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Stray Cat Strut
Stray Cats
Intro: / Cm - Bb - /
Ab - G / x6
Cm (½) Bb (½) Ab (½) G (½) / Cm - Bb - / Ab - G /
Black and orange stray cat sittin' on a fence
Cm (½) Bb (½) Ab (½) G (½) / Cm - Bb - / Ab - G /
Ain't got enough dough to pay the rent.
Cm (½) Bb (½) Ab (½) G (½)
I'm flat broke but I don't care,
Cm (hold 2)
I strut right by with my tail in the air
.
Fm (½) Eb (½) Db (½) C (½)
Stray cat strut I'm a ladies cat, I'm a
Fm (½) Eb (½) Db (½) C (½)
feline Casanova hey man that's that
Fm (½) Eb (½) Db (½) C (½)
Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man.
Fm (hold 2)
Get my dinner from a garbage can.
Solo: / Cm - Bb - /
Ab - G / x5
Cm (hold 2)
Chorus:
Fm Fm7 Cm (2)
I don't bother chasing mice around.
Fm (2)
I slink down the alley looking for a fight
D7 G7#5
howlin' to the moonlight on a hot summer night.
Cm (½) Bb (½) Ab (½) G (½)
Singin' the blues while the lady cats cry
Cm (½) Bb (½) Ab (½) G (½)
Wild stray cat you're a real gone guy.
Cm (½) Bb (½) Ab (½) G (½)
I wish I could be as care-free and wild, but I
Cm (hold 2)
got cat class and I got cat style.
Solo: / Cm - Bb - /
Ab - G / x7
Cm (hold 2)
Repeat from Chorus to
Solo
Outro
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
