slink down the alley looking for a fight

D7 Ebaug/F

Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night

Cm Bb Ab G

Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry

Cm Bb Ab G

"Wild stray cat, you're a real gone guy

Cm Bb Ab G

I wish I could be as carefree and wild

But I got cat class, and I got cat style"

Outro:

Cm Bb Ab G

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