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Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut - Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack

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This is a good one.  I play it for my cat all the time.  Crank up the reverb
and play it clean.  Some of you might want to sing Strat Cat Strut.
could someone send this to Nevada FTP?
CAPO on 3rd Fret - Key of C
This is the basic progression: Am  G  F  E7
                            Stray Cat Strut
                                  by
                            The Stray Cats
[Shuffle]X3
 Am  G    F   E7
|        |       | cont.     |          |
 Oooh                      Oooh
Am               G        F           E7
Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence.
Am          G            F      E7
Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent.
Am     G       F     E7      G7
                              (tacet)
I'm flat broke but I don't care,   I strut right by with my tail in the air.
Dm        C          Bb     A7         Dm         C       Bb         A7
Stray cat strut I'm a lady cat,       Tom cats say hey man that's that.
      Dm        C          BbA7   Dm
                                   (tacet)
Shoe thrown at me from a mean old man.  Get my dinner from a garbage can.
[Verse 2]
Dm             Am7                   Dm                         Dm7
I don't bother chasing mice around.  I slink down the alley looking for a fight
 B7                           E7                 Am             G
howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night.  Singin' the blues while the
F        E7      Am       G           F        E7      Am           G
other cats cry.  Watching me with those envious eys.  I wish I could be as
F            E7           Am(tacet)
care-free and wild,  but I got cat class and I got cat style.
[solo]
AmG F E7
       X6
[Verse 3]
Dm             Am7                   Dm                         Dm7
I don't bother chasing mice around.  I slink down the alley looking for a fight
 B7                           E7                 Am             G
howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night.  Singin' the blues while the
F        E7      Am       G           F        E7      Am           G
other cats cry.  Watching me with those envious eys.  I wish I could be as
F            E7           Am(tacet)
care-free and wild,  but I got cat class and I got cat style.
[Shuffle]X3
 Am  G    F   E7
|        |       | cont.     |          |
 Oooh                      Oooh
[Chorus]
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more. (What you say?)
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.
[Verse]
   Am        G            F           E7
Oh man, oh man, don't treat me so mean,
           Am          G               F    E7
You're the meanest old man that I've ever seen.
  Am       G       F  E7
Well this is what I'm sayin so
     Am              G          F           E7
So pack your things and go. (That's right)
[Chorus]
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more. (What you say?)
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.
[Verse]
     Am            G            F              E7
Now baby, listen baby, don't-a treat me this-a way
      Am    G            F         E7
You say you'll be back on your feet some day.
      Am           G              F      E7
Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood
          Am        G        F            E7
you ain't got no money you just ain't no good.
         Am       G      F    E7
Well  this is what I'm sayin so
     Am             G          F           E7
So pack your things and go. (That's right)
[Chorus]
        Am   G       F               E7   Am       G        F        E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
        Am   G       F               E7      Am  G F E7
Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more.
[Outro]
[Shuffle]X3
 Am  G    F   E7
|        |       | cont.     |          |
 Oooh                      Oooh
Am(tacet)
But I got cat class and I got cat style

Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut - Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack chords and lyrics

Free chords for Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut - Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack by Misc Mashups. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

This is a good one.  I play it for my cat all the time.  Crank up the reverb
and play it clean.  Some of you might want to sing Strat Cat Strut.
could someone send this to Nevada FTP?
CAPO on 3rd Fret - Key of C
This is the basic progression: Am  G  F  E7
                            Stray Cat Strut
                                  by
                            The Stray Cats
[Shuffle]X3
[Verse 2]
F            E7           Am(tacet)
care-free and wild,  but I got cat class and I got cat style.
[solo]
Am  G  F  E7 X6
[Verse 3]
F            E7           Am(tacet)
care-free and wild,  but I got cat class and I got cat style.
[Shuffle]X3
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
[Shuffle]X3
Am(tacet)
But I got cat class and I got cat style

Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut - Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack Chords by Misc Mashups

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