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Catfish Kate

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[Intro]
C G F Am
Am E F Am
Am E F C
[Verse 1]
AmCall me Edevil, Fcall me Amfriend
But call me Eblackjack FhooliCgan
I came all the Eway from FAberAmdeen
To Clive aGmong the Fgo-betAmweens
 AmLet me Etell ya ‘bout FCatfish AmKate
In the time beEfore when Fshe’s just CKate
Here in the Emountains, Fall aAmlone
BeCfore the Gtime we cFalled this Amhome
[Chorus]
 CWhere is my Amangel fallen
 Fmaj7Down at the Dmriver bottom
 GAnd will she get aCway?G  F  
 CWhere is my AmBlackfoot blossom
 Fmaj7Is she just playing Dmpossum
 GWho lives another Cday?G  F  
[Verse 2]
AmIn the Evalley that Fwe all Amknow
A river Ebend that’s Fdeep and Cslow
Where every Ecreature Fdrinks their Amfill
And Cother Gcreatures Ftake their Amkill
AmNow Kate Ewent to Fcatch a Amfish
To put inEside her Ffavorite Cdish
A creature Egrabbed her Fby the Amhead
And Ctook her Gto his Fhouse insAmtead
[Chorus]
 CWhere is my aAmngel fallen
 Fmaj7Down at the Dmriver bottom
 GAnd will she get Caway?G  F  
 CWhere is my AmBlackfoot blossom
 Fmaj7Is she just Dmplaying possum
 GWho lives another Cday?G  F  
[Verse 3]
They Amwrestled Eall the Fday and Amnight
The morning Eshowed the Fbloody Csight
Kate all Edressed in Fcatfish Cclothes
His whiskers Gfor her Fcatfish Amrobe
CWhiskers Gfor her rFobe
[Instrumental]
C     Am
F   Dm   G
C   Am   F
[Chorus]
 CWhere is my Amangel fallen
 Fmaj7Down at the Dmriver bottom
 GAnd is she there to Cstay?G  F  
 CWhere is my AmBlackfoot blossom
 FIs she just Dmplaying possum
 GWho lives another dCay?G  F  
[Outro]
CNow sChe’s knGown Gas cFatfiFsh KAmate

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Catfish Kate

by Pixies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

[Intro]

C G F Am

Am E F Am

Am E F C

[Verse 1]

Am E F Am

Call me devil, call me friend

E F C

But call me blackjack hooligan

E F Am

I came all the way from Aberdeen

C G F Am

To live among the go-betweens

Am E F Am

Let me tell ya ‘bout Catfish Kate

E F C

In the time before when she’s just Kate

E F Am

Here in the mountains, all alone

C G F Am

Before the time we called this home

[Chorus]

C Am

Where is my angel fallen

Fmaj7 Dm

Down at the river bottom

G C G F

And will she get away?

C Am

Where is my Blackfoot blossom

Fmaj7 Dm

Is she just playing possum

G C G F

Who lives another day?

[Verse 2]

Am E F Am

In the valley that we all know

E F C

A river bend that’s deep and slow

E F Am

Where every creature drinks their fill

C G F Am

And other creatures take their kill

Am E F Am

Now Kate went to catch a fish

E F C

To put inside her favorite dish

E F Am

A creature grabbed her by the head

C G F Am

And took her to his house instead

[Chorus]

C Am

Where is my angel fallen

Fmaj7 Dm

Down at the river bottom

G C G F

And will she get away?

C Am

Where is my Blackfoot blossom

Fmaj7 Dm

Is she just playing possum

G C G F

Who lives another day?

[Verse 3]

Am E F Am

They wrestled all the day and night

E F C

The morning showed the bloody sight

E F C

Kate all dressed in catfish clothes

G F Am

His whiskers for her catfish robe

C G F

Whiskers for her robe

[Instrumental]

C Am

F Dm G

C Am F

[Chorus]

C Am

Where is my angel fallen

Fmaj7 Dm

Down at the river bottom

G C G F

And is she there to stay?

C Am

Where is my Blackfoot blossom

F Dm

Is she just playing possum

G C G F

Who lives another day?

[Outro]

C C G G F F Am

Now she’s known as catfish Kate

About Catfish Kate Chords by Pixies

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What key is "Catfish Kate" in?

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