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Stray Cats, Stray Cat Strut (1981)
^{Key: :[Em] (w: Brian Setzer)}
INTRO: [Em] [D] [C] [B7] : [x8] (Oooh, Oooh)

VERSE 1:
[Em] Black and orange [D] stray cat [C] sittin' on a [B7] fence [Em] [D] [C] [B7]
[Em] Ain't got e-[D]-nough dough to [C] pay the [B7] rent [Em] [D] [C] [B7]
[Em] I'm flat [D] broke but [C] I don't [B7] care
I [Em open] strut right by with my tail in the air

VERSE 2:
[Am] Stray cat [G] strut I'm a [F] ladies [E7] cat
I'm a [Am] feline Casa-[G]-nova hey [F] man that's [E7] that
Get a [Am] shoe thrown [G] at me from a [F] mean old [E7] man
[Am open] Get my dinner from a garbage can

INSTRUMENTAL: [Em] [D] [C] [B7] : [x2]

INSTRUMENTAL: [Em] [D] [C] [B7] : [x3] // [Em open]

VERSE 3:
[Am] I don't bother [Am7] chasing mice a-[Em]-round
I [Am] slink down the alley looking for a fight
h [F#7] owlin' to the moonlight on a [B7] hot summer night

VERSE 4:
[Em] Singin' the [D] blues while the [C] lady cats [B7] cry
[Em] Wild stray [D] cat you're a [C] real gone [B7] guy
I [Em] wish I could [D] be as [C] care-free and [B7] wild
but I [Em open] got cat class and I got cat style

INSTRUMENTAL: [Em] [D] [C] [B7] : [x2]

INSTRUMENTAL: [Em] [D] [C] [B7] : [x3] // [Em open]

REPEAT VERSE 3:

REPEAT VERSE 4:

OUTRO: [Em] [D] [C] [B7] // [Em open]

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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 )}

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W ^{( 39 songs )}

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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 )