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Stray Cats, Stray Cat Strut (1981)
^{Key: :[C#m] (w: Brian Setzer)}
INTRO: [C#m] [B] [A] [G#7] : [x8] (Oooh, Oooh)

VERSE 1:
[C#m] Black and orange [B] stray cat [A] sittin' on a [G#7] fence [C#m] [B] [A] [G#7]
[C#m] Ain't got e-[B]-nough dough to [A] pay the [G#7] rent [C#m] [B] [A] [G#7]
[C#m] I'm flat [B] broke but [A] I don't [G#7] care
I [C#m open] strut right by with my tail in the air

VERSE 2:
[F#m] Stray cat [E] strut I'm a [D] ladies [C#7] cat
I'm a [F#m] feline Casa-[E]-nova hey [D] man that's [C#7] that
Get a [F#m] shoe thrown [E] at me from a [D] mean old [C#7] man
[F#m open] Get my dinner from a garbage can

INSTRUMENTAL: [C#m] [B] [A] [G#7] : [x2]

INSTRUMENTAL: [C#m] [B] [A] [G#7] : [x3] // [C#m open]

VERSE 3:
[F#m] I don't bother [F#m7] chasing mice a-[C#m]-round
I [F#m] slink down the alley looking for a fight
h [D#7] owlin' to the moonlight on a [G#7] hot summer night

VERSE 4:
[C#m] Singin' the [B] blues while the [A] lady cats [G#7] cry
[C#m] Wild stray [B] cat you're a [A] real gone [G#7] guy
I [C#m] wish I could [B] be as [A] care-free and [G#7] wild
but I [C#m open] got cat class and I got cat style

INSTRUMENTAL: [C#m] [B] [A] [G#7] : [x2]

INSTRUMENTAL: [C#m] [B] [A] [G#7] : [x3] // [C#m open]

REPEAT VERSE 3:

REPEAT VERSE 4:

OUTRO: [C#m] [B] [A] [G#7] // [C#m open]

1 ^{( 1 song )}

5 ^{( 1 song )}

A ^{( 80 songs )}

B ^{( 236 songs )}

C ^{( 157 songs )}

D ^{( 137 songs )}

E ^{( 124 songs )}

F ^{( 58 songs )}

G ^{( 71 songs )}

H ^{( 43 songs )}

I ^{( 11 songs )}

J ^{( 159 songs )}

K ^{( 50 songs )}

L ^{( 62 songs )}

M ^{( 94 songs )}

N ^{( 32 songs )}

O ^{( 33 songs )}

P ^{( 70 songs )}

Q ^{( 7 songs )}

R ^{( 104 songs )}

S ^{( 183 songs )}

T ^{( 93 songs )}

U ^{( 19 songs )}

V ^{( 22 songs )}

W ^{( 39 songs )}

X ^{( 1 song )}

Y ^{( 5 songs )}

Z ^{( 8 songs )}

1 ( 1 song )

5 ( 1 song )

A ( 80 songs )

B ( 236 songs )

C ( 157 songs )

D ( 137 songs )

E ( 124 songs )

F ( 58 songs )

G ( 71 songs )

H ( 43 songs )

I ( 11 songs )

J ( 159 songs )

K ( 50 songs )

L ( 62 songs )

M ( 94 songs )

N ( 32 songs )

O ( 33 songs )

P ( 70 songs )

Q ( 7 songs )

R ( 104 songs )

S ( 183 songs )

T ( 93 songs )

U ( 19 songs )

V ( 22 songs )

W ( 39 songs )

X ( 1 song )

Y ( 5 songs )

Z ( 8 songs )