Mean Eyed Cat

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C
I gave my woman half my money at the general store
G7
I said now buy a little groceries and don't spend no more
C
Then she paid ten dollars for a ten cent hat
F G7 C
And got some store bought cat food for a mean eyed cat
F
When I give her ten more dollars for a one way ticket
C
She was mad as she could be
F
Then I bet ten more that if she ever left
G7 C
She'd come a-crawling back to me
When I woke up this morning and I turned my head
G7
There wasn't a cotton picking thing on her side of the bed
C
I found a little old note where her head belonged
F G7 C
It said dear John honey baby I'm long gone
F
When I heard a whistle blowing and the big wheels a-turning
C
I was scared as I could be
F
I put on my overalls and I headed for town
G7 C
I'm gonna bring her back with me
I asked the man down at the station if he'd seen her there
G7
I told him all about her pretty eyes and long blonde hair
C
He spit his tobacco said I'll be dad blamed
F G7 C
I believe I did see her leaving on the east bound train
F
I bought a round trip ticket on the east bound train
C
I was broke as I could be
F
But when I come back I gotta buy another ticket
G7 C
Gonna bring her back with me

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When I woke up this morning and I turned my head
I asked the man down at the station if he'd seen her there

Mean Eyed Cat Chords by Johnny Cash

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Mean Eyed Cat Chords · Johnny Cash